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College of Emporia Fighting Presbies 
University College of Emporia Conference(s) Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference NAIA Athletics director Location Emporia, KS Varsity teams Football stadium Schaffner Field[1] Basketball arena Mason Gymnasium[2] Mascot "Presbie Pete" Nickname Fighting Presbies Fight song Colors Red and White Homepage College of Emporia Alumni Association The College of Emporia Football Team was a college football team at the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas. The team competed from 1893 until the college closed in 1972[3] and was known for its high quality play for the size of the school as well as its early adoption of modern football methods.
The final coach of the program was Dan Taylor.[4]
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Innovative play
The team was one of the earliest schools to regularly call the forward pass[5] and the option pass[6] under head coach Bill Hargiss and quarterback Arthur Schabinger. The school was using the forward pass as a regular play three years before Knute Rockne and Notre Dame Football.[7]
Conference play and season successes
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
The team competed in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference from 1933 until 1970.[8] The program was known for success among the small colleges which included three consecutive undefeated regular seasons (1953–1955) under head coach Wayne J. McConnell and two back-to-back undefeated seasons (1962–1963) under coach Bill Schnebel. Both coaches were recognized as Little All-American Coach of the Year.[1]
Championships
Year Resut Notes 1913 conference champions 1918 undefeated (6 - 0) conference champions 1919 undefeated (8 - 0) 1925 undefeated (8 - 0) 1927 conference champions 1928 undefeated 1951 undefeated (8 - 0) 1953 undefeated (8 - 0) 1954 undefeated regular season Mineral Water Bowl (8 - 1) 1955 undefeated (9 - 0) 1959 (9 - 1) KCAC Champions Won Mineral Water Bowl 1962 (9 - 1) KCAC Champions NAIA Bowl appearance 1963 (9 - 1) KCAC Champions NAIA Bowl appearance 1966 (8 - 1) KCAC Co-Champions Table data source[9]
Bowl games
The school also played in the 1954 Mineral Water Bowl, losing 20-14 to Hastings College, and then returned in 1959 to defeat Austin College by a score of 21-20.[10]
Date Result Bowl Opponent Score Head Coach 1954 L Mineral Water Bowl Hastings College 14 - 20 Wayne J. McConnell 1959 W Mineral Water Bowl Austin College 21 - 20 Bill Schnebel References
- ^ a b College of Emporia History
- ^ College of Emporia Campus Tour
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse College of Emporia records
- ^ Lawrence Journal-World "C of E Grabs Taylor as New Grid Mentor" June 29, 1971
- ^ Homer Hargiss History Definitive use of forward pass
- ^ Oberheide.org Hargiss's Option Play
- ^ Emporia Gazette, "The Emporia Gazette Give Credit to C. of E." by E. T. Lowther
- ^ Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, History
- ^ College of Emporia Alumni Association "Championship Teams"
- ^ Mineral Water Bowl game history
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