| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1905-01-24)January 24, 1905 Lime Creek Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 1985(1985-09-15) (aged 80) Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1942 | Ottawa (KS) |
| 1946–1958 | Washburn |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1943 | Ottawa (KS) |
| 1960 | Washburn (interim HC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1944–1964 | Washburn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–55–10 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2KCAC (1938–1939) 3CIAC (1949, 1953–1954) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Hall of Fame | |
Richard Milan Godlove (January 24, 1905 – September 15, 1985) was an Americancollege football andcollege basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach atOttawa University inOttawa, Kansas from 1936 to 1942 andWashburn University inTopeka, Kansas from 1946 to 1968, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 104–55–10. In 1964, he was inducted into theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame[1] and served as the third president of the organization.[2]
In January 1936, Godlove was named the 14th head football coach at theOttawa University inOttawa, Kansas[3] and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 37–13–6.[4]
The school inducted him into their athletic hall of fame in 1991.[5]
After Ottawa,[6] Godlove was named the 25th head football coach atWashburn University inTopeka, Kansas, serving for 13 seasons, from 1946 to 1958, and compiling a record of 67–42–4.[7][8][9]
During his first year at Washburn, Godlove, alongsideFran Welch ofKansas State Teachers, coached an "all-star" team made up of Kansas players that played a similar squad fromMissouri[10] in the "Mo-Kan Bowl" all-star exhibition game.[11]
After coaching at Washburn, he remained as the school'sathletic director whileRalph Brown succeeded him as head football coach.[12]
Godlove died at Topeka in 1985.[13]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Braves(Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1936–1942) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Ottawa | 3–4–2 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1937 | Ottawa | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1938 | Ottawa | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Ottawa | 6–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1940 | Ottawa | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941 | Ottawa | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1942 | Ottawa | 5–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Ottawa: | 37–13–6 | 24–8–6 | |||||||
| Washburn Ichabods(Central Intercollegiate Conference)(1946–1958) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Washburn | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1947 | Washburn | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Washburn | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1949 | Washburn | 7–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1950 | Washburn | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Washburn | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1952 | Washburn | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1953 | Washburn | 7–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954 | Washburn | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1955 | Washburn | 6–2–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Washburn | 3–6 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1957 | Washburn | 5–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Washburn | 4–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| Washburn: | 67–42–4 | 41–22–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–55–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
