Paul Winters (American football)
Biographical details | |
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Born | September 8, 1958 |
Playing career | |
1976–1979 | Akron |
Position(s) | Running back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1982–1983 | Akron (GA) |
1984–1985 | Akron (backfield) |
1986–1989 | Toledo (off. backs) |
1990 | Wisconsin (RB) |
1991 | Wisconsin (TE) |
1992–1994 | Wisconsin (compliance) |
1995–2003 | Akron (OC/RB) |
2004–2022 | Wayne State (MI) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 94–105 |
Tournaments | 4–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 GLIAC South Division (2010) | |
Awards | |
AFCA NCAA Division II COY (2011) 3× GLIAC Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2019) | |
Paul Winters (born October 3, 1958) is an American college football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Wayne State University from 2004 until 2022.[1] Winters played college football at the University of Akron as a running back from 1976 to 1979.[1]
Biography
Playing career
Winters played high school football at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio where he became a local prep star.[1][2][3] He continued his career at the University of Akron (1976–1979) where he played the running back position.[1] Winters finished his career seventh on the University of Akron's all-time leading rusher list with 2,613 yards.[1][2][4] In 1989, Paul Winters was inducted into the University of Akron Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
Coaching career
In 1982, Winters began his collegiate coaching career as a
Wayne State
Winters accepted his first head coaching position on December 13, 2003, at Wayne State University.[1] In his 10th season as head coach, Winters holds the school's overall record in wins with an overall record of 53 wins to 48 losses.[1] Also, in 2011, Winters coached the school's single-season wins record team to 12 wins and a playoff berth.[1] The 2011 team was the NCAA Division II runner-up after a loss to Pittsburg State in the National Championship game.[1][3][4][6] After the 2011 season, Winters declined a job offer to return to the University of Akron as the head coach, instead choosing to sign an extension at Wayne State through 2016.[6]
Honors
- NCAA Division II Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (2011)[1]
- 2008 Expert Coaches Academy participant[1]
- GLIAC Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2019)[1]
In 2004, Paul Winters was regarded as one of the nation's top ten African-American football coaching candidates by the Black Coaches Association.[1] On multiple occasions Winters has been recognized for his achievements as an ethnic minority football coach.[6][7]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
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Wayne State Warriors (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–2022) | |||||||||
2004 | Wayne State | 1–9 | 1–9 | 13th | |||||
2005 | Wayne State | 3–7 | 3–7 | T–9th | |||||
2006 | Wayne State | 6–5 | 6–4 | T–4th | |||||
2007 | Wayne State | 3–8 | 2–8 | 13th | |||||
2008 | Wayne State | 8–3 | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2009 | Wayne State
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6–5 | 5–5 | 8th | |||||
2010 | Wayne State | 9–2 | 8–2 | T–1st (South) | 21 | ||||
2011 | Wayne State | 12–4 | 7–3 | 2nd (South) | L NCAA Division II Championship | 2 | |||
2012 | Wayne State
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5–5 | 5–5 | 6th (North) | |||||
2013 | Wayne State | 3–8 | 3–7 | T–6th (North) | |||||
2014 | Wayne State | 7–4 | 6–4 | 3rd (North) | |||||
2015 | Wayne State | 6–5 | 5–5 | T–4th (North) | |||||
2016 | Wayne State
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7–4 | 7–4 | 3rd (North) | |||||
2017 | Wayne State
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5–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
2018 | Wayne State
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2–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
2019 | Wayne State
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8–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
2020–21 | Did not play due to COVID-19 | ||||||||
2021 | Wayne State | 2–9 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
2022 | Wayne State
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1–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
Wayne State: | 94–105 | 79–90 | |||||||
Total: | 94–105 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Paul Winters - Football Coach". Wayne State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ a b Alex, Elton; er; Dealer, The Plain (2011-12-19). "Wayne State coach Paul Winters turns down chance to be Akron Zips' football coach". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ a b Gerstner, Joanne C. "Division II’s Football Cinderella: Wayne State." Nytimes.com. N.p., 12 Dec. 2011. Web. 14 Sept. 2013. <http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/division-iis-football-cinderella-wayne-state/?_r=0>
- ^ a b "Detroit News Article on Paul Winters". Wayne State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "The University of Akron – Sports Hall of Fame." : Akron Athletics. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2013. <http://www.gozips.com/athletics/development/varsitya/hall_of_fame>.
- ^ a b c "ESPN News Wire - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "National Collegiate Athletic Association - Press Release Archive". fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2022-07-21.