Truman Bulldogs football

Football program representing Truman State University

Truman Bulldogs football

First season| 1900; 125 years ago (1900)
Athletic director| Jerry Wollmering
Head coach| Kellen Nesbitt (interim)
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium| Stokes Stadium
(capacity: 4,000)
Year built| 1939
Field surface| Astroturf
Location| Kirksville, Missouri
NCAA division| Division II
Conference| Great Lakes Valley Conference
Past conferences| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
All-time record| 551-393-34 (.581)
Bowl record| 1-0-0 (1.000)
Conference titles| 27
Colors| Purple and white[1]

Website| trumanbulldogs.com/football

The  Truman Bulldogs football program represents Truman State University in college football and competes in the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2013, Truman became a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and has remained in the league. Prior to this, Truman was in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1924 to 2012. TSU's home games are played at Stokes Stadium in Kirksville, Missouri.

## History

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Truman's football program dates back to 1900 when the program went 3–2–1.[2] Since their inaugural season, the Bulldogs have claimed 27 conference championships.[3]

College Football Hall of Fame inductee Don Faurot was the head coach from 1926 to 1934. He led the team to a 27-game winning streak that included three consecutive perfect seasons in 1932, 1933, and 1934.[4] The 1936 team compiled another perfect season under the leadership of Faurot's brother, Fred Faurot. The program has not compiled another perfect season since 1936.

## Conference affiliations

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* Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (1924–2012)
* Great Lakes Valley Conference (2013–present)

## Stadium

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The Bulldogs have played their home games at Stokes Stadium since 1930. Stokes Stadium was named for a former physics professor. The current capacity of the stadium is at 4,000.[5]

## Championships

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### Conference championship seasons

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Year  | Conference  | Coach  | Overall record  | Conference record

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1924 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | H. L. McWilliams | 4–3–2 | 2–0–2
1927 | Don Faurot | 8–1–0 | 4–0–0
1928† | 7–2–1 | 3–0–1
1929 | 5–3–1 | 3–0–0
1930 | 5–5–0 | 3–0–0
1932 | 8–0–0 | 4–0–0
1933 | 9–0–0 | 4–0–0
1934 | 8–0–0 | 4–0–0
1935 | Fred Faurot | 7–2–0 | 5–0–0
1936 | 7–0–0 | 5–0–0
1951† | Maurice Wade | 7–1–1 | 4–0–1
1952† | 7–1–0 | 4–1–0
1953 | 6–2–0 | 5–0–0
1954 | 7–1–0 | 5–0–0
1960 | 8–1–0 | 5–0–0
1961 | 9–1–0 | 5–0–0
1964 | 7–2–0 | 5–0–0
1965 | 8–2–0 | 5–0–0
1969† | Russ Sloan | 6–2–1 | 4–1–0
1970† | 7–2–0 | 5–1–0
1971 | 9–1–0 | 6–0–0
1976† | Ron Taylor | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1
1981 | Bruce Craddock | 6–4–0 | 4–1–0
1982 | 9–2–0 | 5–0–0
1985 | Jack Ball | 8–3–0 | 5–0–0
1988† | 7–3–0 | 5–1–0
2016† | Great Lakes Valley Conference | Gregg Nesbitt | 8–3 | 7–1
Total Conference Championships: | 27 (26, MIAA, 1 GLVC)
† Denotes co-champions

## Bowl games

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#  | Season  | Game  | Result  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Location

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1  | 1961  | Mineral Water Bowl | W 22–8  | Parsons | Roosevelt Stadium  | Excelsior Springs, Missouri
2  | 2019  | America's Crossroads Bowl | W 21–7  | Ohio Dominican | Brickyard Stadium  | Hobart, Indiana
3  | 2021  | W 34–17  | Hillsdale
4  | 2022  | W 28–27  | Tiffin
5  | 2024  | W 29–10  | Tiffin

## See also

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* Truman Bulldogs

## References

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1. ^ Truman State Bulldogs Brand Standards Guide (PDF). May 7, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
2. ^ "2014 Truman Football Record Book" (PDF). June 14, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
3. ^ "2014 record book"
4. ^ W. J. McGoogan (October 5, 1935). "Billikens Alert and Powerful, Stop Kirksville, 37 to 7: Teachers' Run of 27 Straight Is Shattered; Cagle Is Star". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Stokes Stadium/Gardner Track". Truman State University. August 13, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

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