Gene Wockenfuss
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1970s–1980s | Dakota State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 | South Dakota State (GA) |
| 1994–2001 | Doane (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | Dakota State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1994–2001 | Doane (assistant AD) |
| 2004 | Dakota State (interim AD) |
| 2004–2012 | Dakota State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–17 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-SDIC (1982) | |
Gene Roger Wockenfuss is an American former college football coach and athletic director, formerly the head coach and athletic director of the Dakota State Trojans.[1]
Early life, education, and career
Originally from Ipswich, South Dakota, Wockenfuss played football for the Dakota State Trojans in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1] While there, he earned a spot on the All-SDIC team in 1982.[2] He graduated from Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in 1983.[3][4] Wockenfuss then spent time coaching at Polk-Hardville High School from 1983–1988 and Valley High School in Valley, Nebraska from 1989–1990.[3] Wockenfuss then spent two seasons with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits as a graduate assistant during the 1991 and 1992 seasons.[3] He then spent eight years as an assistant football coach and assistant athletic director at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska.[5]
In 2002, Wockenfuss was hired as the next head coach of the Dakota State Trojans.[5] He spent two seasons as head coach, accumulating an overall record of 3–17.[6][1] In June 2004, he stepped down as head coach after being named the interim athletic director at Dakota State.[5] He was named as the full time athletic director in December 2004, a role that he held until 2012.[1][7]
Personal life
Wockenfuss has since pursued a career in senior living, spending time as an executive director at several senior communities in Alabama, Texas, Florida, Nebraska, and Tennessee.[8] He currently serves as interim administrator at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison, South Dakota.[8]
His son, Cody, played college football as a cornerback for the Chadron State Eagles from 2008–2012.[9]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State Trojans (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Dakota State | 1–9 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2003 | Dakota State | 2–8 | 2–7 | 9th | |||||
| Dakota State: | 3–17 | 3–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–17 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d Leeds, Larry (April 6, 2012). "Wockenfuss steps down as DSU athletic director". Madison Daily Leader. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ "Dakota State Men's All-Conference Selections". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c "South Dakota State University 1991 Football Guide" (PDF). openprairie.sdstate.edu. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ "Commencement Program", explore.digitalsd.org, Madison, SD: Karl Mundt Library, March 3, 2011 [May 7, 1983], retrieved November 4, 2025
- ^ a b c "Wockenfuss Tabbed As DSU Athletic Director". yankton.net. Madison, SD. December 21, 2004. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Dakota State Trojans NAIA College Football Scores". college-football-results.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ "DSU names Dittman as interim athletic director". Mitchell Republic. Madison, SD. April 12, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Our Team". bethelcommunity.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ "Cody Wockenfuss". chadroneagles.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ "DAC-10 Standings". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. November 11, 2002. p. 4D. Retrieved November 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .