Location Winfield, Kansas Colors Purple and White Consensus all americans 40 Conference titles 12 | League NAIA First season 1903 Postseason bowl record 2 | |
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Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | ||
The Southwestern Moundbuilders football team represents Southwestern College in college football.
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History
The team began in 1903 with 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie under coach J. J. Thiel. Since then the Builders have posted three undefeated seasons: 1913, 1918, and 1967. There has never been a season of Southwestern College Football without at least one victory.
Coaches
See also List of Southwestern College Moundbuilders head football coachesThe current head football coach is Ken Crandall, who took over the program in 2007. His teams have compiled a record of 18 wins and 44 losses as of completion of the 2012 season at Southwestern. Other coaches during the program's history include Art Kahler, Harold Elliott, and Dennis Franchione.
Conference championships
Southwestern football teams have won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference ten times since 1929: 1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1997, 1998, and 1999. They also were declared the Kansas State Champions in 1913.
Post-season and bowl games
Southwestern has participated in 4 bowl games with an overall record of 2 wins and 2 losses. The team has also advanced to the NAIA Football National Championship four times, with a record of 2 wins and 4 losses. The Moundbuilder's total post-season record is 4 wins and 5 losses in 10 post-season games.
In 1982, head coach Dennis Franchione led the Moundbuilders to 9 wins and 2 losses, with a conference championship and a win in the Sunflower Bowl. Charlie Cowdrey followed up the next year with an appearance in the Sunflower bowl, and then again in 1985.
1984 was the first year that Southwestern qualified for the NAIA Football National Championship. The first round the team defeated conference rival Bethel 17–14, but then lost to Northwestern College by a score of 45-23.
1996 saw Southwestern post its second bowl victory in the Wheat Bowl, defeating Baker University 28-20 under head coach Monty Lewis.
After the 1997 regular season, the team played in the National Championship, losing 53–28 to Doane College.
It was in 1998 when Southwestern saw some post-season success once again and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Football National Championship. The Moundbuilders defeated the Lindenwood Lions 12–10 in the first round and then lost 52–6 to Si Tanka (SD).
For the 1999 NAIA Football National Championship, the team lost in the first round to Northwestern Oklahoma State by a score of 44–10.