FOOTBALL COACHES CHASE HANSEN, HEAD COACH
3RD SEASON
Chase Hansen begins his ninth season with the Warrior Football program and his third as head coach. Hansen has served on the coaching staff as the Offensive Coordinator for the past six seasons. Hansen’s second season saw the Warriors finish with a 7-3 overall record for a third place finish in the KCAC, as Sterling finished the season receiving votes in the 2019 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Postseason Poll. The Warriors had 16 All-KCAC selections, including an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and an NAIA First Team All-American. In Hansen’s first season at the helm of the Warrior Football Program, Sterling would come up just short in a number of games, finishing with an overall record of 4-6. The Warriors had 13 All-KCAC selections and an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American.
First-Team All-KCAC selections, the KCAC Offensive Player of the Year, and an AFCA-NAIA Second Team All-American. After an early loss to begin the year, Sterling would power through the season, winning nine out of the next ten games to end the regular season with an overall record of 9-2 and a conference record of 8-1. The Warriors would fall to eventual national semifinalist Morningside College in the first round, finishing the season with an overall record of 9-3, claiming the second conference title in school history along the way. In 2016, the Sterling College offense led the KCAC in many categories, breaking numerous conference records throughout the season. The Warriors also ranked nationally in a number of offensive categories, proving to be one of the top offenses in the country, on their way to reaching the NAIA-FCS for the second time in school history. Sterling started the year 2-2, but would win six straight games to earn a second place finish in the KCAC. With a No. 13 ranking, an overall record of 8-2 and a conference record of 7-2, the Warriors would return to the NAIA Football Championship Series.
Prior to becoming the head coach, Hansen has served on the coaching staff as the offensive coordinator for six seasons. Hansen helped lead the Warriors to top three finishes in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during five of those seasons, in which Sterling won the KCAC Championship twice. (2013, 2017). The Warriors have also reached the NAIA Football Championship Series three times with Hansen on staff, making it in 2013 and having back-to-back appearances in 2016 and 2017. While at Sterling, Hansen was named the KCAC Assistant Coach of the Year in 2013 and in 2016.
Sterling would fall to the eventual national runnerup, No. 2 Baker University in the first round, ending the year at 8-3. A number of Warriors were selected to All-KCAC teams, including Cedrick Phillips as the KCAC Player of the Year and TJ Brown as the KCAC Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Year. In addition, three Warriors were named AFCA-NAIA All-Americans. (Brown, Phillips, Lars Lind). Sterling’s explosive offense earned Hansen the 2016 KCAC Assistant Coach of the Year, as he helped the Warriors set the tone offensively in the KCAC.
The Warriors continued their strong success in the 2017 season, earning the KCAC Championship and returning to the NAIA-FCS for the second straight time and the third time overall. Hansen led an offense that had six All-KCAC players, including two
The 2015 season proved to be another test for the Warriors as they finished third in the KCAC. Hansen helped eight players earn all-conference recognition, while continuing to develop a strong core of offensive players on the field. Sterling started the 2015 season
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