Troy Morrell (born March 23, 1971) is an American former junior college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Butler Community College—known as Butler County Community College prior to 2005—in El Dorado, Kansas from 2000 to 2014, compiling a record of 154–22 and leading his teams to three NJCAA National Football Championships, in 2003, 2007, and 2008.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1971 Benkelman, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1991 | Butler County |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Butler County (OL) |
| 1998–1999 | Butler County (OC) |
| 2000–2014 | Butler County / Butler (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 154–22 |
| Bowls | 5–8 (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 30–3 (NJCAA Region VI playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 NJCAA National (2003, 2007–2008) 12 KJCCC (2001–2008, 2010–2013) 11 NJCAA Region VI (2001–2004, 2006–2008, 2010–2013) | |
| Awards | |
| 5× KJCCC Coach of the Year (2003–2005, 2007–2008) | |
Morrell was born on March 23, 1971, in Benkelman, Nebraska. He graduated from Buhler High School, in Buhler, Kansas, in 1990.[1] Morrell played football at Butler County from 1990 to 1991 before transferring to Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. He returned to Butler County in 1996 as offensive line coach and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1998. He succeeded James Shibest as head football coach in 2000.[2]
Morrell resigned from his post at Butler after the 2014 season to enter private business.[3][4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NJCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County / Butler Grizzlies (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (2000–2014) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Butler County | 10–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Region IV championship, W Empire State Bowl | 6 | |||
| 2001 | Butler County | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Region IV championship, L Golden Isles Bowl | 8 | |||
| 2002 | Butler County | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | W Region IV championship, L Golden Isles Bowl | 7 | |||
| 2003 | Butler County | 12–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W Region IV championship, L Dixie Rotary Bowl | 1 | |||
| 2004 | Butler County | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Region IV championship, L Dalton Defenders Bowl | 2 | |||
| 2005 | Butler | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L Region IV semifinal, L Top of the Mountain Bowl | 10 | |||
| 2006 | Butler | 11–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Region IV championship, W Dalton Defenders Bowl | 2 | |||
| 2007 | Butler | 12–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W Region IV championship, W Top of the Mountain Bowl | 1 | |||
| 2008 | Butler | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Region IV championship, W Top of the Mountain Bowl | 1 | |||
| 2009 | Butler | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Region IV championship | 10 | |||
| 2010 | Butler | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Region IV championship, L Citizen's Bank Bowl | 2 | |||
| 2011 | Butler | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | W Region IV championship, W Citizen's Bank Bowl | 2 | |||
| 2012 | Butler | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Region IV championship, L Graphic Edge Bowl | 2 | |||
| 2013 | Butler | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W Region IV championship, L Graphic Edge Bowl | 6 | |||
| 2014 | Butler | 8–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | 6 | ||||
| Butler County / Butler: | 154–22 | 97–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 154–22 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Troy Morrell". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Parson, Jeffrey (February 15, 2000). "Shibest Leave Butler County for Arkansas". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 10. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Adame, Tony (December 24, 2014). "Morrell leaves Butler after 15 years, 3 titles". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 1D. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Adame, Tony (December 24, 2014). "Morrell (continued)". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 4D. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Butler Community College. pp. 98–102. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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