| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-08-22)August 22, 1927 Van Wert, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 2018(2018-09-06) (aged 91) Alliance, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Muskingum |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1953 | New London HS (OH) |
| 1954–1955 | Massillon Washington HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1956–1957 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 1958–1960 | Muskingum (assistant) |
| 1961 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 1962–1985 | Mount Union |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 123–95–2 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 OAC (1985) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× OAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1985) | |
Kenneth Wable (August 22, 1927 – September 6, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mount Union University in Alliance, Ohio from 1962 to 1985.
Beginning in 1979, Wable began a streak of consecutive winning seasons that persists to this day.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union Purple Raiders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1962–1985) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–10th | |||||
| 1963 | Mount Union | 1–8 | 1–5 | 13th | |||||
| 1964 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1965 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1966 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1967 | Mount Union | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1968 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1969 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–3 | 9th | |||||
| 1970 | Mount Union | 8–1 | 4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1971 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Mount Union | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th (Red) | |||||
| 1973 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 0–5 | 6th (Red) | |||||
| 1974 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2nd (Blue) | |||||
| 1975 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 2–2 | 3rd (Blue) | |||||
| 1976 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 1–4 | 5th (Blue) | |||||
| 1977 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th (Blue) | |||||
| 1978 | Mount Union | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | T–4th (Red) | |||||
| 1979 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–3rd (Red) | |||||
| 1980 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 4–1 | 2nd (Red) | |||||
| 1981 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd (Red) | |||||
| 1982 | Mount Union | 8–1 | 4–1 | 2nd (Red) | |||||
| 1983 | Mount Union | 6–3 | 2–3 | T–3rd (Blue) | |||||
| 1984 | Mount Union | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Mount Union | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| Mount Union: | 123–95–2 | 69–67–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 123–95–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "KENNETH WABLE". The Repository. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- "Former Mount Union Football Coach Ken Wable Passes Away". Mount Union Purple Raiders football. September 6, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- "Ken Wable, early architect of Mount Union football's rise, passes away". cantonrep.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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