Chris Bessler
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator & defensive line coach |
| Team | Dakota Wesleyan |
| Conference | GPAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1973 (age 52–53) |
| Education | Doane College (1995) Northern State University (2001) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Baseball | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Track and field | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Position | Linebacker (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1995 | Doane (SA) |
| 1996–1999 | Cozad HS (NE) |
| 2000 | Northern State (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Augustana (IL) (DL) |
| 2003–2006 | MICDS (MO) (assistant) |
| 2007–2017 | Doane (DC/ILB) |
| 2018–2023 | Doane |
| 2024 | Dakota Wesleyan (DC/LB) |
| 2025–present | Dakota Wesleyan (DC/DL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–36 (college) |
Christopher Bessler (born c. 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for Dakota Wesleyan University, positions he has held since 2024 and 2025, respectively.[1] He was the head football coach for Doane University from 2018 to 2023 and Cozad High School from 1996 to 1999.[2][3][4][5] He also coached for Northern State, Augustana (IL), and Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. He played college football for Doane as a linebacker.[6]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Doane | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2019 | Doane | 4–7 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Doane | 2–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2021 | Doane | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2022 | Doane | 4–6 | 4–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023 | Doane | 2–9 | 2–8 | T–9th | |||||
| Doane: | 23–36 | 22–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–36 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chris Bessler". Dakota Wesleyan University. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Doane football Head Coach Chris Bessler resigns". panhandle.newschannelnebraska.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ↑ Powell, Ron (April 17, 2020). "Bessler says Doane football team making the best out of today's unique situation". JournalStar.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Bessler Announces Two Coaches to Football Staff". August 1, 2018.
- ↑ Ward, Andrew (August 21, 2018). "Doane ready to start Chris Bessler era on Saturday". KLKN-TV. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Chris Bessler". Doane University. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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