Meeteetse’s Levi Stephens has stepped down as head coach of the Longhorns. Stephens was Meeteetse’s coach for three years and compiled an 8-18 record, although the Longhorns reached the Class 1A six-man semifinals in 2012.
The Cody Enterprise broke the news of Stephens’ resignation on Twitter.
A replacement has not yet been named.
For a full list of coaching changes in the state this year, click here.
–patrick
Cody assistant coach Matt McFadden has been promoted to head coach, the Cody Enterprise reported.
McFadden was the Broncs’ defensive coordinator last season.
For an ongoing list of Wyoming football coaching changes, click here.
–patrick
Laramie head football coach Ted Holmstrom has resigned his position leading the Plainsmen.
Holmstrom spent one year with Laramie and went 1-8 in 2012. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Lyman for three years, going a combined 18-12. The Eagles finished as Class 2A runners-up under Holmstrom in 2011.
He previously coached at the high school and college levels in Michigan.
Holmstrom confirmed his resignation with wyoming-football.com via telephone on Wednesday but did not comment further. He did say he would remain at the school as a social studies teacher through the rest of the school year.
He is the second Wyoming head coach to leave his position, joining Cody’s Cris Williams, who resigned in November after 13 seasons with the Broncs.
For an ongoing list of Wyoming football coaching changes, click here.
–patrick
Quick update: I have posted the first name of Worland’s coach for 1922: Charles Gay. He also went by his initials, C.C. Thanks again to Howard Cook from Worland for the help!
–patrick
Two short updates:
I updated the all-America listings to include Howard Cook’s first-team mention on the Wigwam Wisemen team for 1954. Cook, from Worland, played in the national East-West all-America high school all-star game in 1955, playing for the West for coach Sammy Baugh (yes, THAT Sammy Baugh). Thanks to Howard for sharing that info with me!
I also updated the coach for Greybull’s 1960 championship season — it was Henry Eckroth, not Tony Vinnola. Thanks to Pat Schmidt (a different one, who spells his last name weird), who played for Eckroth that season in Greybull, for letting me know about the mistake!
–patrick
After the 2012 season, the top 10 list of Wyoming high school football coaches in terms of total victories has a new member.
Natrona coach Steve Harshman is now tied for eighth all-time on the victories list. The Mustangs went 12-0 in winning the Class 4A title, and Harshman jumped from 11th to eighth on the list in the process.
Coincidentally, Harshman, with 146 career victories, is now tied with his former high school coach, Dallas Hoff, for eighth all-time.
Harshman has been the head coach at Natrona since 1991.
Of course, current Cokeville coach Todd Dayton still tops the all-time list. He has 272 victories through the end of the 2012 season.
The list, through the end of last season:
| Rank | Coach | Wins | Losses | Ties |
| 1 | Dayton, Todd | 272 | 51 | 0 |
| 2 | Deti, John E. | 205 | 94 | 8 |
| 3 | Deti, John R. | 188 | 102 | 2 |
| 4 | Fullmer, Jerry | 174 | 82 | 0 |
| 5 | McDougall, John | 156 | 115 | 2 |
| 6 | Blanchard, Okie | 149 | 55 | 7 |
| 7 | Eskelsen, Joel | 148 | 81 | 0 |
| 8t | Harshman, Steve | 146 | 66 | 0 |
| 8t | Hoff, Dallas | 146 | 100 | 6 |
| 10 | Gray, Walter | 140 | 87 | 0 |
–patrick
I have been chipping away at several updates the past couple weeks. Here is what has changed:
All-state listings:
I added the 1967 Class B and 1968 Class AA all-state listings to the all-state page. The 1968 Class AA listing I found was quite grainy and distorted, so if you see any misspelled names, please let me know by posting a comment below or emailing me at pschmiedt@yahoo.com. At least two names in the listings need updated — one name from Cheyenne East that was illegible (it looked sort of like John Klocher on my distorted copy) and another player who was referenced with last name only, Eisenman (the original listing did not give this player’s first name or school, but I’m guessing Sheridan for obvious reasons… help!).
I’m still looking for the 1967 Class AA and A and the 1968 Class B all-state teams.
Updates:
Fixed the score of Thermopolis’ 20-7 victory over Newcastle on Oct. 13, 2000. I had the score transposed, with Newcastle winning instead.
Corrected four incorrect season records — Big Piney’s 2009 record (Punchers were 6-3, NOT 5-4), Star Valley’s 2001 record (Braves were 9-2, NOT 10-1), Tongue River’s 2001 record (Eagles were 3-5, NOT 4-4) and Upton’s 2001 record (Bobcats were 4-6, NOT 5-5).
Updates have been made on all relevant pages.
Coaches Project:
I added the first name for Cowley’s coach in 1939-40: Moyle Knudsen was the Jags’ coach.
As always, if you spot any errors or have info that can help fill out this site better, please let me know, either by email or by posting here. Thanks!
–patrick
(First posted Nov. 28, 2012; last updated Sept. 23, 2013)
Here is a list of Wyoming high schools who will have new head football coaches in 2013. As schools announce changes, they will be posted here.
Cody: Cody assistant coach Matt McFadden has been named the Broncs’ new head coach. McFadden, Cody’s defensive coordinator last season, replaces Cris Williams. Williams had been the head coach at Cody since 2000 and had compiled a 59-69 record. He led Cody to 11 playoff appearances and a state title game appearance in 2009. The Cody Enterprise reported Williams’ resignation in November.
Hanna: Zack Scott, an assistant coach with Hanna for 12 years, has been promoted to head coach. Hanna AD verified the hire to wyoming-football.com via email. He takes over for Tom Waring, who resigned after four years as head coach to become the coach at Rawlins. Waring went 16-22 in Hanna and led the team to a runner-up state finish in 2010.
Laramie: KOWB Radio in Laramie has reported that Thermopolis coach Chuck Syverson will take over as Laramie’s head coach. Syverson went 30-14 in four years with the Bobcats. He replaces Ted Holmstrom, who spent one year with Laramie and went 1-8 in 2012. Holmstrom confirmed his resignation via telephone with wyoming-football.com.
Meeteetse: Matt Jensen has been hired as Meeteetse’s football coach, he told wyoming-football.com. Jensen was previously the head coach at Stanley County (S.D.) and, prior to that, was an assistant at Winner, S.D. He will replace Levi Stephens, who compiled an 8-18 record in three seasons, although the Longhorns reached the Class 1A six-man semifinals in 2012. The Cody Enterprise broke the news of Stephens’ resignation on Twitter.
Normative Services: Jim Larson has been hired as the Wolves’ head coach, former NSI AD Shane Parker told wyoming-football.com via email. Larson was NSI’s coach in 2010 and 2011. He replaces Jon Rojo, who resigned after one season as head coach. NSI went 1-6 last season.
Rawlins: Hanna’s Tom Waring will take over as head coach in Rawlins. Rawlins AD Darlene O’Melia verified the hiring via email in June. Waring, who led Hanna to a state runner-up finish in 2010, takes over for Brian Anderson. Anderson went 1-23 with Rawlins, but did help the Outlaws break a 35-game losing streak in 2012.
Riverside: Former Lyman and Laramie coach Ted Holmstrom has been hired as the head coach, Holmstrom said in an email to wyoming-football.com. Holmstrom led Lyman for three years and was at Laramie in 2012. He replaces Adam Tri, who resigned after three seasons as head coach, in which he went 13-14.
Riverton: Pat Patterson will replace Jeremy McCormick as coach of the Wolverines, the Riverton Ranger and Casper Star-Tribune reported. Patterson was formerly coach at American Falls High School in Idaho. The Ranger of Riverton and the Casper Star-Tribune also both reported on McCormick’s resignation. McCormick went 23-27 in five years as coach.
Shoshoni: Tony Truempler will take over as Shoshoni’s head coach this fall, AD Max Mills said via email to wyoming-football.com in July. Truempler, who is also Shoshoni’s wrestling coach, will take over for Rick Linblad, who resigned after two seasons as coach. Linblad went 11-7 in his two years with the Wranglers.
Ten Sleep: Andy Ray replaced Jake Zent as the Pioneers’ head coach. Ray was previously the coach at Wind River. Zent went 21-23 in six years as head coach at Ten Sleep.
Thermopolis: Former Teton (Idaho) defensive coordinator Rob Anderson has been hired as Thermopolis’ head football coach. Anderson, who verified the hire via telephone with wyoming-football.com, will also be the Bobcats’ girls basketball coach. He replaces Chuck Syverson, who was hired as head coach in Laramie. Syverson went 30-14 in four seasons with the Bobcats, including 2A titles in 2009 and 2010.
Worland: Worland will use co-head coaches this season in Josh Garcia and Bryan Bailey after former coach Curt Mayer resigned less than 48 hours before the first practice, the Northern Wyoming Daily News reported. Mayer went 2-7 in his only year as head coach in Worland.
Do you have additions or corrections to this list? Please email me at pschmiedt@yahoo.com, tweet @wyomingfootball or post a comment below.
–patrick
Some more sleuthing on the web (as well as a tip) has turned up more updates for the site. Here is what has added or changed:
Noted that Mountain View later forfeited its 12-0 victory to Thermopolis on Sept. 13, 1991. Thanks to LeRoy Hayes for pointing this omission out!
Noted the Oct. 19, 1951, game between Jackson and Soda Springs, Idaho, was not played — Soda Springs played another Idaho team, Inkom, that week.
Found the score for Star Valley’s 41-12 loss to Montpelier, Idaho, on Sept. 15, 1950.
Found the location for Jackson’s 21-0 victory over Big Piney on Sept. 26, 1947.
Found the location for Pinedale’s 48-31 victory over Big Piney on Sept. 27, 1946.
Found the date and location for Ten Sleep’s 19-12 victory over the Worland JV on Oct. 6, 1926.
Found the score for Lovell’s 56-6 loss to Billings, Mont., on Sept. 27, 1924.
Found the location for Lovell’s 32-7 victory over Basin on Nov. 21, 1922.
Added Laramie’s 27-0 loss to the UW freshmen on Oct. 6, 1921.
Found the location for University Prep’s 0-0 tie with the Cheyenne Central JV on Oct. 30, 1920.
Found the location for Sheridan’s 13-0 victory over Miles City, Mont., on Nov. 3, 1917.
I also knocked off a couple entries on the Coaches Project: I found the first initials for Cheyenne’s E.B. Loughbridge, coach for 1909 and 1910, and also found the name for Newcastle’s coach in 1920, J.A. Greenwood.
All the updates have been made on all the relevant pages.
–patrick
A little more specialized web searching gave me a couple more results I had been missing:
Found the score for Lovell’s 20-0 victory over Laurel, Mont., on Sept. 28, 1935
Found the score for Lovell’s 26-0 victory over Columbus, Mont., on Sept. 24, 1937 (I knew Lovell had won the game; this update notes the score)
Found the date and location for Lovell’s 54-0 loss to Billings, Mont., on Oct. 9, 1926 (in Billings)
I also knocked three coach listings off the Coaches Project listings — I got first initials for Lovell coach G.E. Hatfield (1924-25), the name for Lovell’s coach in 1926 (William Ash), first initials for Newcastle coach J.J. Wadsworth (1928) and also found Pinedale’s coach in 1940, W.L. McLoney. (Whether G.E. Hatfield is the same person as George Hatfield, who was the head coach at Worland in 1923, I’m not sure, but my gut tells me it is….)
All the updates have been made on all the relevant pages.
–patrick