Winningest football coach in Wayne State history retires
Wayne State's head football coach, Dan McLaughlin announced his retirement Thursday afternoon.
By News Channel NebraskaWAYNE - The winningest coach in the history of Wayne State College football is calling it a career after over a decade at the helm.
According to a news release, Dan McLaughlin announced late Thursday afternoon that he is retiring after 15 years on the Wildcat sidelines.
McLaughlin leaves Wayne State as the school’s all-time wins leader, posting a 79-88 record overall (.473) and 75-77 mark (.493) in NSIC games.
Inheriting a struggling program that had nine straight losing seasons when he became head coach in 2005, McLaughlin built Wayne State into a constant winner producing six straight winning seasons from 2007-12 (a feat never accomplished in 104 years of the program) that included the school’s only NCAA Division II playoff trip in 2008 and a berth in the Mineral Water Bowl in 2007.
Wayne State finished the 2019 season with a 4-7 overall record and 2-5 mark in the NSIC South Division.