Bill Maskill announced his retirement following a remarkable 22-year run as Midwestern State’s head football coach Sunday afternoon.
And Midwestern State wasted little time elevating longtime defensive coordinator Rich Renner as Maskill’s successor.
Maskill closes his career as the program’s all-time leader with 160 wins, while leading the Mustangs to five Lone Star Conference championships and nine postseason appearances.
“We owe a debt of gratitude to coach Bill Maskill for his tremendous leadership over the past 22 years,” MSU Director of Athletics Kyle Williams said. “MSU is proud of his wins, but his guidance through life lessons and the growth of our student-athletes was most impactful. We wish he and his wife, Mary Helen, all the best in the exciting days ahead.”
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Maskill directed the Mustangs to 19 winning seasons, including in each of his first 17 years in Wichita Falls. Put in perspective, the Midwestern State football program posted winning ledgers just eight times in 25 years of football prior to Maskill’s arrival.
His 160 wins as a head coach in the Lone Star Conference are the second most in the league’s storied history trailing only Ron Harms, who won 172 games at Texas A&M-Kingsville from 1979-1999.
Under Maskill’s tutelage, Midwestern State thrived. The Mustangs averaged nearly eight wins a season while logging at least eight victories 12 times. The program managed to post eight-or-more wins just three times in its previous 23 seasons of existence, claiming 10 victories in 1949 and nine wins in 1946 and 1991.
MSU’s Head Football Coach Bill Maskill speaks during the LSC Football Media Day in McKinney on Thursday, July 27, 2023.
Maskill guided Midwestern to five Lone Star Conference titles (2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021) including a…
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