Rick Willis

Rick Willis (born February 4, 1966) is an American football coach, college athletics administrator, and former baseball and softball coach. He is the head football coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, a position he held from 1997 to 2005 and resumed again in 2008. He has also been the athletic director at Wartburg since 2005. Willis served as the head baseball coach at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio from 1991 to 1996, compiling a record of 150–85. He also coached the softball team at Wartburg for one season in 2003, tallying a mark of 38–10.

Rick Willis
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWartburg (football)
ConferenceARC
Record185–46
Biographical details
Born (1966-02-04) February 4, 1966
Camanche, Iowa
Playing career
Football
1984–1987Cornell (IA)
Baseball
1985–1988Cornell (IA)
Position(s)Defensive back (football)
Second baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989Illinois (GA)
1990–1996Wittenberg (DC)
1997–2005Wartburg
2008–presentWartburg
Baseball
1991–1996Wittenberg
Softball
2003Wartburg
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2005–presentWartburg
Head coaching record
Overall185–46 (football)
150–85 (baseball)
38–10 (softball)
TournamentsFootball
10–11 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
11 IIAC/ARC (1999, 2002–2004, 2008, 2010, 2013–2014, 2017–2019)
Awards
Football
5× IIAC Coach of the Year (1999, 2010, 2013–2014, 2017)

Baseball
NCAC Coach of the Year (1996)

Willis was born in Camanche, Iowa. He attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he played football and baseball, earning all-conference honors in both sports.[1]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs D3#
Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1997–2005)
1997 Wartburg 7–35–3T–3rd
1998 Wartburg 9–19–12nd
1999 Wartburg 10–110–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2000 Wartburg 9–19–12nd
2001 Wartburg 8–27–22nd
2002 Wartburg 10–28–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2003 Wartburg 11–18–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round4
2004 Wartburg 8–36–2T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
2005 Wartburg 7–36–23rd
Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / American Rivers Conference) (2008–present)
2008 Wartburg 10–37–11stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal10
2009 Wartburg 6–45–33rd
2010 Wartburg 10–18–01stL NCAA Division III First Round12
2011 Wartburg 8–26–2T–2nd
2012 Wartburg 6–44–3T–2nd
2013 Wartburg 9–36–11stL NCAA Division III Second Round15
2014 Wartburg 12–17–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal4
2015 Wartburg 9–16–12nd24
2016 Wartburg 6–45–34th
2017 Wartburg 12–18–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal10
2018 Wartburg 8–37–11stL NCAA Division III First Round
2019 Wartburg 10–27–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Second Round14
Wartburg: 185–46144–28
Total:185–46
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Baseball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wittenberg Tigers (North Coast Athletic Conference) (1991–1996)
1991 Wittenberg 25–1616–74th
1992 Wittenberg 25–1614–62nd
1993 Wittenberg 16–187–9T–5th
1994 Wittenberg 29–1211–54th
1995 Wittenberg 27–1314–94th
1996 Wittenberg 26–1016–32nd
Wittenberg: 150–8578–39
Total:150–85

References
  1. "Wartburg hires football coach". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. January 29, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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