Southwestern Moundbuilders football
College Football Team
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. 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
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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. 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.
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