Bill Kriesel
American football coach (born c. 1974)
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William Kriesel (born c. 1974) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Southwestern University, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2][3] He also coached for Augsburg. He played college football for Augsburg and professionally for the Stuttgart Scorpions of the German Football League (GFL) as a defensive back.[4][5]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Southwestern (TX) |
| Conference | SAA |
| Record | 8–12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1974 (age 51–52) Rosemount, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Augsburg College (1996) University of Phoenix (2010) University of Chicago |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | Augsburg |
| 1998–2001 | Stuttgart Scorpions |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1998 | Augsburg (DB) |
| 2003–2004 | Augsburg (DB) |
| 2009–2012 | Augsburg (DB) |
| 2013–2014 | Southwestern (TX) (DB) |
| 2015 | Southwestern (TX) (co-DC/DB) |
| 2016–2022 | Southwestern (TX) (DC/DB) |
| 2023 | Southwestern (TX) (assoc. HC/DC/DB) |
| 2024–present | Southwestern (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–12 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Augsburg Hall of Fame (2016) 3× First-team All-MIAC (1993–1995) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Pirates (Southern Athletic Association) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Southwestern | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2025 | Southwestern | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Southwestern: | 8–12 | 4–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–12 | ||||||||
