| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator &linebackers coach |
| Team | Dakota Wesleyan |
| Conference | GPAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1973 (age 51–52) |
| Alma mater | Doane College (1995) Northern State University (2001) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Baseball | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Track and field | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Position | Linebacker (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1995 | Doane (SA) |
| 1996–1999 | Cozad HS (NE) |
| 2000 | Northern State (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Augustana (IL) (DL) |
| 2003–2006 | MICDS (MO) (assistant) |
| 2007–2017 | Doane (DC/ILB) |
| 2018–2023 | Doane |
| 2024–present | Dakota Wesleyan (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–36 (college) |
Christopher Bessler (bornc. 1973) is an Americancollege football coach. He is thedefensive coordinator andlinebackers coach forDakota Wesleyan University, positions he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach forDoane University from 2018 to 2023 andCozad High School from 1996 to 1999.[2][3][4][5] He also coached forNorthern State,Augustana (IL), andMary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. He played college football forDoane as alinebacker.[6]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers(Great Plains Athletic Conference)(2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Doane | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2019 | Doane | 4–7 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Doane | 2–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2021 | Doane | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2022 | Doane | 4–6 | 4–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023 | Doane | 2–9 | 2–8 | T–9th | |||||
| Doane: | 23–36 | 22–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–36 | ||||||||
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