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Kent State Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Kent State.
- Indexed coaches
- 19
- Coach seasons
- 135
- Wins leader
- Don James
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don James Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1971-1992 · 22 seasons | 175-79-3 | 68.7% | 6 | 33.4 |
| Glen Mason Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1986-2006 · 21 seasons | 123-121-1 | 50.4% | 1 | 14.9 |
| Dick Crum Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1974-1990 · 17 seasons | 113-77-4 | 59.3% | 3 | 20.2 |
| Doug Martin Longevity Coach | 2004-2021 · 16 seasons | 54-127 | 29.8% | 0 | -8.9 |
| Sean Lewis Offense-First | 2018-2025 · 7 seasons | 36-44 | 45.0% | 0 | 3.6 |
| Ed Chlebek Defense-First | 1976-1982 · 7 seasons | 26-51 | 33.8% | 0 | 6.4 |
| Darrell Hazell Defense-First | 2011-2016 · 6 seasons | 25-43 | 36.8% | 0 | -0.5 |
| Dennis Fitzgerald Defense-First | 1975-1977 · 3 seasons | 18-16 | 52.9% | 0 | -3.5 |
| Leo Strang Balanced | 1964-1967 · 4 seasons | 17-20-2 | 46.2% | 0 | -2.4 |
| Dean Pees Volatile Builder, Offense-First | 1998-2003 · 6 seasons | 17-51 | 25.0% | 0 | -6.6 |
| Paul Haynes Defense-First | 2013-2017 · 5 seasons | 14-45 | 23.7% | 0 | -10.5 |
| Dave Puddington Defense-First | 1968-1970 · 3 seasons | 9-21 | 30.0% | 0 | -9.3 |
| Dick Scesniak Defense-First | 1983-1985 · 3 seasons | 8-25 | 24.2% | 0 | -14.5 |
| Ron Blackledge Defense-First | 1978-1980 · 3 seasons | 8-25 | 24.2% | 0 | -19.8 |
| Jim Corrigall Offense-First | 1994-1997 · 4 seasons | 8-35-1 | 19.3% | 0 | -15.2 |
| Trevor Rees Balanced | 1962-1963 · 2 seasons | 6-11-1 | 36.1% | 0 | -13.1 |
| Mark Carney Defense-First | 2025-2025 · 1 seasons | 5-7 | 41.7% | 0 | -16.1 |
| Pete Cordelli Defense-First | 1991-1993 · 3 seasons | 3-30 | 9.1% | 0 | -19.8 |
| Kenni Burns Balanced | 2023-2024 · 2 seasons | 1-23 | 4.2% | 0 | -26.8 |