Randy Ball

American football coach (born 1951)

Randy Ball
Biographical details
Born	c. 1951 (age 72–73) Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
1969–1972	Northeast Missouri State

Position(s)	Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973	Hannibal HS (MO) (OL/DL)
1974–1976	Hazelwood West HS (MO) (JV/OL)
1977	Missouri Western (OL)
1978–1980	Illinois State (OL)
1981–1982	Northeast Missouri State (OC/OL)
1983–1989	Western Illinois (OC/OL)
1990–1998	Western Illinois
1999–2005	Southwest Missouri State / Missouri State
2007	Drake (DL)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2009–2012	Las Vegas Locomotives (DPP)
2013–2020	Kansas City Chiefs (scouting assistant)

Head coaching record
Overall	98–83–1
Tournaments	3–4 (NCAA I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Gateway Football (1997–1998)
Awards
2× All-MIAA (1971–1972) Gateway Football Coach of the Year (1997)

Randy Ball (born c. 1951) is an American former college football player and coach. He was the head coach at Western Illinois University from 1990 to 1998, and Missouri State University from 1999 through 2005, compiling a career college football coaching record of 98–83–1. Ball was a pro personnel scouting assistant for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), a position he held from 2013 to 2020.^[1]^[2] Enshrined in the Western Illinois University Hall of Fame and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

Ball began his coaching career with Hannibal High School and Hazelwood West High School before being hired as the offensive line coach for Missouri Western and Illinois State.^[3]

Ball was the head football coach at Western Illinois University from 1990 until 1998, compiling a record of 64–41–1. When his tenure ended, he finished first at in total wins and sixth in winning percentage.^[4]

After coaching at Western Illinois, Ball was the head football coach for seven seasons at Missouri State University^[5]^[6] with a record of 34 wins and 42 losses.^[7]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA^#	TSN^°
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Gateway Football Conference) (1990–1998)
1990	Western Illinois	3–8	3–3	T–3rd
1991	Western Illinois	7–4–1	4–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round	14
1992	Western Illinois	7–4	4–2	T–2nd
1993	Western Illinois	4–7	4–2	T–2nd
1994	Western Illinois	8–3	4–2	T–2nd			24
1995	Western Illinois	4–7	2–4	T–5th
1996	Western Illinois	9–3	3–2	2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round		13
1997	Western Illinois	11–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal		6
1998	Western Illinois	11–3	5–1	1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal		4
Western Illinois:		64–41–1	35–18
Southwest Missouri State / Missouri State Bears (Gateway Football Conference) (1999–2005)
1999	Southwest Missouri State	5–6	2–4	T–4th
2000	Southwest Missouri State	5–6	2–4	T–5th
2001	Southwest Missouri State	6–5	3–4	5th
2002	Southwest Missouri State	4–7	1–6	8th
2003	Southwest Missouri State	4–7	1–6	7th
2004	Southwest Missouri State	6–5	3–4	4th
2005	Missouri State	4–6	2–5	7th
Southwest / Missouri State:		34–42	14–33
Total:		98–83–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final NCAA Poll. ^°Rankings from final The Sports Network Poll.

References

^ "Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Set to Induct Chiefs Personnel Staffer Randy Ball". Kansas City Chiefs. October 7, 2016. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
^ "Kansas City Chiefs 2018 Media Guide by Kansas City Chiefs". issuu.com. 2018-08-02. p. 61. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
^ "Redbirds name Ball assistant". The Pantagraph. August 12, 1978. p. 14. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ "Western Illinois Coaching Records". Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
^ "All-Time Coaching Records by Year". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
^ "Ball named SW Missouri State coach". UPI. December 18, 1998. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
^ "Missouri State Coaching Records". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-01-08.

Western Illinois Leathernecks head football coaches

No coach (1903)
L. H. Laughlin (1904)
A. Laughlin (1905)
Oliver Morton Dickerson (1906)
Charles A. Barnett (1907–1908)
Francis Taft (1909)
Oliver Morton Dickerson (1910)
Albert Walrath (1911)
Unknown (1912–1913)
Edward S. Dowell (1914)
Erskine Jay (1915–1917)
No team (1918)
Erskine Jay (1919)
W. A. Cleveland (1920–1921)
Howard Hawkes (1922–1925)
Ray Hanson (1926–1941)
Wix Garner (1942–1943)
Bob Barnwell (1944)
Wix Garner (1945–1947)
Harold Ave (1948)
Vince DiFrancesca (1949–1953)
Wes Stevens (1954–1956)
Lou Saban (1957–1959)
Art Dufelmeier (1960–1968)
Darrell Mudra (1969–1973)
Brodie Westen (1974–1975)
Bill Shanahan (1976–1978)
Pete Rodriguez (1979–1982)
Bruce Craddock (1983–1989)
Randy Ball (1990–1998)
Don Patterson (1999–2009)
Mark Hendrickson (2008–2012)
Bob Nielson (2013–2015)
Charlie Fisher (2016–2017)
Jared Elliott (2018–2021)
Myers Hendrickson (2022–2023)
Joe Davis (2024– )

v t e Missouri State Bears head football coaches
Walter Langston (1909) Corliss Buchanan (1910–1911) Arthur W. Briggs (1912–1917) Paul Andrews (1918) Arthur W. Briggs (1919–1933) Andrew McDonald (1934–1937) Red Blair (1938–1942) No team (1943–1944) Red Blair (1945–1946) Tommy O'Boyle (1947–1948) Fred Thomsen (1949–1952) Bill Dellastatious (1953–1954) Harold Stratton (1955) Aldo Sebben (1956–1960) Orville Pottenger (1961–1964) Jim Mentis (1965–1968) Don Cross (1969–1975) Rich Johanningmeier (1976–1985) Jesse Branch (1986–1994) Del Miller (1995–1998) Randy Ball (1999–2005) Terry Allen (2006–2014) Dave Steckel (2015–2019) Bobby Petrino (2020–2022) Ryan Beard (2023– )

Missouri State Bears head football coaches