List of North Park Vikings head football coaches

The North Park Vikings football program is a college football team that represents North Park University in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, a part of the NCAA Division III. The team has had at least 17 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1934,[1] although records for coach names only begin in 1958.[2] The current coach is Mike Conway who first took the position for the 2013 season.[3]

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason[A 1]
No.	Order of coaches[A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties[A 3]	C%	Conference winning percentage
	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage[A 4]

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Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012 college football season.

No.	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	NCs	Awards
-	unknown coach/coaches	1934–1942
X	No team		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
-	unknown coach/coaches	1944–1957
1	Harold Swanson	1958–1960	25	17	7	1	.700	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
2	Bob Lord	1961–1963	24	6	18	0	.250	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
3	James Rooney	1964–1966	24	2	21	1	.104	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
4	Norm Rathje	1967–1968	18	9	9	0	.500	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
5	Charles E. Emery	1969	9	2	7	0	.222	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
6	William D. Gourley	1970–1972	27	8	17	2	.333	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
7	Mike Watson	1973–1974	18	6	12	0	.333	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
8	Gene Mitz	1975–1977	27	2	25	0	.074	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
9	Bill Anderson	1978–1985	72	15	57	0	.208	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
10	Ron Ellett	1986	9	0	9	0	.000	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
11	Craig Fouhy	1987–1988	18	1	17	0	.056	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
12	Mel Boehland	1989	9	1	8	0	.111	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
13	Tim Rucks	1990–1994	45	9	33	3	.233	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
14	Mike Liljegren	1995–2000	55	9	46	0	.164	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
15	Robin Cooper	2001–2005	50	9	41	0	.180	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
16	Scott Pethtel	2006–2012	70	10	60	0	.143	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
17	Mike Conway	2013–	0	0	0	0	–	—	—	—		—	—	—	—

Notes

1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[4]
2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]

References

1. "2013 Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Park Vikings Sports Information. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
2. Shafer, Ian. "North Park University (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
3. DeLassus, David. "North Park Vikings". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
4. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
5. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
6. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
7. "All-time football records" (PDF). North Park Vikings. Retrieved November 2, 2013.