Keith E. Caywood (February 19, 1919 – October 20, 1992) was an

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coach. He served as the 14th head football coach at Kansas State Teachers College—now known as

Emporia State University Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Em ...

—in

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and held that position for 12 seasons, from 1955 until 1966, compiling a record of 24–80–5. Caywood was the backfield coach at Emporia State under

Fran Welch Francis George Welch (August 21, 1895 – June 19, 1970) was an American football player and coach, track and field coach, and college athletics administrator. He was of the first three coaches to be selected for the National Association of Interc ...

from 1946 to 1954. Caywood died at

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in 1992."Former Emporia State Standout Dies", ''Hutchinson News'', October 22, 1992, Hutchinson, Kansas

Head coaching record

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