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Truman Bulldogs football

{{short description|Football program representing Truman State University}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox college football team

| TeamName = Truman Bulldogs football

| Image = Truman bulldogs football logo.png

| ImageSize = 200

| AthleticDirector = Jerry Wollmering

| HeadCoach = Kellen Nesbitt (interim)

| HeadCoachYear = 1st

| HCWins = 0

| HCLosses = 0

| Stadium = Stokes Stadium

| StadiumBuilt = 1939

| StadCapacity = 4,000

| StadSurface = Astroturf

| Location = Kirksville, Missouri

| NCAAdivision = II

| Conference = Great Lakes Valley Conference

| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1900}}

| PastAffiliations = Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

| WebsiteName = trumanbulldogs.com/football

| WebsiteURL = https://trumanbulldogs.com/sports/football

| ATWins = 551

| ATLosses = 393

| ATTies = 34

| ATPercentage =

| BowlWins = 1

| BowlLosses = 0

| BowlTies = 0

| NatlTitles =

| ConfTitles = 27

| Heismans =

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The Truman Bulldogs football program represents Truman State University in college football and competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2013, Truman became a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and has remained in the league. Prior to this, Truman was in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1924 to 2012. TSU's home games are played at Stokes Stadium in Kirksville, Missouri.

History

Truman's football program dates back to 1900 when the program went 3–2–1.{{Cite web | url=http://trumanbulldogs.com/documents/2014/6/24/14FBRecordBook.pdf | title=2014 Truman Football Record Book | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084432/http://trumanbulldogs.com/documents/2014/6/24/14FBRecordBook.pdf | archive-date=2016-03-04 | date=2014-06-14}} Since their inaugural season, the Bulldogs have claimed 27 conference championships."2014 record book"

College Football Hall of Fame inductee Don Faurot was the head coach from 1926 to 1934. He led the team to a 27-game winning streak that included three consecutive perfect seasons in 1932, 1933, and 1934.{{cite news|title=Billikens Alert and Powerful, Stop Kirksville, 37 to 7: Teachers' Run of 27 Straight Is Shattered; Cagle Is Star|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=W. J. McGoogan|date=October 5, 1935|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-billikens-alert/125611094/|via=Newspapers.com}} The 1936 team compiled another perfect season under the leadership of Faurot's brother, Fred Faurot. The program has not compiled another perfect season since 1936.

Conference affiliations

Stadium

The Bulldogs have played their home games at Stokes Stadium since 1930. Stokes Stadium was named for a former physics professor. The current capacity of the stadium is at 4,000.{{cite web |url=http://trumanbulldogs.com/sports/2010/8/13/FB_0813102608.aspx?&tab=5|title=Stokes Stadium/Gardner Track|date=August 13, 2010|access-date=March 24, 2015|publisher=Truman State University}}

Championships

= Conference championship seasons =

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Truman Bulldogs|Year|Conference|Coach|Overall record|Conference record}}
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| 1924

rowspan="26" | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationH. L. McWilliams4–3–22–0–2
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| 1927

rowspan="7" | Don Faurot8–1–04–0–0
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| 1928†

7–2–13–0–1
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| 1929

5–3–13–0–0
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| 1930

5–5–03–0–0
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| 1932

8–0–04–0–0
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| 1933

9–0–04–0–0
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| 1934

8–0–04–0–0
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| 1935

rowspan="2" | Fred Faurot7–2–05–0–0
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| 1936

7–0–05–0–0
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| 1951†

rowspan="8" | Maurice Wade7–1–14–0–1
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| 1952†

7–1–04–1–0
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| 1953

6–2–05–0–0
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| 1954

7–1–05–0–0
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| 1960

8–1–05–0–0
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| 1961

9–1–05–0–0
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| 1964

7–2–05–0–0
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| 1965

8–2–05–0–0
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| 1969†

rowspan="3" |Russ Sloan6–2–14–1–0
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| 1970†

7–2–05–1–0
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| 1971

9–1–06–0–0
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| 1976†

Ron Taylor5–3–14–1–1
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| 1981

rowspan="2" | Bruce Craddock6–4–04–1–0
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| 1982

9–2–05–0–0
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| 1985

rowspan="2" | Jack Ball8–3–05–0–0
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| 1988†

7–3–05–1–0
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| 2016†

Great Lakes Valley ConferenceGregg Nesbitt8–37–1
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! colspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Truman Bulldogs}}" | Total Conference Championships:

! colspan=2 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Truman Bulldogs}}" | 27 (26, MIAA, 1 GLVC)

colspan=7 | † Denotes co-champions

Bowl games

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Truman Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Season

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Truman Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Game

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Truman Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Result

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Truman Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Opponent

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Truman Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Stadium

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Truman Bulldogs|border=0|color=white}}" |Location

style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|1961

|{{sort|Mineral Water Bowl}}

| style="background:#dfd;"|W 22–8

|Parsons

|Roosevelt Stadium

|Excelsior Springs, Missouri

style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|2019

|rowspan="4"|{{sort|America's Crossroads Bowl}}

| style="background:#dfd;"|W 21–7

|Ohio Dominican

|rowspan="4"|Brickyard Stadium

|rowspan="4"|Hobart, Indiana

style="text-align:center;"|3

| style="text-align:center;"|2021

| style="background:#dfd;"|W 34–17

|Hillsdale

style="text-align:center;"|4

| style="text-align:center;"|2022

| style="background:#dfd;"|W 28–27

|Tiffin

style="text-align:center;"|5

| style="text-align:center;"|2024

| style="background:#dfd;"|W 29–10

|Tiffin

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Oweb}}

{{Truman State Bulldogs football navbox}}

{{Great Lakes Valley Conference football navbox}}

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Category:American football teams established in 1900

Category:1900 establishments in Missouri