The Austin Kangaroos football team represents Austin College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Kangaroos are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), fielding its team in the SCAC since 2024. The Kangaroos play their home games at Apple Stadium in Sherman, Texas. The team is also known as the Austin Roos.
Their head coach is Tony Joe White, who took over the position for the 2023 season.
Conference affiliations
Independent (1898; 1900–1905; 1907–1908; 1954–1972; 2012) Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1909–1925) Texas Conference (1926–1953) NAIA independent (1973–1975) Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1976–1995) American Southwest Conference (1996–2005; 2021–2023) Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (2006–2011; 2013–2016; 2024–present) Southern Athletic Association (2016–2020)
List of head coaches
Key
Coaches +List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, and championshipsNo.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCC1no coach1898; 1900––––––––––––––2R. N. Watts1901––––––––––––––3James Washington Culver (and J. M. Frick in 1902)1902–1905––––––––––––––4Tom W. Currie19077061–––––––––5Charles A. Richenstein1908––––––––––––––6J. Burton Rix1909–191019964–––––––––7Chester Johnson1911–1914––––––––––––––8J. W. Jones19159342–––––––––9Webster H. Warren1916––––––––––––––10C. A. Clingenpeel19177070–––––––––11Roy K. McCall1918––––––––––––––12Ewing Y. Freeland1919–1920; 1936–193847242031180––––113Eugene Neely19219540–––––––––14Raymond Morehart, Dave Pena, and Charles Robertson1922; 1933 (Morehart)––––––––––––––15Pete Cawthon1923–19274523184993–––––16Cecil Grigg1928–1932461331210121–––––17Joseph B. Head1934––––––––––––––18Bill Pierce1935; 1947–19483111173682––––119Garvice Steen1939–1941; 1946––––––––––––––20unknown1942–1945––––––––––––––21Ray Morrison1949–195237112604140–––––22Harry Buffington1953–1954––––––––––––––23Joe Spencer1955–1960––––––––––––––24Floyd Gass1961–19687243281–––––––––25Duane Nutt1969–1972––––––––––––––26Larry Kramer1973–1982995044533181311–227Stan McGarvey198310640330–––––28Mel Tjeerdsma1984–19931025939430224020–329David Norman1994–20051184375035540–––––30Ronnie Gage2006–200939172209170–––––31Loren Dawson2010–20221323795017550–––––32Tony Joe White2023–present––––––––––––––
Year-by-year results since 1973 National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieAustin Kangaroos 1973 1973Larry KramerNAIADivision IIIndependent351 1974 1974261 1975 1975351 1976 1976TIAA3705th040 1977 19771804th130 1978 19783614th251 1979 19799201st710L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal 1980 19808202nd820 1981 19811111T–1st910T NAIA Division II Championship 1982 19827202nd620 1983 1983Stan McGarvey6403rd330 1984 1984Mel Tjeerdsma5411st441Conference champion 1985 1985730T–1st420Conference co-champion 1986 1986640T–2nd240 1987 19872534th042 1988 19889201st910L NAIA Division II First Round 1989 1989640 1990 19908302nd420L NAIA Division II First Round 1991 1991640T–2nd320 1992 1992640T–3rd230 1993 1993460T–3rd230 1994 1994David Norman4604th230 1995 19954503rd440 1996 1996ASC370T–4th130 1997 1997NCAADivision III460T–3rd230 1998 19984604th430 1999 1999370T–6th250 2000 2000730T–3rd630 2001 20013606th350 2002 2002460T–5th450 2003 20033707th360 2004 20043707th360 2005 2005190T–9th180 2006 2006Ronnie GageSCAC460T–5th240 2007 20074606th250 2008 20085505th340 2009 20094505th240 2010 2010Loren Dawson450T–5th240 2011 201101008th060 2012 2012Independent280 2013 2013SCAC5502nd210 2014 20145503rd120 2015 20155503rd120 2016 20163704th150 2017 2017SAA3709th170 2018 20182809th260 2019 20195505th4402020–212020–21130T–6th130 2021 2021ASC18010th180 2022 2022190T–8th170 2023 2023Tony Joe White190T-6th050
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