*History of SNOW College Football… UPDATED April 1 2021
***Brief History – Coaches – All American’s – NFL Players – Bowl Teams – etc…
This is a WORK IN PROGRESS…some of it was compiled 5 to 10 years ago, but we have not been able to locate the name or whereabouts of the individual that did the research or where the material is located. We will continue to look for it, and if any of you know anything about it…please let us know. Thank you.
In the meantime….The HISTORY includes:
Pre 1975 – Head Coaches Bob Stoddard, Cleve Morgan, Ray Odette, and others….
Post 1980 – Head Coaches Bill Kelly, Walt Criner, Paul Tidwell, Keith Uperesa, Mike Empy, Jeff Kilts, Titan Trimble, Steve Coburn, Tyler Hughes, Britt Maughan, Paul Peterson, Andrew Mitchell, and as of 2020 – Head Coach Zac Erekson.
President Higbee showed the way with his understanding of the importance of a strong athletic program…and his commitment to help it happen. The Administrations that have followed have continued the commitment and outstanding programs have resulted.
1st Bowl Teams 1980 and 1981 – Head Coach Bill Kelly, Assistant Coaches Paul Arslanian, Lance Reynolds, Mark Weber, Dick Massey, others… Key Players – Tom Pletch, Bobby Carey, Dave Archer, Kevin Kott, Eddie Stinnett, Johnathan Young, Tony Butler, James Suitt, Rick Ryan, Wes Cooper, others…
National Championship Team of 1984…Head Coach Walt Criner, Assistant Coaches Gary Crowton, Paul Tidwell, and others…Key Players – Kevin White, Ken Beazer, Brad Cook, Bronco Mendenhall, others…
Over 50 Players from 1975 to 1980 went on to 4yr schools on football scholarships…the tradition continues… Snow College is a top recruiting hot bed for 4yr Colleges today.
Hall of Fame (HOF) Inductees – Team – Coaches – Players…1984 National Champs, Coach Bob Stoddard, Players Kevin Curtis, Josh Heupel, Dave Archer, Coach Dave Arslanian, and others….
We will continue to research and add to the history…and we need your help to do it.
Many Great Coaches have added to the legacy started 40+ years ago…most recently in 2017-2018 the torch was passed to Coach Paul Peterson who was an outstanding QB for Snow in 2001-2002…he lead the 2017 Badgers to a 10-1 record…beat Blinn College in the El Toro Bowl…and finished the season 4th in the Nation…GREAT job Coach Peterson, your coaches and players…in 2019 the torch was passed once again to a former Badger Andrew Mitchell…and in 2020 it was passed to Zac Erekson…Good Luck Coach Erekson as you continue to add to a great legacy. Thank you.
NANCY WEIR – FIRST FEMALE FOOTBALL TRAINER IN UTAH
RELEASED TO: GENERAL
by: Roger G. Baker, Assistant to the President – Snow College, Ephraim, UT 84627 – Phone: 283-4021
An outstanding first in the history of Utah Colleges has been quietly taking place on the sidelines of all football scrimmages and games of Snow College. The first is NANCY WEIR, a 1979 graduate of the University of Utah with a degree in P. E. and a specialized athletic training certificate, who is the trainer for the Snow College Badger Football team.
“I like both medicine and athletics,” Nancy said, “and this is a way to combine them.”
It is also quite evident that Nancy likes the Badgers, and easy comradery that takes place at taping prior to games in the trainer’s room of Badger Stadium is ample demonstration that the Badgers like Nancy.
When Nancy hurries onto the field to make an evaluation of a Badger injury, the respect for her judgement by players and coaches attests to the fact Nancy has proven herself in this largely male-dominated activity.
Nancy comes well prepared in her field. She has a B. S. Degree and more than 1,800 hours of internship at the University of Utah where she was associated with the Indoor Track and Women’s Softball programs.
When January comes, Nancy will take her test in California and return as a Certified National Athletic Trainer with the capabilities of training and certifying apprentice trainers. Nancy is also a certified First Aid Instructor, a Water Safety Instructor, and a CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation).
“Why do you like your job?”, I asked a smiling, relaxed young lady who was smoothing strips of tape around a weak ankle of a 230 pound six-foot lineman.
“They treat me like a queen,” she answered softly. “I am present at the workouts; I go on the athletic bus; I evaluate the needs and refer critical cases to an orthopedic surgeon or doctor specializing in sports medicine. I handle the less critical cases within established guidelines.”
“What is your biggest challenge?” I question.
“It is a little scary to be in this position of responsibility. The team has faith in me and they trust me to make the right decision. Sometimes it means that a team member cannot go back into the game, but they have all been super.”
“What about the daily decisions?” I prod
“I do preventive taping for scrimmage; I tape several ankles, a couple of knees and a lot of hands and thumbs,” she said as her hands deftly apply layer on layer of tape. “And, then,” she continued, “there is always the injury taping, the rehabilitating prescriptions of weights, ice, heat or whirlpool and then checking to see that the individualized program is followed through to healing.”
Nancy is an alumnus of Snow College. She played volleyball and softball on Ann Bricker’s women’s teams; she fulfilled an LDS Mission to Colorado – Denver; then she returned to the University of Utah.
Nancy’s home is in Ogden where her father, Blaine, operates a machine shop and her mother is the secretary in the family business. There are two boys and three girls in the family.
