Dick Scesniak
American football player and coach (1940–1986)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1940-06-28)June 28, 1940 |
Died | April 1, 1986(1986-04-01) (aged 45) Kent, Ohio, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1959–1961 | Iowa State |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
c. 1963 | Missouri (GA) |
1965–1967 | Iowa State (OL) |
1968–1970 | Utah (OL) |
1971–1974 | Kent State (OC) |
1975–1978 | Washington (OC) |
1979 | New York Giants (OL) |
1982 | Wisconsin (OL) |
1983–1985 | Kent State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–25 |
Richard Paul Scesniak (June 28, 1940 – April 1, 1986) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1983 to 1985, compiling a record of 8–25. Scesniak died of an apparent heart attack on April 1, 1986, after he collapsed while exercising at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio.[1]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1983–1985) | |||||||||
1983 | Kent State | 1–10 | 1–8 | 9th | |||||
1984 | Kent State | 4–7 | 3–6 | T–8th | |||||
1985 | Kent State | 3–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
Kent State: | 8–25 | 6–20 | |||||||
Total: | 8–25 |
References
- ^ "Kent State grid coach, Scesniak, dies". Ludington Daily News. Ludington, Michigan. Associated Press. April 2, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved October 18, 2016 – via Google News.
External links
- Dick Scesniak at Find a Grave
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Kent State Golden Flashes head football coaches
- Paul G. Chandler (1920–1922)
- Frank Harsh (1923–1924)
- Merle E. Wagoner (1925–1932)
- Joe Begala (1933–1934)
- Donald Starn (1935–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Trevor J. Rees (1946–1963)
- Leo Strang (1964–1967)
- Dave Puddington (1968–1970)
- Don James (1971–1974)
- Dennis Fitzgerald (1975–1977)
- Ron Blackledge (1978–1980)
- Ed Chlebek (1981–1982)
- Dick Scesniak (1983–1985)
- Glen Mason (1986–1987)
- Dick Crum (1988–1990)
- Pete Cordelli (1991–1993)
- Jim Corrigall (1994–1997)
- Dean Pees (1998–2003)
- Doug Martin (2004–2010)
- Darrell Hazell (2011–2012)
- Paul Haynes (2013–2017)
- Sean Lewis (2018–2022)
- Kenni Burns (2023– )