The Hillsdale Chargers football program represents Hillsdale College in college football as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), at the NCAA Division II level. The team has had 29 head coaches (not counting "student coaches") since its first recorded football game in 1891. The current head coach is Nate Shreffler, who took the position prior to the 2024 season.
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Coaches No.NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLCCsAwards0No coach1891–1895181071 — — — — — — — —1Duncan M. Martin1896, 18989650 200 — — — —2Ignatius M. Duffy18973111 — — — — — — — —0No coach1899–1903289190 — — — — — — — —3Harry McRae19047070 — — — — — — — —0No coach190510550 — — — — — — — —4William Boone19067070 — — — — — — — —5James Whipple19076420 — — — — — — — —6Herbert C. Reed1908–191021795 — — — — — — — —7Claude J. Hunt1911–191212831 — — — — — — — —8Charles Firth19136231 — — — — — — — —9Leroy Buchiet1914–19172710143 — — — — — — — —10Lawrence Manson19186150 — — — — — — — —11Samuel Taylor19197340 — — — — — — — —12William J. Rennie1920–1921171241 — — — — — — — —13Louis Ost19228350 — — — — — — — —14Howard B. Jefferson1923–192415942 — — — — — — — —15Elroy Guckert1925–192616952 — — — — — — — —16Dwight Harwood1927–1945135695214 — — — — — — — —17David M. Nelson†1946–1947171412 — — — — — — — —18Gib Holgate19489621 — — — — — — — —19Jack Petoskey1949–1950191171 — — — — — — — —20Irv Wisniewski19518260 — — — — — — — —21Henry Fallon19528350 — — — — — — — —22Charlie Bachman†195310532 — — — — — — — —23Muddy Waters†1954–1973190138475 — — — — — — — —24Jack McAvoy1974–19774124161 — — — — — — — —25Ron Lynch1978–1979228140 — — — — — — — —26Dick Lowry1980–1996188134522 — — — — — — — —27Dave Dye1997–20015521340 — — — — — — — —28Keith Otterbein2002–20232401321080116820242 —29Nate Shreffler2024–present23121101170 — — — —
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