R. Jack Behringer (May 13, 1925 – October 5, 2011) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.

Jack Behringer
Biographical details
Born(1925-05-13)May 13, 1925
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 2011(2011-10-05) (aged 86)
Grove City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materDefiance (1949)
Playing career
Football
1946–1948Defiance
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1949Wooster HS (OH)
1950Wooster (assistant)
1956–1972Grove City
Basketball
1950–1951Wooster (freshmen)
1956–1957Grove City
Baseball
1959–1988Grove City
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1996Grove City
Head coaching record
Overall69–68–9 (college football)
12–6 (college basketball)

Behringer was a 1949 graduate of Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio.[1] After spending time as an assistant coach at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, Behringer began a long career in athletics Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He served as the school's head football coach from 1956 to 1972.[2] He also served as the head basketball coach at Grove City during the 1956–57 season,[3] but his longest coaching tenure was as Grove City's baseball coach, serving from 1959 to 1988.[4]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Grove City Wolverines (NAIA / NAIA Division II independent) (1956–1972)
1956 Grove City 0–8
1957 Grove City 5–3
1958 Grove City 5–2
1959 Grove City 3–5–1
1960 Grove City 2–4–3
1961 Grove City 5–4
1962 Grove City 6–3
1963 Grove City 4–4
1964 Grove City 4–5
1965 Grove City 4–4–1
1966 Grove City 8–0–1
1967 Grove City 6–3
1968 Grove City 7–2
1969 Grove City 3–4–1
1970 Grove City 5–3–1
1971 Grove City 2–6–1
1972 Grove City 0–8
Grove City: 69–68–9
Total: 69–68–9

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References

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  1. ^ "R. Jack Behringer". alliednews.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jack Behringer". Grove City Wolverines. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Records". Grove City Wolverines. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Baseball Year by Year Records". athletics.GCC.edu. Grove City College. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Jack Behringer; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Football Year-by-Year Records". Grove City College. Retrieved February 13, 2024.