Rich Wright
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthwest Missouri State
ConferenceMIAA
Record59–17
Biographical details
BornHamilton, New York, U.S.
Alma materDana College (1995)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992Cortland State GA)
1993–1994Dana (GA)
1995–1996Northwest Missouri State (GA)
1997Dakota State (DC)
1998Central Methodist (assistant)
1999William Penn (assistant)
2000–2003St. Ambrose (assistant)
2004–2016Northwest Missouri State (DC)
2017–presentNorthwest Missouri State
Head coaching record
Overall59–17
Tournaments6–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MIAA (2018–2019, 2021)

Rich Wright is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri; a position he has held since 2017.[1] From 1991 to 1994, Wright held several assistant coaching jobs in Nebraska and New York.[2] In 1995, Wright became a graduate assistant for Northwest Missouri State, where he was earning his master's degree, for two seasons. In 1997, Wright moved to South Dakota for an assistant coaching job.[1] Following South Dakota, Wright spent time in Missouri and Iowa, before returning to Missouri in 2004. In 2004, Wright became the defensive line coach and coordinator of special teams at Northwest Missouri State, and eventually moved to defensive coordinator and assistant head coach in 2011.[3] In December 2016 after winning the National Championship – Wright's fourth – Wright was named the program's 20th head football coach.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AFCA#
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2017–present)
2017 Northwest Missouri State 9–39–22ndL NCAA Division II First Round16
2018 Northwest Missouri State 10–39–2T–1stL NCAA Division II Second Round10
2019 Northwest Missouri State 12–210–1T–1stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal5
2020–21 No team
2021 Northwest Missouri State 11–29–11stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal4
2022 Northwest Missouri State 10–39–22ndL NCAA Division II Second Round8
2023 Northwest Missouri State 7–46–4T–5th
2024 Northwest Missouri State 0–00–0
Northwest Missouri State: 59–1752–12
Total:59–17
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #Rankings from AFCA.

References

  1. 1 2 "Northwest Missouri State University - Wright proves perfect fit for Northwest". Bearcatsports.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wright to take over as Northwest head football coach | Sports". Maryville Daily Forum. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Northwest Missouri State University - 2017 Football Coaching Staff". Bearcatsports.com. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Northwest Missouri State University - Wright introduced as Northwest head coach". Bearcatsports.com. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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