Ken Wable

Kenneth Wable (August 22, 1927 – September 6, 2018)^[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mount Union University in Alliance, Ohio from 1962 to 1985.^[2]

Ken Wable

Biographical details
Born	(1927-08-22)August 22, 1927 Van Wert, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 6, 2018(2018-09-06) (aged 91) Alliance, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Muskingum
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1953	New London HS (OH)
1954–1955	Massillon Washington HS (OH) (assistant)
1956–1957	Wake Forest (assistant)
1958–1960	Muskingum (assistant)
1961	Cornell (assistant)
1962–1985	Mount Union
Head coaching record
Overall	123–95–2 (college)
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 OAC (1985)
Awards
2× OAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1985)

Beginning in 1979, Wable began a streak of consecutive winning seasons that persists to this day.^[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Mount Union Purple Raiders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1962–1985)
1962	Mount Union	3–6	2–5	T–10th
1963	Mount Union	1–8	1–5	13th
1964	Mount Union	4–5	3–3	T–7th
1965	Mount Union	7–2	5–2	T–4th
1966	Mount Union	4–5	4–4	6th
1967	Mount Union	2–6–1	2–5–1	10th
1968	Mount Union	5–4	3–3	8th
1969	Mount Union	5–4	3–3	9th
1970	Mount Union	8–1	4–1	5th
1971	Mount Union	7–2	3–1	3rd
1972	Mount Union	1–8	0–5	6th (Red)
1973	Mount Union	3–6	0–5	6th (Red)
1974	Mount Union	7–2	3–1	2nd (Blue)
1975	Mount Union	7–2	2–2	3rd (Blue)
1976	Mount Union	3–6	1–4	5th (Blue)
1977	Mount Union	4–5	2–3	4th (Blue)
1978	Mount Union	4–4–1	2–3	T–4th (Red)
1979	Mount Union	7–2	3–2	T–3rd (Red)
1980	Mount Union	5–4	4–1	2nd (Red)
1981	Mount Union	5–4	3–2	T–2nd (Red)
1982	Mount Union	8–1	4–1	2nd (Red)
1983	Mount Union	6–3	2–3	T–3rd (Blue)
1984	Mount Union	6–4	5–3	T–3rd
1985	Mount Union	11–1	8–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
Mount Union:		123–95–2	69–67–1
Total:		123–95–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth