The Adams State Grizzlies football team represents Adams State University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Grizzlies are members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), fielding its team in the RMAC since 1957. The Grizzlies play their home games at Rex Stadium in Alamosa, Colorado. The team was formally known as the Adams State Indians.

Their current head coach is Levi Gallas, who has held the position since 2024.

Conference affiliations Independent (1930–1945) New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference (1946–1955) Independent (1956) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1957–present)

List of head coaches Key

Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, and championships No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC 1 Clifton White 1930–1937 37 12 20 5 – – – – – – – – – 2 Henry Canine 1938 6 1 4 1 – – – – – – – – – 3 Vernon Hopper 1939–1942 19 6 13 – – – – – – – – – 4 Neal Mehring 1946–1947 15 11 4 0 9 1 0 – – – – 1 5 William C. Heiss 1948–1949 17 11 5 1 6 2 1 – – – – – 6 Orval Steffen 1950–1951 18 5 11 2 5 4 1 – – – – – 7 Michael Stimack 1952–1956 44 14 29 1 12 11 1 – – – – 1 8 Ernie Smith 1957–1958 19 1 17 1 1 8 1 – – – – – 9 Darrell Mudra 1959–1962 37 32 4 1 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 Donald McKillip 1963–1967, 1969 57 39 18 0 6 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 11 Gene Carpenter 1968 9 8 1 – – – – – – – – – 12 Ron Harms 1970–1973 36 21 13 2 18 6 0 – – – 1 1 13 Bill Schade 1974–1976 27 14 13 12 10 0 – – – – – 14 James Paronto 1977–1980 41 22 19 19 14 0 – – – – 1 15 Richard Ulrich 1981 9 3 5 1 3 4 1 – – – – – 16 Joel Swisher 1982–1983 19 7 10 2 7 7 2 – – – – – 17 Jeff Geiser 1984–1996 135 65 68 2 42 41 1 2 2 0 – 1 18 David Elsenrath 1997–1999 31 9 22 8 16 0 – – – – – 19 Wayne McGinn 2000–2007 87 35 52 28 36 0 – – – – – 20 Marty Heaton 2008–2014 77 42 35 34 29 0 – – – – – 21 Timm Rosenbach 2015–2017 32 9 23 9 20 0 – – – – – 22 Josh Blankenship 2018–2020 22 8 14 8 12 0 – – – – – 23 Jarrell Harrison 2021–2024 44 6 38 5 31 0 – – – – – 23 Levi Gallas 2025–present 11 0 11 0 9 0 – – – – –

Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieAdams State Indians 1930 1930Clifton WhiteNCAA—Independent012—— 1931 1931211—— 1932 1932121—— 1933 1933210—— 1934 1934130—— 1935 1935151—— 1936 1936340—— 1937 1937230—— 1938 1938Henry Canine141—— 1939 1939Vernon Hopper320—— 1940 1940050—— 1941 1941130—— 1942 1942230——No team from 1943 to 1945 1946 1946Neal MehringNCAA—NMIC5101st400Conference champion— 1947 19476302nd510—— 1948 1948William C. Heiss6202nd310—— 1949 19495312nd311—— 1950 1950Orval Steffen2523rd221—— 1951 19513603rd320—— 1952 1952Michael Stimack251T–3rd251—— 1953 1953360T–3rd330—— 1954 19543602nd320—— 1955 1955640T–1st410Conference co-champion— 1956 1956College DivisionIndependent080—— 1957 1957Ernie SmithRMAC0916th041—— 1958 19581805th140—— 1959 1959Darrell Mudra8102nd310—— 1960 19607011st400Conference champion— 1961 19618201st400Conference champion— 1962 19629101st400W Mineral Water— 1963 1963Donald McKillip6402nd310—— 1964 19646302nd210—— 1965 19655403rd120—— 1966 1966820W Mineral Water— 1967 1967810—— 1968 1968Gene Carpenter810—— 1969 1969Donald McKillip6401st (Mountain)610L Conference championship—19701970Ron HarmsNAIADivision I4323rd (Mountain)420—— 1971 1971540T–1st (Mountain)510L Conference championship— 1972 19726301st510Conference champion— 1973 1973630T–2nd420—— 1974 1974Bill Schade540T–2nd330—— 1975 19756302nd610—No. 15 1976 19763609th360—— 1977 1977James Paronto3706th360—— 1978 1978640T–2nd530—— 1979 1979550T–4th440—— 1980 1980830T–1st710Conference co-championNo. 10 1981 1981Richard Ulrich3515th341—— 1982 1982Joel Swisher3424th332—— 1983 1983460T–4th440—— 1984 1984Jeff Geiser6302nd620—No. 20 1985 1985450T–3rd430—— 1986 19862805th240—— 1987 19875602nd420—— 1988 198810312nd311L NAIA SemifinalsNo. 16 1989 19899201st700L NAIA First RoundNo. 1 1990 19905402nd310—— 1991 19916406th240—No. 16 1992 1992NCAADivision II3707th160—— 1993 19934605th340—— 1994 1994371T–5th241—— 1995 1995460T–4th340—— 1996 1996470T–7th260——Adams State Grizzlies 1997 1997David ElsenrathNCAADivision IIRMAC1100T–8th170—— 1998 19984606th350—— 1999 1999460T–4th440—— 2000 2000Wayne McGinn370T–5th350—— 2001 2001290T–8th170—— 2002 2002560T–4th440—— 2003 20034707th350—— 2004 2004740T–2nd620—— 2005 20056504th530—— 2006 20066504th440—— 2007 20072907th260—— 2008 2008Marty Heaton5605th540—— 2009 2009560T–5th540—— 2010 2010560T–5th450—— 2011 2011740T–4th540—— 2012 20129203rd720—— 2013 20137404th540—— 2014 2014470T–6th360—— 2015 2015Timm Rosenbach380T–7th360—— 2016 201628010th280—— 2017 2017470T–6th460—— 2018 2018Josh Blankenship470T–6th460—— 2019 20194707th460——No team in 2020 due to COVID-19 2021 2021Jarrell HarrisonNCAADivision IIRMAC11009th180—— 2022 20222909th270—— 2023 20233808th270——20242024011010th090——20252025Levi GallasNCAADivision IIRMAC011010th090——

Notes

References

External links