Stan Rettew
Stan Rettew is a former American football, baseball, and softball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Mayville State University in Mayville, North Dakota in from 1996 to 2001 and Huron University—in Huron, South Dakota from 2002 to 2004, compiling a career college football record of 18–58. Rettew was also the head baseball coach at Iowa Wesleyan College—now known as Iowa Wesleyan University—in Mount Pleasant, Iowa from 1985 to 1986, tallying a mark of 26–27, and the head softball coach at Mayville State from 1994 to 1998.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1983 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Position(s) | Offensive guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1984–1985 | Iowa Wesleyan (DC/DL) |
| 1986–1988 | North Dakota State (GA/LB) |
| 1989 | Shippensburg (LB/ST) |
| 1990–1996 | Mayville State (DC) |
| 1996–2001 | Mayville State |
| 2002–2004 | Huron |
| 2005 | Valparaiso (DC) |
| Baseball | |
| 1985–1986 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Softball | |
| 1994–1998 | Mayville State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1998–2002 | Mayville State |
| ?–2004 | Huron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–58 (football) 26–37 (baseball) |
Rettew attended Warwick High School in Lititz, Pennsylvania, where he played football and was a member of the Lancaster-Lebanon League championship team in 1977. He went on to Salem College—now known as Salem University—Salem, West Virginia before transferring to Iowa Wesleyan.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayville State Comets (North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1997–1999) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Mayville State | 1–3[n 1] | 0–3[n 1] | 7th | |||||
| 1997 | Mayville State | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Mayville State | 2–8 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1999 | Mayville State | 2–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Mayville State Comets (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Mayville State | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2001 | Mayville State | 0–10 | 0–9 | 9th | |||||
| Mayville State: | 9–44 | 7–31 | |||||||
| Huron Screaming Eagles (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2002–2004) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Huron | 3–7 | 3–6 | 6th | |||||
| 2003 | Huron | 4–6 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2004 | Huron | 2–1[n 2] | 2–0[n 2] | [n 2] | |||||
| Huron: | 9–14 | 8–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–58 | ||||||||
Notes
- Larry Manfull was Mayville State's head coach for the first six games of the 1996 season before he resigned. Rettew served as the team's head coach for the final four games of the season. Mayville State finished the year 2–8 overall and 0–6 in conference play.[2]
- Rettew was Huron's head coach for the first three games of the 2004 season before he was fired. Darrin Hicks served as the team's interim head coach for the final seven games of the season. Huron finished the year 4–6 overall and 4–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place.[3]
References
- "Warwick Grad At N. Dakota St". Lancaster New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 23, 1988. p. 66. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "That's all for Mayville St. coach". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. October 17, 1996. p. 2D. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Si Tanka-Huron fires grid coach". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. Associated Press. September 22, 2004. p. E2. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .