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List of Virginia–Wise Cavaliers head football coaches

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The Virginia–Wise Cavaliers football program is a college football team that represents University of Virginia's College at Wise as a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) at the NCAA Division II level. The team has had four head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1991. The team's most recent coach was Dane Damron, who served from 2016 to 2023.[1]

Key

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Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

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No. Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL CCs Awards
1 Bill Ramseyer 1991–2001 108 62 46 0 .574 — — — — — — — —
2 Bruce W. Wasem 2002–2011 109 51 58 — .468 — — — — — — — —
3 Dewey Lusk 2012–2015 44 8 36 — .182 6 28 — .176 — — — —
4 Dane Damron 2016–2023 79 27 52 — .342 21 46 — .313 — — — —

Notes

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  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]

References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Virginia-Wise Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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