Jack Hartman

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Shidler, OK
  • Named NABC national co-coach of the year in 1981
  • Coached southern Illinois to NIT title in 1967
  • Led Kansas State to two Big Eight Conference Tournament titles (1977 and 1980)
  • Kansas State's all-time winningest coach
  • Coached 1983 U.S. Texas-Pan American team to gold medal
  • Compiled a 147-39 record (.790) in seven years (1955-56 through 1961-62) at the junior college level for Coffeyville (KS), where he went undefeated (32-0) in his final season
  • Graduate assistant between his high school coaching and stint at Coffeyville under legendary Hank Iba at Oklahoma State
  • Played quarterback for Saskatchewan in the Canadian Football League
  • Major-college career scoring average under Iba (1.1 ppg)
  • Final Division I Top 20 Rankings (six: AP/UPI)--1972 (NR/16), 1973 (9/7), 1975 (15/NR), 1977 (16/11), 1980 (NR/20) and 1982 (NR/18)
  • Final Division II Top 10 Rankings (four)--1963 (T7), 1965 (3), 1966 (3) and 1967 (1)
  • Major-College All-Americans (three): Kansas State's Rolando Blackman (1980 and 1981), Mike Evans (1978) and Chuckie Williams (1976).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1962-63

Southern Illinois

20-10

DNP

1963-64

Southern Illinois

15-10

DNP

1964-65

Southern Illinois

20-6

DNP

1965-66

Southern Illinois

21-7

DNP

1966-67

Southern Illinois

24-2

NIT (4-0)

1967-68

Southern Illinois

13-11

DNP

1968-69

Southern Illinois

16-8

NIT (0-1)

1969-70

Southern Illinois

13-10

DNP

1970-71

Kansas State

11-15

6-8

T-5th

Big Eight

DNP

1971-72

Kansas State

19-9

12-2

1st

Big Eight

NCAA (1-1)

1972-73

Kansas State

23-5

12-2

1st

Big Eight

NCAA (1-1)

1973-74

Kansas State

19-8

11-3

2nd

Big Eight

CCAT (0-1)

1974-75

Kansas State

20-9

10-4

2nd

Big Eight

NCAA (2-1)

1975-76

Kansas State

20-8

11-3

2nd

Big Eight

NIT (0-1)

1976-77

Kansas State*

23-8

11-3

1st

Big Eight

NCAA (1-1)

1977-78

Kansas State

18-11

7-7

T-4th

Big Eight

DNP

1978-79

Kansas State

16-12

8-6

T-2nd

Big Eight

DNP

1979-80

Kansas State

22-9

8-6

T-2nd

Big Eight

NCAA (1-1)

1980-81

Kansas State

24-9

9-5

T-2nd

Big Eight

NCAA (3-1)

1981-82

Kansas State

23-8

10-4

2nd

Big Eight

NCAA (2-1)

1982-83

Kansas State

12-16

4-10

T-6th

Big Eight

DNP

1983-84

Kansas State

14-15

5-9

T-6th

Big Eight

DNP

1984-85

Kansas State**

14-14

5-9

T-5th

Big Eight

DNP

1985-86

Kansas State

16-14

4-10

7th

Big Eight

DNP

* Record does not reflect forfeit victory awarded from Minnesota.
** Darryl Winston served as interim coach for the final 15 games (5-10) after Hartman suffered a heart attack.

  • 24-Year Coaching Record: 438-234 (.652) overall
  • 142-64 (.689) in eight years at southern Illinois
  • 294-170 (.634) in 16 years at Kansas State
  • 133-91 (.594) in Big Eight Conference
  • 13-8 (.619) in Big Eight Tournament
  • 11-7 (.611) in NCAA Tournament
  • 4-2 (.667) in NIT
  • 0-1 (.000) in Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament