Chester S. Barnard

Chester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – October 16, 1952)^[1] was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi in 1924 and at Kalamazoo College from 1925 to 1941, compiling a career college football record of 67–59–17. He was a twin brother of Lester Barnard.

Chester S. Barnard

Barnard pictured in Ozarko 1916, Missouri State yearbook (while attending the college)
Biographical details
Born	(1894-10-25)October 25, 1894 Rogersville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	October 16, 1952(1952-10-16) (aged 57) Jackson Township, Maries County, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1915–1917	Fourth District Normal (MO)
1918	Great Lakes Navy
1919	Northwestern
Basketball
1914–1918	Fourth District Normal (MO)
Position(s)	End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924	Ole Miss
1925–1941	Kalamazoo
c. 1950	Missouri Mines (assistant)
Basketball
1925–1942	Kalamazoo
Track
c. 1920–1924	Southwest Missouri State
Swimming
c. 1950	Missouri Mines
Head coaching record
Overall	67–59–17 (football) 180–154 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 4 MIAA (1930, 1934, 1936–1937)

Coaching career

Barnard was the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for 17 seasons, from 1925 until 1941. His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 63–54–17.^[2] Barnard left Kalamazoo in 1942 to join the United States Navy.

Death

Barnard committed suicide in 1952 by drowning in the Gasconade River.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Ole Miss Rebels (Southern Conference) (1924)
1924	Ole Miss	4–5	0–3	T–19th
Ole Miss:		4–5	0–3
Kalamazoo Hornets (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1941)
1925	Kalamazoo	5–2–1	2–2–1	3rd
1926	Kalamazoo	3–4–1	2–3	T–2nd
1927	Kalamazoo	3–5	2–3	T–3rd
1928	Kalamazoo	3–3–2	3–1–1	2nd
1929	Kalamazoo	1–4–3	0–3–2	6th
1930	Kalamazoo	5–3	4–1	T–1st
1931	Kalamazoo	5–4	2–3	4th
1932	Kalamazoo	4–3–1	1–2–1	4th
1933	Kalamazoo	3–2–2	1–1–2	T–2nd
1934	Kalamazoo	3–3–1	2–1–1	T–1st
1935	Kalamazoo	2–3–2	2–1–1	2nd
1936	Kalamazoo	7–0–1	7–0–1	1st
1937	Kalamazoo	7–1	4–0	1st
1938	Kalamazoo	3–4–1	1–2–1	T–3rd
1939	Kalamazoo	3–5	3–3	4th
1940	Kalamazoo	1–6–1	0–5	6th
1941	Kalamazoo	5–2–1	2–2–1	4th
Kalamazoo:		63–54–17	38–33–12
Total:		67–59–17
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth