Pete Chapman

Pete Chapman (1949 or 1950 – January 13, 2003) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota from 1981 and 1982 and Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska from 1983 to 1988, compiling a career college football coaching record of 28–54–1.[2] Chapman was the athletic director at Wayne State from 1987 to 1999 and Missouri Western State University from 1999 to 2003.[3]

Pete Chapman
Biographical details
Born1949 or 1950
DiedJanuary 13, 2003(2003-01-13) (aged 53–54)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materNebraska
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1980South Dakota State (assistant)
1981–1982Yankton
1983–1988Wayne State (NE)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1987–1999Wayne State (NE)
1999–2003Missouri Western
Head coaching record
Overall28–54–1

Chapman died of cancer on January 13, 2003.[4]

Legacy

Wayne State inducted Chapman into its athletic hall of fame in 2002 and renamed its baseball and softball fields the "Pete Chapman Baseball and Softball Complex" in 2006. Following Chapman's death in 2003, Wayne State established the "Pete Chapman Memorial Scholarship" for student-athletes.[4][5]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Yankton Greyhounds (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1981–1982)
1981 Yankton 4–6NANA
1982 Yankton 8–25–23rd
Yankton: 12–85–2
Wayne State Wildcats (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1983–1988)
1983 Wayne State 1–91–6T–7th
1984 Wayne State 8–35–2T–2nd
1985 Wayne State 4–63–4T–4th
1986 Wayne State 2–90–78th
1987 Wayne State 1–8–11–5–17th
1988 Wayne State 0–110–78th
Wayne State: 16–46–110–31–1
Total:28–54–1

References
  1. "Ex-Wayne State Coach Chapman Dies". myplainview.com. January 13, 2003. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. "Pete Chapman". Yankton.net. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. "Pete Chapmant". Wayne State Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. "Former Wayne State athletic director loses battle with cancer" (PDF). The Wayne Herald. January 16, 2003. p. 1B. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. "Wayne State hosts athletic honors event" (PDF). The Wayne Herald. May 4, 2006. p. 1B. Retrieved October 13, 2021.


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