Kent E. Rogers is a former
American football coach. He was the head football coach at
Bethel College in
North Newton, Kansas, serving for 19 seasons, from 1979 to 1994, and compiling a record of 69–80–1.
Rogers attended Fairview High School in
Fairview, Kansas
Fairview is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 240.
History
Fairview was founded on October 27, 1886, on land purchased in 1872 by W. F. Lambertson. It was named for its scenic ...
and graduated from Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia—now
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 1968 with a degree in physicals education and mathematics. He began his coaching career that year at Rossville High School in
Rossville, Kansas
Rossville is a city in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,105.
History
Rossville was founded in 1871. It was named for William W. Ross, a Kansas reporter.
Geography
Rossville is loc ...
, where he was an assistant coach in football,
basketball, and
track
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. In 1969, he was hired as the head football coach at
Nemaha Valley High School in
Seneca, Kansas
Seneca is a city in and the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,139.
History
Seneca was founded in 1857. It was named after Seneca County, Ohio. The first post office ...
. Rogers led his teams at Nemaha Valley to a record of 40–17 in six seasons. In 1975, he moved on to Hesston High School
Hesston, Kansas, guiding his teams to a mark of 20–17 in four seasons.
Rogers earned a master's degree from
Wichita State University.
Honors
Rogers was selected to work with the Kansas Shrine Bowl all-star game as an assistant coach in 1974 and head coach of the East team in 1975. In 2009, he was named to the Kansas Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame.
While at Bethel, Rogers was named the conference coach of the year six times and was president of the NAIA football coaches association in 1992 and 1993.
He was named All-District 10 coach of the year in 1984
In 2003, Bethel College named him to their Athletic Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
College
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Bethel Threshers football coaches
High school basketball coaches in Kansas
High school football coaches in Kansas
Emporia State University alumni
Wichita State University alumni
People from Brown County, Kansas
Coaches of American football from Kansas
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