The Hillsdale Chargers football program is a college football team that represents Hillsdale College in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the NCAA Division II. The team has had 28 head coaches (not counting "student coaches") since its first recorded football game in 1891. The current coach is Keith Otterbein who first took the position for the 2002 season.[1]
No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | Awards | 0 | No coach | 1891–1895 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|10|7|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
1 | D. M. Martin | 1896, 1898 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|4|4|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
2 | Nate Duffy | 1897 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|1|1|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
0 | No coach | 1899–1903 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|9|19|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
3 | Harry McRae | 1904 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|0|7|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
0 | No coach | 1905 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|5|5|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
4 | William Boone | 1906 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|0|7|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
5 | James Whipple | 1907 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|4|2|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
6 | Herbert C. Reed | 1908–1910 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | {{Winning percentage|7|9|5}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
7 | Claude J. Hunt | 1911–1912 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|8|3|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
8 | Charles Firth | 1913 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|2|3|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
9 | Leroy Buchiet | 1914–1917 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | {{Winning percentage|10|14|3}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
10 | Lawrence Manson | 1918 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|1|5|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
11 | Samuel Taylor | 1919 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|3|4|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
12 | William J. Rennie | 1920–1921 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|12|4|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
13 | Louis Ost | 1922 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|3|5|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
14 | Howard Jefferson | 1923–1924 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|9|4|2}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
15 | Elroy Guckert | 1925–1926 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|9|5|2}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
16 | Dwight Harwood | 1927–1945 | 135 | 69 | 52 | 14 | {{Winning percentage|69|52|14}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
17 | David M. Nelson† | 1946–1947 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|14|1|2}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
18 | Gib Holgate | 1948 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|6|2|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
19 | Jack Petoskey | 1949–1950 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|11|7|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
20 | Irv Wisniewski | 1951 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|2|6|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
21 | Henry Fallon | 1952 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|3|5|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
22 | Charlie Bachman† | 1953 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|5|3|2}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
23 | Muddy Waters† | 1954–1973 | 190 | 138 | 47 | 5 | {{Winning percentage|138|47|5}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
24 | Jack McAvoy | 1974–1977 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|24|16|1}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
25 | Ron Lynch | 1978–1979 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|8|14|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
26 | Dick Lowry | 1980–1996 | 188 | 134 | 52 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|134|52|2}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
27 | Dave Dye | 1997–2001 | 55 | 21 | 34 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|21|34|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
28 | Keith Otterbein | 2002–2010 | 90 | 48 | 42 | 0 | {{Winning percentage|48|42|}} | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— | {{ntsh|0}}— |
1. ^{{Cite web|title=Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide |publisher=Hillsdale College |url=http://www.hillsdalesites.org/chargers/football/2010/2010HCFBmediaguide.pdf |accessdate=November 6, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022043/http://www.hillsdalesites.org/chargers/football/2010/2010HCFBmediaguide.pdf |archivedate=July 16, 2011 |df= }}