# Charles Sesher

Charles Elmo Sesher (November 2, 1902 – February 26, 1982) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Sedan High School in 1925, Cherokee High School from 1926 to 1929, and Hutchinson Community College from 1930 to 1953. For all three schools he also coached basketball and track and field.
From 1949 to 1964, Sesher served as Vice President for the NJCAA. During this time Sesher was instrumental in bringing the NJCAA Division I Basketball Championship to Hutchinson, KS where it has been played since 1949.
From 1955 to 1967, Sesher served as athletic director for Hutchinson.

## Head coaching record
### Junior college football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| Hutchinson Blue Dragons (Kansas Public Junior College Association) (1930–1953) ||||||
| 1930 | Hutchinson | 5–3 | 3–3 | 3rd | |
| 1931 | Hutchinson | 6–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | |
| 1932 | Hutchinson | 4–1–3 | 3–0–2 | T–1st | |
| 1933 | Hutchinson | 4–3–2 | 2–3 | 4th | |
| 1934 | Hutchinson | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | T–2nd | |
| 1935 | Hutchinson | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |
| 1936 | Hutchinson | 8–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | |
| 1937 | Hutchinson | 4–5 | 3–5 | 5th | |
| 1938 | Hutchinson | 5–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |
| 1939 | Hutchinson | 5–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |
| 1940 | Hutchinson | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 5th | |
| 1941 | Hutchinson | 3–4 | 2–4 | T–7th | |
| 1942 | Hutchinson | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4th | |
| 1943 | No team—World War II | | | | |
| 1944 | No team—World War II | | | | |
| 1945 | No team—World War II | | | | |
| 1946 | Hutchinson | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |
| 1947 | Hutchinson | 10–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Salt Bowl |
| 1948 | Hutchinson | 10–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st (West) | T Wheat Bowl, L Texas Rose Bowl |
| 1949 | Hutchinson | 8–3–1 | 5–0 | 1st (West) | T Wheat Bowl, W Salt Bowl |
| 1950 | Hutchinson | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st (West) | |
| 1951 | Hutchinson | 3–4–1 | 3–1 | 2nd (West) | |
| 1952 | Hutchinson | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |
| 1953 | Hutchinson | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |
| Hutchinson: | Hutchinson: | 115–58–14 | 78–40–8 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 115–58–14 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||

### Junior college basketball

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Hutchinson Blue Dragons (Kansas Public Junior College Association) (1930–1957) ||||||
| 1930–31 | Hutchinson | 9–5 | 7–4 | 3rd | |
| 1931–32 | Hutchinson | 7–6 | 6–5 | 4th | |
| 1932–33 | Hutchinson | 14–1 | 11–1 | 1st | |
| 1933–34 | Hutchinson | 5–10 | 2–10 | 7th | |
| 1934–35 | Hutchinson | 3–10 | 1–9 | 7th | |
| 1935–36 | Hutchinson | 9–6 | 6–7 | 5th | |
| 1936–37 | Hutchinson | 7–6 | 7–5 | 3rd | |
| 1937–38 | Hutchinson | 11–3 | 5–3 | 2nd | |
| 1938–39 | Hutchinson | 17–2 | 10–0 | 1st | |
| 1939–40 | Hutchinson | 15–2 | 8–2 | T–1st | |
| 1940–41 | Hutchinson | 10–3 | 7–3 | 3rd | |
| 1941–42 | Hutchinson | 11–4 | 6–4 | 2nd | |
| 1942–43 | Hutchinson | 8–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |
| 1943–44 | No team—World War II | | | | |
| 1944–45 | No team—World War II | | | | |
| 1945–46 | No team—World War II | | | | |
| 1946–47 | Hutchinson | 11–5 | 9–1 | 1st | |
| 1947–48 | Hutchinson | 9–6 | 5–5 | 4th | |
| 1948–49 | Hutchinson | 13–9 | 4–6 | 4th | NJCAA Runner-up |
| 1949–50 | Hutchinson | 14–6 | 7–3 | 2nd | |
| 1950–51 | Hutchinson | 11–10 | 7–3 | T–2nd | |
| 1951–52 | Hutchinson | 5–12 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1952–53 | Hutchinson | 8–12 | 2–8 | 6th | |
| 1953–54 | Hutchinson | 11–7 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
| 1954–55 | Hutchinson | 15–7 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
| 1955–56 | Hutchinson | 15–8 | 7–3 | 2nd | |
| 1956–57 | Hutchinson | 21–7 | 8–2 | 2nd | NJCAA First Round |
| Hutchinson: | Hutchinson: | 259–151 | 142–103 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 259–151 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

### High school football

| Year | Team | Overall | Standing |
| Sedan Blue Devils (1925) ||||||
| 1925 | Sedan | | |
| Sedan: | Sedan: | | |
| Cherokee Braves (Southeast Kansas League) (1926–1927) ||||||
| 1926 | Cherokee | 4–5 | |
| 1927 | Cherokee | 2–7 | |
| Cherokee Braves (Independent) (1928) ||||||
| 1928 | Cherokee | 5–3 | |
| Cherokee Braves (Mineral Belt League) (1929) ||||||
| 1929 | Cherokee | 8–0–1 | 1st |
| Cherokee: | Cherokee: | 19–15–1 | |
| Total: | Total: | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||