St. Clairsville football history

[Wildman]

Does anybody have the all time record for the Red Devils?
Season by season, head coach each year?
A detailed breakdown?

[Jello Man]

Totally off the top of my head:

Brett McLean — Head Coach 2002-Present

2017: 8-3
2016: 4-6
2015: 9-2 (only 9 regular season games)
2014: 11-1
2013: 9-2
2012: 14-1
2011: 10-2
2010: 8-3
2009: 6-4
2008: 7-4
2007: 12-1
2006: 7-4
2005: 8-2
2004: 5-5
2003: 5-5
2002: 3-7

Mark Bonar — Head Coach 1997-2001:

2001: 3-7
2000: 8-2
1999: 5-5
1998: 3-7
1997: 2-8

Mike Young — Head Coach 1988-1996:

1996: 0-10
1995: 6-4
1994: 5-5
1993: 7-3
1992: 6-4
1991: 4-6
1990: 9-1
1989: 8-3

[Wildman]

Thanks Jello, but I was hoping for an exact record, especially all the Mike Young and George Strager years.

[phil shiffley]

Does anybody have the all time record for the Red Devils?
Season by season, head coach each year?
A detailed breakdown?

These records are currently being researched...but what has been found is there are no records found for the years..1923, 26, 28, and 30.... but records compiled from 1920-2017 minus the previously listed seasons has the Red Devils overall record of 524 wins 310 losses and 46 ties...these have been compiled by Coach Ridgeway...and he would have the totals for both Stranger and Young...

[football historian]

This is what I have come up with so far. Asterisk means that I know the information is incomplete.

1919 00-05
1920 02-04
1921 00-01-0 unknown *
1922 05-03-2 Willis Laws
1923 02-02-0 Willis Laws *
1924 06-04-1 Willis Laws
1925 08-03-0 Willis Laws
1926 06-01-1 Willis Laws
1927 06-04-0 Glen Wild
1928 02-07-2 Earl Bushey
1929 01-08-0 Earl Bushey *

1930 00-03-0 Edward Cooney *
1935 02-02-2 Howard Flowers
1936 02-05-2 Howard Flowers
1937 08-01-1 Howard Flowers
1938 04-04-1 Nick Wasylik
1939 04-05-0 Nick Wasylik

1940 04-03-2 Myril Kepner
1941 03-05-1 Myril Kepner
1942 03-02-3 Ed Garda
1943 09-00-0 Ed Garda
1944 09-00-0 Ed Garda
1945 07-01-1 Ed Garda
1946 07-02-0 Ed Garda
1947 10-00-0 Ed Garda
1948 06-03-0 Ed Garda
1949 04-05-0 Ed Garda

1950 04-05-1 Ed Garda
1951 04-05-0 Ed Garda
1952 05-03-0 Ed Garda
1953 03-04-2 Ed Garda
1954 05-04-0 Nick Wasylik
1955 07-02-0 Nick Wasylik
1956 07-00-2 Nick Wasylik
1957 07-01-1 Nick Wasylik
1958 05-04-1 John Bilitz
1959 07-01-1 Frank Dumas

1960 06-02-1 Frank Dumas
1961 05-04-1 Frank Dumas
1962 06-04-0 Ron Easton
1963 03-04-3 Ron Easton
1964 01-07-1 Red Higgenbotham
1965 04-05-0 Red Higgenbotham
1966 08-01-0 Red Higgenbotham
1967 03-05-2 Red Higgenbotham
1968 05-04-0 Red Higgenbotham
1969 09-00-0 George Strager

1970 07-02-1 George Strager
1971 08-02-0 George Strager
1972 04-06-0 George Strager
1973 05-05-0 George Strager
1974 04-05-1 George Strager
1975 02-06-2 George Strager
1976 07-03-0 George Strager
1977 09-01-0 George Strager
1978 10-00-0 George Strager
1979 02-05-3 George Strager

1980 07-03-0 George Strager
1981 07-03-0 George Strager
1982 08-01-1 George Strager
1983 10-01-1 George Strager
1984 07-03-0 George Strager
1985 10-00-0 George Strager
1986 11-02-0 George Strager
1987 07-03-0 George Strager
1988 05-05-0 Mike Young
1989 09-03-0 Mike Young

1990 09-01-0 Mike Young
1991 04-06-0 Mike Young
1992 06-04-0 Mike Young
1993 07-03-0 Mike Young
1994 05-05-0 Mike Young
1995 06-04-0 Mike Young
1996 00-10-0 Mike Young
1997 02-08-0 Mark Bonar
1998 03-07-0 Mark Bonar
1999 05-05-0 Mark Bonar

2000 08-02-0 Mark Bonar
2001 03-07-0 Mark Bonar
2002 03-07-0 Brett McLean
2003 05-05-0 Brett McLean
2004 05-05-0 Brett McLean
2005 08-02-0 Brett McLean
2006 07-04-0 Brett McLean
2007 12-01-0 Brett McLean
2008 07-04-0 Brett McLean
2009 06-04-0 Brett McLean

2010 08-03-0 Brett McLean
2011 10-02-0 Brett McLean
2012 14-01-0 Brett McLean
2013 09-02-0 Brett McLean
2014 11-01-0 Brett McLean
2015 09-02-0 Brett McLean
2016 04-06-0 Brett McLean
2017 08-03-0 Brett McLean
2018 12-01-0 Brett McLean
2019 08-03-0 Brett McLean

566-326-44 .628

[1 day @ a time]

The George Strager years were incredible. Great coach. All before the expanded playoffs or they would have made it many years ��

[DCValleyguy]

Nick Wasylik took over for Coach Flowers after graduating at Ohio State. He is the Buckeyes Hall of Fame as a football, basketball and baseball player. He lettered for years for coach Francis Schmidt who instituted the golden pants tradition for victories over Michigan. In those for years, 1934-1937, the bucks won all 4 games and were unscored upon by the Wolverines. One of his teammates was future Martins Ferry head coach Gomer Jones. Both were also All Americans in football.

[football historian]

If you want to see the game by game results you can go to my website. www.fourseasonsfootball.com . Click on the WV icon. Scroll down and there is a small section of Ohio schools. When you click on the school name you get the game by game results. There are a handful of scores missing from games that I know who won and lost but not the score. There is some home / away information missing. And I am still trying to figure out information on Red Devil Stadium. When did they start playing there? Was it always called Red Devil Stadium? I know there were a few years in the 60's that they played at Bridgeport. Was this because they were upgrading facilities?

[Wildman]

Thanks for the updated info, appreciate it. Mike Young did better than I previously thought, as I remembered his last year at 0-10, but he only had 1 other losing season which wasn't that bad at 4-6.

Here is some more info on Coach George Strager:

Sistersville 41-22-3 .644
1950 02-04-0 .333 George Strager ? He took over mid-season so there is a discrepancy on a game I believe, could have 3 wins
1951 03-06-1 .350 George Strager
1952 05-04-0 .556 George Strager
1953 10-00-1 .955 George Strager
1954 08-02-0 .800 George Strager
1955 04-05-1 .450 George Strager
1956 09-01-0 .900 George Strager

Clarksburg Notre Dame 23-10-1 .691
1957 04-03-0 .571 George Strager
1958 05-03-0 .625 George Strager
1959 07-02-0 .778 George Strager
1960 07-02-1 .750 George Strager ? another question about the tie

Wheeling Central Catholic 21-9-2 .688
1961 02-08-0 .200 George Strager
1962 09-01-1 .950 George Strager
1963 10-00-1 .950 George Strager ? question about a game

Cambridge 23-25-2 .480
1964 05-05-0 .500 George Strager
1965 04-05-1 .450 George Strager
1966 02-08-0 .200 George Strager
1967 04-05-1 .450 George Strager
1968 08-02-0 .800 George Strager


Also where did Strager grow up and graduate from?

[barefacts]

How many playoff victories do they have.

[Wildman]

How many playoff victories do they have.

I think 15

[DCValleyguy]

The stands were all wood in the early 60's and there was a fire that destroyed them and were soon replaced by the concrete structure. If you see the gap during the depression and the return of football thereafter, Tiger Flowers renamed the the mascot as the Red Devils. Prior to that it is possible the mascot was the Tigers. Not sure if there was another football location early in the history of the program.

[1 day @ a time]

I believe Strager won a state championship in football and basketball at sistersville. He also was head basketball coach at St. C for a couple years in mid 70’s

[Wildman]

I believe Strager won a state championship in football and basketball at sistersville. He also was head basketball coach at St. C for a couple years in mid 70’s

Strager just won the WVa Class B Football State Championship in 1953, never coached for a WVa basketball championship for the Tigers.

[1 day @ a time]

Football? Basketball ?