List of Alma Scots head football coaches
The Alma Scots football program is a college football team that represents Alma College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) as the NCAA Division III level. The team has had 30 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1894. The current head coach is Jason Couch, who has served in that position since the 2018 season.
Key
| 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
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2025 season.
| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | NCs | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John T. Ewing | 1894 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Ignatius M. Duffy | 1895 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | C. E. Woodruff | 1896 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | John H. Rice | 1897 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | George B. Wells [A 5] |
1898 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5a | George Sweetland [A 6] |
1898 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Edward Fauver | 1899 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Charles A. Allen | 1900 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Theron W. Mortimer | 1901 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Fred M. Hatch | 1902 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 10 | Pearl Fuller | 1903 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 11 | Ebin Wilson | 1904–1905 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 12 | Jesse Harper† | 1906–1907 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 13 | Ira T. Carrithers | 1908–1909 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 14 | Dennis Grady | 1910–1911 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 15 | Wilfred C. Bleamaster | 1912–1916 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | .486 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| 16 | Harry Helmer | 1917 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 17 | Alger H. Wood | 1919 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 18 | Edwin Steele | 1920 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 19 | Royal R. Campbell | 1921–1935 | 117 | 59 | 48 | 10 | .547 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | ||
| 20 | Gordon MacDonald | 1936–1943 | 60 | 33 | 22 | 5 | .592 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| 21 | Floyd E. Lear | 1944–1945 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .077 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 22 | Steve Sebo | 1946–1948 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .674 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 23 | Lloyd Eaton | 1949–1955 | 62 | 40 | 20 | 2 | .661 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| 24 | Art Smith | 1956–1962 | 60 | 21 | 37 | 2 | .367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 25 | Bill Carr | 1963–1964 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 26 | Denny Stolz | 1965–1970 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 0 | .680 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| 27 | Phil Brooks | 1971–1990 | 180 | 94 | 86 | 0 | .522 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| 28 | Jim Cole | 1991–2012 | 214 | 115 | 99 | 0 | .537 | 68 | 53 | 0 | .562 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| 29 | Greg Pscodna | 2012–2017 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 0 | .333 | 9 | 27 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | Jason Couch | 2018–present | 78 | 53 | 25 | 0 | .679 | 32 | 16 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Notes
- ^ 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.[1]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[2]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[3]
- ^ George B. Well, a student, coached the team before the season.[4][5]
- ^ George Sweetland took over the team once the season started.[4][5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Pattison, Eugeme H. (1986), Within Our Bounds: A Centennial History of Alma College, Alma College, p. 157
- ^ a b "Hobart Gets a Famous Coach" (PDF), Geneva Daily Times, p. 3, April 3, 1914
- ^ "Football Head Coaching Overall Records". Alma College. Retrieved December 30, 2025.