Ronald F. Chismar (October 23, 1934 – December 26, 1998) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Wichita State University from 1984 to 1986, compiling a record of 8–25.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1934 |
| Died | December 26, 1998 (aged 64) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970–1973 | Bowling Green (assistant) |
| 1974–1979 | Michigan State (OL) |
| 1980–1983 | Arizona State (OC/OL) |
| 1984–1986 | Wichita State |
| 1987–1988 | Rice (AHC/DC) |
| 1989–1992 | Temple (AHC/DC) |
| 1993–1996 | Fort Scott |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–25 (college) 17–19–2 (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 2–4 (KJCCC playoffs) |
Chismar graduated from Kent State University in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science in education and earned a Master of Science degree from the University of Akron in 1969. During the 1960s, he coached high school football in Ohio. Chismar began his college football coaching career at Bowling Green State University in 1970 as an assistant on Don Nehlen's staff. He remained at Bowling Green through the 1973 season before moving to Michigan State University in 1974 to coach the offensive line under Denny Stolz and then Darryl Rogers. When Rogers's became the head coach at Arizona State University in 1980, Chismar moved with him to serve as offensive coordinator.[1][2] Chismar helped lead the Arizona State Sun Devils to the 1983 Fiesta Bowl, where they defeated the Oklahoma and finished the season ranked No. 6 in both major polls.[3]
Following Wichita State discontinuing its football program after the conclusion of the 1986 season,[4] Chismar returned to assistant coaching at Rice University. He also coached at Temple University, then moved to Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas, to serve as head football coach and athletic director.[5] Chismar died on December 26, 1998, in Phoenix, Arizona.[6]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita State Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Wichita State | 2–9 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1985 | Wichita State | 3–8 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| Wichita State Shockers (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1986) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Wichita State | 3–8 | |||||||
| Wichita State: | 8–25 | 4–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–25 | ||||||||
Junior college
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Scott Greyhounds (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (1993–1996) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Fort Scott | 4–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | L KJCCC first round | ||||
| 1994 | Fort Scott | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | L KJCCC semifinal | ||||
| 1995 | Fort Scott | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | L KJCCC semifinal | ||||
| 1996 | Fort Scott | 3–6 | 3–4 | 5th | L KJCCC first round | ||||
| Fort Scott: | 17–19–2 | 10–13–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–19–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Wagner, Dave (April 27, 1993). "College tabs Chismar new head coach". Fort Scott Tribune. Fort Scott, Kansas. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ New York Times "Sports People; Comings and Goings", February 15, 1984
- ^ Lubbock Online "Former Sun Devils coach Chismar dies", December 28, 1998
- ^ Lutz, Bob (November 25, 2011). "Shocker football's inglorious final days". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association "The NCAA Record-Deaths", January 18, 1999
- ^ Lubbock Online "Former Sun Devils coach Chismar dies", December 28, 1998