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Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football
First season1903
Athletic directorHunter Sims
Head coachKevin Bachtel
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumGordon Wood Stadium
(capacity: 7,500)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationBrownwood, Texas
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceASC
Past conferencesIndependent
TIAA
TC
TIAA
LSC
All-time record536–563–42 (.488)
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record0–1
Conference titles19
RivalriesMcMurry
ColorsNavy and yellow gold[1]
   
MascotYellowjackets
Websitehpusports.com

The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football team represents Howard Payne University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Yellow Jackets are members of the American Southwest Conference (ASC), fielding its team in the ASC since 1996. The Yellow Jackets play their home games at Gordon Wood Stadium in Brownwood, Texas.[2]

Their head coach is Kevin Bachtel, who took over the position for the 2023 season.[3]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

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]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
1 Unknown 1903–1908; 1914–1916 33 9 22 2 0.397 – – – – – – – – – – –
2 Elmer Simpson 1909; 1911 3 1 2 0 0.413 – – – – – – – – – – –
3 Gwinn Henry 1912–1913 15 5 7 3 0.614 – – – – – – – – – – –
4 Arnold L. Kirkpatrick 1917–1923 52 32 17 3 0.250 11 4 0 0.250 – – – – – – –
5 T. B. Amis 1924–1927 36 22 12 2 0.634 15 4 1 0.593 – – – – 1 – –
6 Joe Bailey Cheaney 1928–1934; 1946–1947 86 58 20 8 0.781 34 9 2 0.593 – – – – 6 – –
7 J. McAdoo Keaton 1935–1942 80 53 19 8 0.556 40 4 6 0.593 – – – – 6 – –
8 Felton T. Wright 1948–1950 31 15 15 1 0.583 7 7 0 0.593 – – – – – – –
9 Carl Anderson 1951–1952 46 25 19 2 0.593 8 8 0 0.593 – – – – 2 – –
10 Guy B. Gardner 1953–1955 29 18 9 2 0.667 4 4 0 0.593 – – – – – – –
11 Bennie B. Williams 1956–1961 118 44 72 2 0.738 23 50 2 0.738 – – – – – – –
12 Rusty Russell 1962–1963 19 4 15 0 0.687 1 12 0 0.593 – – – – – – –
13 Joe James 1964–1967 41 16 24 1 0.655 7 18 0 0.593 – – – – – – –
14 James Cameron 1968–1971 42 21 19 2 0.656 14 16 2 0.738 1 0 0 – 1 – –
15 Dean Slayton 1972–1978 72 28 42 2 0.656 21 34 1 0.738 – – – – – – –
16 Harold Mayo 1979–1981 30 6 23 1 0.656 2 19 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
17 Bill Hicks 1982–1985 40 8 29 3 0.656 2 21 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
18 Jerry Millsapps 1986–1987 20 5 15 0 0.656 0 6 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
19 Bill Anderson 1988–1991 42 24 18 0 0.656 18 13 0 0.656 – – – – 1 – –
20 Vance Gibson 1992–2004 131 89 42 0 0.656 65 26 0 0.656 0 1 0 – 2 – –
21 Mike Redwine 2005–2007 30 13 17 0 0.656 11 14 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
22 Steve Fanara 2008–2011 40 9 31 0 0.656 5 27 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
23 Roger Geise 2012–2015 40 8 32 0 0.656 5 18 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
24 Hunter Sims 2016 10 0 10 0 0.656 0 6 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
25 Braxton Harris 2017–2019 30 7 23 0 0.656 6 21 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
26 Jason Bachtel 2020–2022 25 16 9 0 0.656 14 7 0 0.656 – – – – – – –
27 Kevin Bachtel 2023–present 0.656 – – – – – – – – – – –

Year-by-year results

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth

[7]

Season Year Head coach Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets
1903 1903 Unknown IAAUS — Independent 0 1 0 — — — — — —
1904 1904 2 2 0 — — — — — —
1905 1905 0 2 0 — — — — — —
No team in 1906
1907 1907 Unknown IAAUS — Independent 3 4 1 — — — — — —
1908 1908 0 3 0 — — — — — —
1909 1909 Elmer Simpson 0 2 0 — — — — — —
No team in 1910
1911 1911 Elmer Simpson NCAA — Independent 1 0 0 — — — — — —
1912 1912 Gwinn Henry 2 3 1 — — — — — —
1913 1913 3 4 2 — — — — — —
1914 1914 Unknown 2 6 1 — — — — — —
1915 1915 2 3 0 — — — — — —
1916 1916 2 6 0 — — — — — —
1917 1917 Arnold L. Kirkpatrick TIAA 5 2 0 — — — — — —
1918 1918 1 0 1 — — — — — —
1919 1919 6 3 0 — — — — — —
1920 1920 5 4 0 — — — — — —
1921 1921 5 3 0 2nd 4 1 0 — —
1922 1922 6 2 1 5th 4 2 1 — —
1923 1923 4 3 2 2nd 3 1 2 — —
1924 1924 T. B. Amis 7 2 0 1st 5 0 0 Conference champion —
1925 1925 5 3 1 3rd 4 1 1 — —
1926 1926 TC 4 4 1 2nd 3 1 0 — —
1927 1927 6 3 0 3rd 3 2 0 — —
1928 1928 Joe Bailey Cheaney 10 1 0 1st 5 0 0 Conference champion —
1929 1929 8 0 2 1st 5 0 0 Conference champion —
1930 1930 7 2 2 1st 4 0 1 Conference champion —
1931 1931 6 2 0 T–1st 4 1 0 Conference co-champion —
1932 1932 7 1 0 1st 4 0 0 Conference champion —
1933 1933 5 3 1 2nd 4 2 0 — —
1934 1934 9 0 1 1st 5 0 1 Conference champion —
1935 1935 J. McAdoo Keaton 5 2 3 3rd 3 1 3 — —
1936 1936 7 2 1 1st 5 0 1 Conference champion —
1937 1937 8 1 1 1st 7 0 0 Conference champion —
1938 1938 7 3 1 T–1st 6 0 1 Conference co-champion —
1939 1939 5 4 1 4th 4 2 1 — —
1940 1940 6 4 0 T–1st 5 1 0 Conference co-champion —
1941 1941 8 1 1 1st 6 0 0 Conference champion —
1942 1942 7 2 0 1st 4 0 0 Conference champion —
No team from 1943–1945
1946 1946 Joe Bailey Cheaney NCAA — TC 2 5 2 T–4th 1 3 0 — —
1947 1947 4 6 0 T–4th 2 3 0 — —
1948 1948 Felton T. Wright 5 5 0 T–4th 2 3 0 — —
1949 1949 6 5 0 T–2nd 3 2 0 — —
1950 1950 4 5 1 T–3rd 2 3 0 — —
1951 1951 Carl Anderson 4 4 0 T–1st 3 1 0 Conference co-champion —
1952 1952 3 6 0 T–3rd 1 3 0 — —
1953 1953 Guy B. Gardner 3 6 0 4th 1 3 0 — —
1954 1954 9 1 0 1st 2 0 0 Conference champion —
1955 1955 6 2 2 2nd 1 1 0 — —
1956 1956 Bennie B. Williams College Division — 6 4 0 — — — — — —
1957 1957 LSC 3 6 0 7th 2 5 0 — —
1958 1958 2 7 0 6th 2 5 0 — —
1959 1959 3 7 0 T–5th 3 4 0 — —
1960 1960 6 4 0 T–4th 4 3 0 — —
1961 1961 4 5 0 4th 4 3 0 — —
1962 1962 Rusty Russell 1 8 1 8th 0 6 1 — —
1963 1963 3 7 0 6th 1 6 0 — —
1964 1964 Joe James 2 8 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
1965 1965 2 8 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
1966 1966 5 5 1 T–4th 3 3 1 — —
1967 1967 NAIA — 7 3 0 T–3rd 4 3 0 — —
1968 1968 James Cameron 2 7 1 7th 1 5 1 — —
1969 1969 4 7 0 7th 2 5 0 — —
1970 1970 Division I 5 5 0 T–5th 4 5 0 — —
1971 1971 10 1 1 T–1st 7 1 1 W Cowboy Bowl —
1972 1972 Dean Slayton 5 4 0 T–4th 4 4 0 — —
1973 1973 8 3 0 2nd 8 1 0 — 3
1974 1974 5 6 0 T–6th 4 5 0 — —
1975 1975 5 5 1 6th 4 5 0 — 8
1976 1976 1 8 1 T–7th 1 5 1 — —
1977 1977 2 8 0 8th 0 7 0 — —
1978 1978 2 8 0 8th 0 7 0 — —
1979 1979 Harold Mayo 2 8 0 7th 1 6 0 — —
1980 1980 1 8 1 8th 0 7 0 — —
1981 1981 NCAA Division II 3 7 0 7th 1 6 0 — —
1982 1982 Bill Hicks 3 7 0 T–7th 1 6 0 — —
1983 1983 2 8 0 T–7th 1 6 0 — —
1984 1984 1 8 1 5th 0 4 0 — —
1985 1985 2 6 2 6th 0 5 0 — —
1986 1986 Jerry Millsapps 0 10 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
1987 1987 NAIA Division II TIAA 5 5 0 — —
1988 1988 Bill Anderson 4 7 0 T–4th 4 6 0 — —
1989 1989 8 3 0 T–1st 8 2 0 Conference co-champion 23
1990 1990 5 5 0 T–3rd 3 3 0 — —
1991 1991 7 3 0 T–2nd 3 2 0 — —
1992 1992 Vance Gibson 8 3 0 1st 5 0 0 Conference champion 6
1993 1993 3 7 0 T–3rd 2 3 0 —
1994 1994 7 3 0 T–1st 4 1 0 Conference co-champion 23
1995 1995 7 3 0 T–1st 7 1 0 L NAIA Division II First Round 13
1996 1996 NCAA Division III ASC 8 2 0 3rd 2 2 0 — 19
1997 1997 7 3 0 2nd 3 2 0 — —
1998 1998 8 2 0 3rd 5 2 0 — —
1999 1999 5 5 0 3rd 4 3 0 — —
2000 2000 6 4 0 T–3rd 6 3 0 — —
2001 2001 8 2 0 3rd 7 2 0 — —
2002 2002 9 1 0 2nd 8 1 0 — 17
2003 2003 6 4 0 4th 6 3 0 — —
2004 2004 7 3 0 4th 6 3 0 — —
2005 2005 Mike Redwine 7 3 0 T–2nd 7 2 0 — —
2006 2006 5 5 0 T–5th 3 5 0 — —
2007 2007 1 9 0 T–8th 1 7 0 — —
2008 2008 Steve Fanara 2 8 0 8th 1 7 0 — —
2009 2009 4 6 0 T–7th 2 6 0 — —
2010 2010 2 8 0 T–8th 1 7 0 — —
2011 2011 1 9 0 T–8th 1 7 0 — —
2012 2012 Roger Geise 1 9 0 T–7th 1 6 0 — —
2013 2013 4 6 0 T–4th 2 4 0 — —
2014 2014 2 8 0 T–4th 1 4 0 — —
2015 2015 1 9 0 T–4th 1 4 0 — —
2016 2016 Hunter Sims 0 10 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
2017 2017 Braxton Harris 1 9 0 T–9th 1 8 0 — —
2018 2018 1 9 0 T–9th 1 8 0 — —
2019 2019 5 5 0 5th 4 5 0 — —
2020–21 2020–21 Jason Bachtel 2 3 0 3rd West 2 2 0 — —
2021 2021 7 3 0 T–3rd 6 3 0 — —
2022 2022 7 3 0 3rd 6 2 0 — —
2023 2023 Kevin Bachtel

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. ^ "HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY". Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Gordon Wood Stadium / About Gordon Wood Stadium". Brownwood ISD. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jason Bachtel departs HPU, brother Kevin elevated to head coach". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  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. ^ "HPU Football School Records (PDF)" (PDF). Howard Payne University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

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