thumb|right|Hall of Fame coach Bennie Owen got his start at Bethany from 1902 to 1904. His teams accumulated a record of 22 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties.The Bethany Swedes football program (historically known as the "Terrible Swedes") is a college football team that represents Bethany College in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 17 head coaches on record since its first recorded football game in 1893.[1]
The current head coach is Curran White who took over for the 2019 season.[2] White replaced Paul Hubbard who took the position after the conclusion of the 2014 season and the departure of Manny Matsakis.[3] Matsakis was hired in March 2013[4] to replace Jamie Cruce who first took the position for the 2006 season and resigned after completion of the 2012 season.[5] [6]
The two most successful coaches in terms of winning percentage are Bennie Owen and Ted Kessinger, both who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[7] [8]
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 college football season.
| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | NCs | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| X | no team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| X | Unknown | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2 | bgcolor=#FFE6BD | Bennie Owen† | 3 | 22 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | College Football Hall of Fame (1951) | |||
| X | no team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 3 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 4 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 5 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 6 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||||
| 7 | 56 | 21 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 8 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (1972)[9] | |||||
| 9 | 136 | 55 | 77 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||||
| X | no team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 10 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 11 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 12 | 84 | 43 | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||
| 13 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 14 | bgcolor=#FFE6BD | Ted Kessinger† | 277 | 219 | 57 | 1 | 198 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | — | Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (2005) NAIA Hall of Fame (2003) College Football Hall of Fame (2010) KCAC Coach of the Year (11 times) | |||
| 15 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 16 | 62 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 17 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 18 | Paul Hubbard | 43 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 19 | Curran White | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 20 | Tyrone Carter | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 21 | Mike Grossner | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — |