List of Emporia State Hornets head football coaches
The Emporia State Hornets football program is a college football team that represents Emporia State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, a part of NCAA Division II. The team has had 24 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1893. The current coach is Garin Higgins who first took the position for the 2007 season.Key
Coaches
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016 college football season.
| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | NCs | Awards |
| X | no coach | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| – | no team | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| X | no coach | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | John Lamb | | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Fred Williams | | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Horace Botsford | | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 4, 6 | Paul Samson | | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Owen Samuels | | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Fred Honhart | | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | George Crispin | | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 9, 12 | Homer Woodson Hargiss | | 95 | 61 | 23 | 11 | | — | — | — | | — | — | 4 | — | |
| 10 | H. D. McChesney | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | George McLaren | | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | Fran Welch | | 212 | 115 | 82 | 15 | | — | — | — | | 1 | — | 6 | — | |
| X | No team | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Keith Caywood | | 109 | 25 | 79 | 5 | | — | — | — | | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 15 | Ron Blaylock | | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | Jim Lance | | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Harold Elliott | | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | | — | — | — | | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 18 | Dave Hoover | | 49 | 9 | 40 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | Bob Seaman | | 40 | 10 | 30 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | Larry Kramer | | 126 | 71 | 55 | 0 | | — | — | — | | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 21 | Manny Matsakis | | 44 | 26 | 18 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | Jerry Kill | | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | | — | — | — | | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Dave Wiemers | | 67 | 35 | 32 | 0 | | — | — | — | | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 24 | Garin Higgins | | 127 | 70 | 57 | 0 | | 56 | 53 | — | | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
