| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1920 Mountain, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1973 (aged 53) Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1943 | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| 1946 | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1956 | Pulaski HS (WI) |
| 1957 | Ripon (assistant) |
| 1958–1973 | Ripon |
| Baseball | |
| 1958–1971 | Ripon |
| 1973 | Ripon |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1968–1973 | Ripon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–39–4 (college football) 133–76 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 MWC (1963–1966, 1968) Baseball 5 MWC (1962–1963, 1965–1967) | |
John McClain Storzer (May 31, 1920 – November 1, 1973) was an American football and baseball player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin from 1958 to 1973, compiling a record of 87–39–43.[1] Storzer was also the head baseball coach at Ripon from 1958 to 1971 and in again in 1973, tallying a mark of 133–76.[citation needed]
Storzer died on November 1, 1973, at Ripon Memorial Hospital in Ripon, after suffering a heart attack.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Redmen (Midwest Conference) (1958–1973) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Ripon | 6–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Ripon | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1960 | Ripon | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1961 | Ripon | 4–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1962 | Ripon | 6–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Ripon | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Ripon | 7–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1965 | Ripon | 7–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | Ripon | 7–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967 | Ripon | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1968 | Ripon | 7–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1969 | Ripon | 4–5 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1970 | Ripon | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1971 | Ripon | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1972 | Ripon | 5–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Ripon | 4–2–1[n 1] | 4–1–1[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Ripon: | 87–39–4 | 85–38–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 87–39–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
