The Southwestern Moundbuilders football team represents Southwestern College in college football.
History The team began in 1903 with 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie under coach J. J. Thiel.Southwestern College - Winfield, KS Since then the Builders have posted three undefeated seasons: 1913, 1918, and 1967. There has never been a season of Southwestern College Football without at least one victory.
Conference affiliations Source: Years Conference 1895–1923 Independent 1924–1926 KCAC1927–1927 Independent 1928–1958 CIAC 1959–1959 Independent 1960–present KCAC
Coaches
The current head football coach is Brad Griffin, who took over the program in 2015. Griffin was the defensive coordinator for eleven seasons with William Penn University prior to his arrival to Southwestern College. Other coaches during the program's history include Art Kahler, Harold Elliott, and Dennis Franchione.
Conference championships
Southwestern football teams have won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference eleven times since 1929: 1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2021.Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference "KCAC Football Championships by School since 1929" They also were declared the Kansas State Champions in 1913.
Post-season and bowl games Southwestern has participated in 4 bowl games with an overall record of 2 wins and 2 losses. The team has also advanced to the NAIA Football National Championship five times, with a record of 2 wins and 5 losses. The Moundbuilder's total post-season record is 4 wins and 7 losses in 11 post-season games.
In 1982, head coach Dennis Franchione led the Moundbuilders to 9 wins and 2 losses, with a conference championship and a win in the Sunflower Bowl. Charlie Cowdrey followed up the next year with an appearance in the Sunflower bowl, and then again in 1985.
1984 was the first year that Southwestern qualified for the NAIA Football National Championship. The first round the team defeated conference rival Bethel 17–14, but then lost to Northwestern College by a score of 45-23.
1996 saw Southwestern post its second bowl victory in the Wheat Bowl, defeating Baker University 28-20 under head coach Monty Lewis.NAIAFOOTBALL.NET-The Nation's Home for NAIA Football
After the 1997 regular season, the team played in the National Championship, losing 53–28 to Doane College.
It was in 1998 when Southwestern saw some post-season success once again and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Football National Championship. The Moundbuilders defeated the Lindenwood Lions 12–10 in the first round and then lost 52–6 to Si Tanka (SD).
For the 1999 NAIA Football National Championship, the team lost in the first round to Northwestern Oklahoma State by a score of 44–10.
Date Result Bowl Rival Score Head coach 1982 W Sunflower Bowl Oklahoma Panhandle 15–0 Dennis Franchione 1983 L Sunflower Bowl Missouri Valley 21–51 Charlie Cowdrey1984 WL 1st round National ChampionshipQuarterfinals National Championship BethelNorthwestern (Iowa)17–1423–45 Charlie Cowdrey 1985 L Sunflower Bowl Baker 0–29 Charlie Cowdrey1996 W Wheat Bowl Baker 28–20 Monty Lewis 1997 L 1st round National Championship Doane 53–29 Monty Lewis1998 WL1st round National ChampionshipQuarterfinals National Championship Lindenwood Si Tanka (SD) 12–10 6–52Monty Lewis1999 L1st round National Championship Northwestern Oklahoma44–10Monty Lewis
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