Pete Chapman

Pete Chapman

Biographical details
Born	1949 or 1950
Died	January 13, 2003(2003-01-13) (aged 53–54) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Nebraska
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1980	South Dakota State (assistant)
1981–1982	Yankton
1983–1988	Wayne State (NE)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1987–1999	Wayne State (NE)
1999–2003	Missouri Western
Head coaching record
Overall	28–54–1

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]

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	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Yankton Greyhounds (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1981–1982)
1981	Yankton	4–6	NA	NA
1982	Yankton	8–2	5–2	3rd
Yankton:		12–8	5–2
Wayne State Wildcats (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1983–1988)
1983	Wayne State	1–9	1–6	T–7th
1984	Wayne State	8–3	5–2	T–2nd
1985	Wayne State	4–6	3–4	T–4th
1986	Wayne State	2–9	0–7	8th
1987	Wayne State	1–8–1	1–5–1	7th
1988	Wayne State	0–11	0–7	8th
Wayne State:		16–46–1	10–31–1
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.