Austin Kangaroos football

Austin Kangaroos football
First season1898
Athletic directorDavid Norman
Head coachTony Joe White
2nd season, 1–13 (.071)
StadiumApple Stadium
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationSherman, Texas
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceASC
Past conferencesIndependent
TIAA
TC
NAIA independent
TIAA
ASC
SCAC
SAA
All-time record354–446–29 (.445)
Playoff appearances4
Playoff record2–2–1
Claimed national titles1 (shared)
Conference titles7
RivalriesSouthwestern
ColorsCrimson and gold[1]
   
MascotKangaroos
Websiteaustin.prestosports.com

The Austin Kangaroos football team represents Austin College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Kangaroos are members of the American Southwest Conference (ASC), fielding its team in the ASC since 2021. The Kangaroos play their home games at Apple Stadium in Sherman, Texas. The team is also known as the Austin 'Roos.

Their head coach is Tony Joe White, who took over the position for the 2023 season.

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, and championships
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC
1 no coach 1898; 1900
2 R. N. Watts 1901
3 James Washington Culver (and J. M. Frick in 1902) 1902–1905
4 Tom W. Currie 1907 7 0 6 1 0.071
5 Charles A. Richenstein 1908
6 J. Burton Rix 1909–1910 19 9 6 4 0.579
7 Chester Johnson 1911–1914
8 J. W. Jones 1915 9 3 4 2 0.444
9 Webster H. Warren 1916
10 C. A. Clingenpeel 1917 7 0 7 0 .000
11 Roy K. McCall 1918
12 Ewing Y. Freeland 1919–1920; 1936–1938 47 24 20 3 0.543 11 8 0 0.579 1
13 Eugene Neely 1921 9 5 4 0 0.556
14 Raymond Morehart, Dave Pena, and Charles Robertson 1922; 1933 (Morehart)
15 Pete Cawthon 1923–1927 45 23 18 4 0.556 9 9 3 0.500
16 Cecil Grigg 1928–1932 46 13 31 2 0.304 10 12 1 0.457
17 Joseph B. Head 1934
18 Bill Pierce 1935; 1947–1948 31 11 17 3 0.403 6 8 2 0.438 1
19 Garvice Steen 1939–1941; 1946
20 unknown 1942–1945
21 Ray Morrison 1949–1952 37 11 26 0 0.297 4 14 0 0.222
22 Harry Buffington 1953–1954
23 Joe Spencer 1955–1960
24 Floyd Gass[5] 1961–1968 72 43 28 1 0.604
25 Duane Nutt 1969–1972
26 Larry Kramer[6] 1973–1982 99 50 44 5 0.530 33 18 1 0.644 3 1 1 2
27 Stan McGarvey 1983 10 6 4 0 0.600 3 3 0 0.500
28 Mel Tjeerdsma 1984–1993 102 59 39 4 0.598 30 22 4 0.571 0 2 0 3
29 David Norman[7] 1994–2005 118 43 75 0 0.364 35 54 0 0.393
30 Ronnie Gage[8] 2006–2009 39 17 22 0 0.436 9 17 0 0.346
31 Loren Dawson[9][10] 2010–2022 132 37 95 0 0.280 17 55 0 0.236
32 Tony Joe White[11][12] 2023–present

Year-by-year results since 1973

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head coach Association Division Conference Record Postseason
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Austin Kangaroos
1973 1973 Larry Kramer NAIA Division II Independent 3 5 1
1974 1974 2 6 1
1975 1975 3 5 1
1976 1976 TIAA 3 7 0 5th 0 4 0
1977 1977 1 8 0 4th 1 3 0
1978 1978 3 6 1 4th 2 5 1
1979 1979 9 2 0 1st 7 1 0 L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1980 1980 8 2 0 2nd 8 2 0
1981 1981 11 1 1 T–1st 9 1 0 T NAIA Division II Championship
1982 1982 7 2 0 2nd 6 2 0
1983 1983 Stan McGarvey 6 4 0 3rd 3 3 0
1984 1984 Mel Tjeerdsma 5 4 1 1st 4 4 1 Conference champion
1985 1985 7 3 0 T–1st 4 2 0 Conference co-champion
1986 1986 6 4 0 T–2nd 2 4 0
1987 1987 2 5 3 4th 0 4 2
1988 1988 9 2 0 1st 9 1 0 L NAIA Division II First Round
1989 1989 6 4 0
1990 1990 8 3 0 2nd 4 2 0 L NAIA Division II First Round
1991 1991 6 4 0 T–2nd 3 2 0
1992 1992 6 4 0 T–3rd 2 3 0
1993 1993 4 6 0 T–3rd 2 3 0
1994 1994 David Norman 4 6 0 4th 2 3 0
1995 1995 4 5 0 3rd 4 4 0
1996 1996 ASC 3 7 0 T–4th 1 3 0
1997 1997 NCAA Division III 4 6 0 T–3rd 2 3 0
1998 1998 4 6 0 4th 4 3 0
1999 1999 3 7 0 T–6th 2 5 0
2000 2000 7 3 0 T–3rd 6 3 0
2001 2001 3 6 0 6th 3 5 0
2002 2002 4 6 0 T–5th 4 5 0
2003 2003 3 7 0 7th 3 6 0
2004 2004 3 7 0 7th 3 6 0
2005 2005 1 9 0 T–9th 1 8 0
2006 2006 Ronnie Gage SCAC 4 6 0 T–5th 2 4 0
2007 2007 4 6 0 6th 2 5 0
2008 2008 5 5 0 5th 3 4 0
2009 2009 4 5 0 5th 2 4 0
2010 2010 Loren Dawson 4 5 0 T–5th 2 4 0
2011 2011 0 10 0 8th 0 6 0
2012 2012 Independent 2 8 0
2013 2013 SCAC 5 5 0 2nd 2 1 0
2014 2014 5 5 0 3rd 1 2 0
2015 2015 5 5 0 3rd 1 2 0
2016 2016 3 7 0 4th 1 5 0
2017 2017 SAA 3 7 0 9th 1 7 0
2018 2018 2 8 0 9th 2 6 0
2019 2019 5 5 0 5th 4 4 0
2020–21 2020–21 1 3 0 T–6th 1 3 0
2021 2021 ASC 1 8 0 10th 1 8 0
2022 2022 1 9 0 T–8th 1 7 0
2023 2023 Tony Joe White 1 9 0 T-6th 0 5 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.[2]
  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.[3]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]

References

  1. ^ "AUSTIN COLLEGE". Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  5. ^ "Floyd Gass | News OK". April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Article clipped from The Bonham Daily Favorite". The Bonham Daily Favorite. May 29, 1973. p. 6. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "David Norman". Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Creative, Man of War (February 24, 2021). "AUTHOR & COACH RONNIE GAGE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL'S TOP COACHES OF THE PAST 100 YEARS". 91Kick. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Dawson Resigns as Austin College Football Coach". November 15, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Austin College coach Loren Dawson resigns". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "Austin College hires successful Division III head coach Tony Joe White". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  12. ^ Athletics, Austin College (December 23, 2022). "Hunt County native Tony Joe White named as Austin College football coach". Herald-Banner. Retrieved June 28, 2023.