# List of Emporia State Hornets football seasons

This is a list of Emporia State Hornets football season records. The Emporia State Hornets football team is the football team of Emporia State University, located in the American city of Emporia, Kansas. The team competes as a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) at the NCAA Division II level.
Since the program's beginning in 1893, they have been known as the Normals, the Teachers, the Yaps, and the Hornets. Since 1937, Emporia State's football team has played in Francis G. Welch Stadium, named after the long-time coach and athletic director at Emporia State.
Emporia State has won 16 conference championships: six in the Kansas Conference, six in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, two in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, one in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference, and one in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

## Seasons

As of September 30, 2024, the records are up-to-date.
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ |
| No Coach (None) (1893–1896) ||||||||
| 1893 | No coach | 1–1–0 | | | | |
| 1894 | No coach | 0–2–0 | | | | |
| 1895 | No coach | 0–2–0 | | | | |
| 1896 | No coach | 0–2–0 | | | | |
| No team (Discontinued) (1897–1898) ||||||||
| No Coach (None) (1899) ||||||||
| 1899 | No coach | 2–3–0 | | | | |
| John Lamb (None) (1900) ||||||||
| 1900 | John Lamb | 5–3–1 | | | | |
| Fred Williams (None) (1901) ||||||||
| 1901 | Fred Williams | 3–4–1 | | | | |
| Horace Botsford (Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1902) ||||||||
| 1902 | Botsford | 3–8–0 | | | | |
| Paul Samson (Kansas Conference) (1903–1906) ||||||||
| 1903 | Paul Samson | 3–4–3 | | | | |
| 1904 | Paul Samson | 6–5–0 | | | | |
| 1905 | Paul Samson | 4–5–0 | | | | |
| 1906 | Paul Samson | 4–4–0 | | | | |
| Owen Samuels (Kansas Conference) (1907) ||||||||
| 1907 | Owen Samuels | 1–6–0 | | | | |
| Paul Samson (Kansas Conference) (1908) ||||||||
| 1908 | Paul Samson | 3–5–0 | | | | |
| Fred Honhart (Kansas Conference) (1909–1911) ||||||||
| 1909 | Fred Honhart | 2–4–2 | | | | |
| 1910 | Fred Honhart | 5–2–0 | | | | |
| 1911 | Fred Honhart | 6–2–0 | | | | |
| George Crispin (Kansas Conference) (1912–1913) ||||||||
| 1912 | George Crispin | 5–3–0 | | | | |
| 1913 | George Crispin | 4–6–0 | | | | |
| Homer Woodson Hargiss (Kansas Conference) (1914–1917) ||||||||
| 1914 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 5–1–1 | | | | |
| 1915 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 5–2–2 | | | | |
| 1916 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 6–3–1 | | | | |
| 1917 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 5–3–1 | | | | |
| H. D. McChesney (Kansas Conference) (1918) ||||||||
| 1918 | H. D. McChesney | 2–2–0 | | | | |
| George McLaren (Kansas Conference) (1919) ||||||||
| 1919 | George McLaren | 1–6–2 | | | | |
| Homer Woodson Hargiss (Kansas Conference) (1920–1927) ||||||||
| 1920 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 0–6–2 | | | | |
| 1921 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 7–0–0 | | | | |
| 1922 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 6–2–0 | | | | |
| 1923 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 5–1–1 | | | | |
| 1924 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 4–4–1 | | | | |
| 1925 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 4–3–1 | | | | |
| 1926 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 7–0–0 | | | | |
| 1927 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | 7–0–1 | | | | |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ||||||||
| Fran Welch (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1928–1954) ||||||||
| 1928 | Fran Welch | 6–1–1 | | | | |
| 1929 | Fran Welch | 6–2–0 | | | | |
| 1930 | Fran Welch | 4–2–3 | | | | |
| 1931 | Fran Welch | 4–4–0 | | | | |
| 1932 | Fran Welch | 2–6–1 | | | | |
| 1933 | Fran Welch | 3–5–1 | | | | |
| 1934 | Fran Welch | 7–2–0 | | | | |
| 1935 | Fran Welch | 5–4–0 | | | | |
| 1936 | Fran Welch | 6–4–0 | | | | |
| 1937 | Fran Welch | 5–2–2 | | | | |
| 1938 | Fran Welch | 3–6–0 | | | | |
| 1939 | Fran Welch | 6–3–0 | | | | |
| 1940 | Fran Welch | 6–2–0 | | | | |
| 1941 | Fran Welch | 4–3–2 | | | | |
| 1942 | Fran Welch | 3–4–1 | | | | |
| No team (WWII) (1943–1945) ||||||||
| 1946 | Fran Welch | 4–5–0 | | | | |
| 1947 | Fran Welch | 7–1–1 | | | | |
| 1948 | Fran Welch | 8–2–0 | | | W Missouri-Kansas Bowl | |
| 1949 | Fran Welch | 6–4–0 | | | | |
| 1950 | Fran Welch | 6–2–1 | | | | |
| 1951 | Fran Welch | 5–3–1 | | | | |
| 1952 | Fran Welch | 7–3–0 | | | | |
| 1953 | Fran Welch | 2–5–1 | | | | |
| 1954 | Fran Welch | 2–7–0 | | | | |
| Keith Caywood (CIAC) (1955–1966) ||||||||
| 1955 | Keith Caywood | 0–10–0 | | | | |
| 1956 | Keith Caywood | 2–6–1 | | | | |
| 1957 | Keith Caywood | 2–7–0 | | | | |
| 1958 | Keith Caywood | 5–4–1 | | | L Mineral Water Bowl | |
| 1959 | Keith Caywood | 2–7–0 | | | | |
| 1960 | Keith Caywood | 3–5–0 | | | | |
| 1961 | Keith Caywood | 2–7–0 | | | | |
| 1962 | Keith Caywood | 3–5–1 | | | | |
| 1963 | Keith Caywood | 2–5–2 | | | | |
| 1964 | Keith Caywood | 0–9–0 | | | | |
| 1965 | Keith Caywood | 1–8–0 | | | | |
| 1966 | Keith Caywood | 3–6–0 | | | | |
| Ron Blaylock (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1967–1968) ||||||||
| 1967 | Ron Blaylock | 1–9–0 | | | | |
| 1968 | Ron Blaylock | 5–2–2 | | | | |
| Jim Lance (RMAC) (1969–1970) ||||||||
| 1969 | Jim Lance | 5–4–0 | | | | |
| 1970 | Jim Lance | 1–8–0 | | | L Boot Hill Bowl | |
| Harold Elliott (RMAC) (1971–1974) ||||||||
| 1971 | Harold Elliott | 3–6–1 | | | | |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference ||||||||
| 1972 | Harold Elliott | 7–4–0 | | | | |
| 1973 | Harold Elliott | 7–2–0 | | | | |
| Dave Hoover (GPAC) (1974–1978) ||||||||
| 1974 | Dave Hoover | 2–7–0 | | | | |
| 1975 | Dave Hoover | 1–9–0 | | | | |
| Central States Intercollegiate Conference ||||||||
| 1976 | Dave Hoover | 0–10–0 | | | | |
| 1977 | Dave Hoover | 3–7–0 | | | | |
| 1978 | Dave Hoover | 2–8–0 | | | | |
| Bob Seaman (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1979–1982) ||||||||
| 1979 | Bob Seamen | 4–6–0 | | | | |
| 1980 | Bob Seamen | 2–8–0 | | | | |
| 1981 | Bob Seamen | 1–9–0 | | | | |
| 1982 | Bob Seamen | 3–7–0 | | | | |
| Larry Kramer (CSIC) (1983–1994) ||||||||
| 1983 | Larry Kramer | 2–8–0 | | | | |
| 1984 | Larry Kramer | 3–7–0 | | | | |
| 1985 | Larry Kramer | 6–4–0 | | | | |
| 1986 | Larry Kramer | 8–2–0 | | | | |
| 1987 | Larry Kramer | 7–4–0 | | | L NAIA playoffs | |
| 1988 | Larry Kramer | 8–3–0 | | | | |
| Independent ||||||||
| 1989 | Larry Kramer | 11–2–0 | | | L NAIA Championship Game | |
| 1990 | Larry Kramer | 6–4–0 | | | | |
| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ||||||||
| 1991 | Larry Kramer | 5–5–0 | 4–5 | | | |
| 1992 | Larry Kramer | 7–3–0 | 6–3 | | | |
| 1993 | Larry Kramer | 3–7–0 | 3–6 | | | |
| 1994 | Larry Kramer | 5–5–0 | 4–5 | | | |
| Manny Matsakis (MIAA) (1995–1998) ||||||||
| 1995 | Manny Matsakis | 5–6 | 4–5 | | | |
| 1996 | Manny Matsakis | 5–6 | 5–4 | | | |
| 1997 | Manny Matsakis | 8–3 | 5–4 | | | |
| 1998 | Manny Matsakis | 9–2 | 7–2 | | | |
| Jerry Kill (MIAA) (1999–2000) ||||||||
| 1999 | Jerry Kill | 5–6 | 4–5 | | | |
| 2000 | Jerry Kill | 6–5 | 5–4 | | | |
| Dave Wiemers (MIAA) (2001–2006) ||||||||
| 2001 | Dave Wiemers | 5–6 | 2–6 | | | |
| 2002 | Dave Wiemers | 9–3 | 6–3 | | W Mineral Water Bowl | |
| 2003 | Dave Wiemers | 9–3 | 7–3 | T–1st | L NCAA Div. II Playoffs | |
| 2004 | Dave Wiemers | 5–6 | 4–5 | | | |
| 2005 | Dave Wiemers | 4–6 | 3–5 | | | |
| 2006 | Dave Wiemers | 3–8 | 2–6 | | | |
| Garin Higgins (MIAA) (2007–present) ||||||||
| 2007 | Garin Higgins | 3–8 | 1–8 | 9th | | |
| 2008 | Garin Higgins | 4–7 | 2–7 | 8th | | |
| 2009 | Garin Higgins | 2–9 | 1–8 | 9th | | |
| 2010 | Garin Higgins | 5–6 | 3–6 | 7th | | |
| 2011 | Garin Higgins | 5–6 | 3–6 | 6th | | |
| 2012 | Garin Higgins | 10–2 | 9–2 | 2nd | W Kanza Bowl | |
| 2013 | Garin Higgins | 9–2 | 9–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Div. II Playoffs | |
| 2014 | Garin Higgins | 4–7 | 4–7 | T–7th | | |
| 2015 | Garin Higgins | 11–3 | 9–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Regionals Final | |
| 2016 | Garin Higgins | 11–2 | 10–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Playoffs | |
| 2017 | Garin Higgins | 6–5 | 6–5 | T-6th | | |
| 2018 | Garin Higgins | 8–4 | 7–4 | T-4th | L Corsicana Bowl | |
| 2019 | Garin Higgins | 4–7 | 4–7 | 9th | | |
| 2020 Season suspended due to COVID-19 ||||||||
| 2021 | Garin Higgins | 6–6 | 6–5 | T-5th | L Live United Texarkana Bowl | |
| 2022 | Garin Higgins | 9–3 | 8–3 | T-3rd | W Live United Texarkana Bowl | |
| 2023 | Garin Higgins | 9–3 | 7-3 | T-3rd | W Fun Town RV Heritage Bowl | RV |
| Total: | Total: | 559–554–43 | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||
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