23 head coaches · 1914–2025
Head Coaches
Official coaching records from the Wheaton record book, with points scored and allowed from the game log. Click any coach for their season-by-season history, opponents faced and staffs.
Record book total
565-355-29
.595 · 108 seasons, as published
Head coaches
23
Longest tenure
24
Mike Swider · 1996-2019
Most wins
209
Mike Swider
Best winning %
.808
Jesse Scott · min. 3 seasons
Career winning percentage, in chronological order
Every head coach
Sortable · click a coach for their full record| Coach | Years | Seasons | W ▾ | L | T | Pct | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Swider | 1996-2019 | 24 | 209 | 52 | 0 | .801 | 9,422 | 4,358 |
| Harve Chrouser | 1940-1960 | 17 | 104 | 34 | 8 | .740 | 3,557 | 1,399 |
| J.R. Bishop | 1982-1995 | 14 | 84 | 43 | 1 | .660 | 3,479 | 2,276 |
| Jesse Scott | 2021-2025 | 5 | 59 | 14 | 0 | .808 | 2,706 | 1,165 |
| Jack Swartz | 1961-1968 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 0 | .557 | 1,228 | 1,018 |
| Dewey King | 1973-1979 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 0 | .460 | 1,365 | 1,162 |
| Vic Gustafson | 1929-1934 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | .359 | 259 | 521 |
| Carl DeVries | 1943-1945 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .658 | 323 | 162 |
| Fred Walker | 1936-1939 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | .448 | 224 | 328 |
| Jack Conley | 1922-1924 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | .429 | 165 | 160 |
| Rex Gary | 1919-1920 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 41 | 101 |
| Robert Woodruff | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jasper Turnbull | 1914-1915 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 94 | 314 |
| Albert Graf | 1942-1942 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 149 | 78 |
| Ed Coray | 1926-1928 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 | .295 | 83 | 232 |
| Mal Pearson | 1969-1970 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .250 | 267 | 428 |
| Wendel Smith | 1935-1935 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 44 | 81 |
| Jim Rexilius | 1981-1981 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 145 | 206 |
| Cliff Schimmels | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Taylor | 1971-1972 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .111 | 273 | 578 |
| No Coach Known | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Robinson | 1916-1916 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 19 | 73 |
| Dave Gillespie | 1925-1925 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 26 | 59 |
| All-time | 1914–2025 | 108 | 565 | 355 | 29 | .595 |
Reproduced as published. The record book's own TOTAL row (565-355-29) is lower than the sum of its coach rows (614-364-29) and than the year-by-year results on the Seasons page; the discrepancy is in the source.
Coaching Staff by Season
From the athletics site's staff directories, 2008–2026| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line) | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line) | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line) | |
| Ron Harris | Tackles and Tight Ends Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Defensive Assistant (Defensive Line, Scout Teams) | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line) | |
| Ron Harris | Assistant Offensive Line Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Assistant Defensive Line Coach | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Offensive Line Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line) | |
| Ron Harris | Assistant Offensive Line Coach | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Offensive Line Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line) | |
| Ron Harris | Assistant Offensive Line Coach | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Assistant Football Coach (Kickers) | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Offensive Line | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line | |
| Ron Harris | Assistant Offensive Line | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers | |
| Chaz Black | Running | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Offensive Line | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line | |
| Ron Harris | Assistant Offensive Line | |
| Chaz Black | Running backs coach | |
| JJ Clark | Assistant Football Coach/Def. Passing Game Coordinator/Corners | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line | |
| Chaz Black | Running Backs | |
| JJ Clark | Associate Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers | |
| Taylor Graham | Wide Receivers | |
| Ron Harris | Assistant Offensive Line and Tight Ends | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line | |
| JJ Clark | Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs | |
| Chaz Black | Running Backs | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers | |
| Taylor Graham | Passing Game Coordinator and Quarterbacks | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line | |
| Mark Jackson | Linebackers | |
| James Houck | Wide Receivers | |
| Matt Snebold | Offensive Assistant | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line | |
| JJ Clark | Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs | |
| Chaz Black | Running Backs | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers | |
| Taylor Graham | Passing Game Coordinator and Quarterbacks | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line | |
| Mark Jackson | Linebackers | |
| James Houck | Wide Receivers | |
| Matt Snebold | Defensive Line/Special Teams | |
| Andrew Bowers | Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Assistant) | |
| Adam Dansdill | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Assistant) | |
| Mike Swider | Head Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line | |
| CJ Nightingale | Defensive Coordinator | |
| Chaz Black | Running Backs | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers | |
| Taylor Graham | Passing Game Coordinator and Quarterbacks | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line | |
| Mark Jackson | Linebackers | |
| James Houck | Wide Receivers | |
| Matt Snebold | Defensive Line/Special Teams | |
| Andrew Bowers | Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Assistant) | |
| Andrew Brady | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Assistant) | |
| Jesse Scott | Head Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | |
| CJ Nightingale | Defensive Coordinator | |
| Taylor Graham | Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks | |
| Andrew Bowers | Assistant Football Coach (Special Teams Coordinator) | |
| Chaz Black | Running Backs | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line | |
| Mark Jackson | Linebackers | |
| James Houck | Wide Receivers | |
| Mikey Swider | Assistant Football Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Head Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | |
| Taylor Graham | Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks) | |
| CJ Nightingale | Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Coordinator) | |
| Avery Anderson | Defensive Assistant | |
| Chaz Black | Running Backs Coach | |
| Andrew Bowers | Special Teams Coordinator/Offensive Assistant | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers and Punters Coach | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends Coach | |
| James Houck | Wide Receivers Coach | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs Coach | |
| Mark Jackson | Linebackers Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line Coach and Spiritual Coordinator | |
| Mikey Swider | Defensive Line Coach | |
| Jesse Scott | Head Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | |
| CJ Nightingale | Defensive Coordinator | |
| Andrew Bowers | Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach | |
| Mikey Swider | Defensive Line Coach and Special Teams Coordinator | |
| James Houck | Wide Receivers Coach | |
| Chris Hawley | Running Backs Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line Coach and Spiritual Coordinator | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends Coach | |
| Wyatt Lee | Defensive Assistant | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs Coach | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers and Punters Coach | |
| Mark Jackson | Linebackers Coach | |
| Avery Anderson | Defensive Assistant | |
| Dallas McRae | Defensive Assistant | |
| Luke Mitchell | Offensive Assistant | |
| Corey Kennedy | Defensive Assistant | |
| Jesse Scott | Head Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | |
| CJ Nightingale | Defensive Coordinator | |
| Andrew Bowers | Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach | |
| Mikey Swider | Special Teams Coordinator and Linebackers Coach | |
| James Houck | Wide Receivers Coach | |
| Chris Hawley | Running Backs Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line Coach and Spiritual Coordinator | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends Coach | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs Coach | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers and Punters Coach | |
| Dallas McRae | Defensive Line Coach | |
| Wyatt Lee | Defensive Assistant | |
| Luke Mitchell | Offensive Assistant | |
| Daniel Herber | Defensive Assistant | |
| Jesse Scott | Head Football Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | |
| James Houck | Offensive Coordinator | |
| Mikey Swider | Defensive Coordinator | |
| Wyatt Lee | Defensive Assistant | |
| Chris Hawley | Running Backs Coach | |
| Gerik Garlington | Cornerbacks Coach | |
| Paul Fay | Offensive Line Coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line Coach and Spiritual Coordinator | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends Coach | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs Coach | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers and Punters Coach | |
| Dallas McRae | Defensive Line Coach | |
| Luke Mitchell | Offensive Assistant | |
| Daniel Herber | Defensive Assistant | |
| Jesse Scott | Head Football Coach and Offensive Line coach | |
| Mikey Swider | Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach | |
| James Houck | Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach | |
| Wyatt Lee | Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Backs coach | |
| Gerik Garlington | Wide Receivers coach | |
| Paul Fay | Running Backs coach | |
| Ron Harris | Tight Ends coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line coach and Spiritual Coordinator | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers and Punters coach | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs coach | |
| Isaac Parrish | Defensive Line coach | |
| Chase Smith | Defensive Backs coach | |
| Trevor Gabriele | Offensive Assistant | |
| Roman Sergi | Offensive Assistant | |
| Jesse Scott | Head Football Coach | |
| Mikey Swider | Assistant Head Coach (Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers) | |
| Wyatt Lee | Offensive Coordinator | |
| Paul Fay | Running Backs and Tight Ends coach | |
| Trevor Gabriele | Offensive Line coach | |
| Jeff Peltz | Defensive Line coach and Spiritual Coordinator | |
| Isaac Parrish | Defensive Line coach | |
| Chase Smith | Special Teams Co-Coordinator | |
| Phil Barbar | Special Teams Co-Coordinator | |
| Tim Ellingsen | Kickers and Punters coach | |
| Pete Ittersagen | Defensive Backs coach | |
| Luca Torti | Defensive Backs coach | |
| Daniel Herber | Defensive Backs coach | |
| Khalil Looney | Offensive Assistant | |
| Seamus O'Connell | Offensive Assistant | |
| Ben Juska | Offensive Assistant | |
| Steven Ball | Assistant Football Coach | |
| Luke Mitchell | Assistant Football Coach |