Ken Gibler
# Ken Gibler

Kenneth Bernard Gibler (January 31, 1931 – November 23, 1990) was an American football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri from 1968 to 1990, compiling a record of 162–64–8.

A native of Grain Valley, Missouri, Gibler attended Missouri Valley College, where he played college football as an end for four seasons before graduating in 1957. He was the head football coach at Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri from 1957 to 1961, tallying a mark of 27–18–4. Gibler returned to Missouri Valley as after working as an assistant football coach at Northern Arizona University for six seasons under head coaches Max Spilsbury and Andy MacDonald.

Gibler died of cancer on November 23, 1990, in Marshall.

## Head coaching record

### College football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Missouri Valley Vikings (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1968–1970) ||||||
| 1968 | Missouri Valley | 3–4–3 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |
| 1969 | Missouri Valley | 5–5 | 2–2 | 4th | |
| 1970 | Missouri Valley | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |
| Missouri Valley Vikings (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1971–1990) ||||||
| 1971 | Missouri Valley | 7–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L Mineral Water |
| 1972 | Missouri Valley | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |
| 1973 | Missouri Valley | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |
| 1974 | Missouri Valley | 10–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Championship |
| 1975 | Missouri Valley | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |
| 1976 | Missouri Valley | 8–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |
| 1977 | Missouri Valley | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |
| 1978 | Missouri Valley | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Semifinal |
| 1979 | Missouri Valley | 7–2–1 | 4–2 | 3rd | |
| 1980 | Missouri Valley | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |
| 1981 | Missouri Valley | 8–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |
| 1982 | Missouri Valley | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |
| 1983 | Missouri Valley | 7–2–1 | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | W Sunflower |
| 1984 | Missouri Valley | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |
| 1985 | Missouri Valley | 4–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |
| 1986 | Missouri Valley | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |
| 1987 | Missouri Valley | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |
| 1988 | Missouri Valley | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |
| 1989 | Missouri Valley | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal |
| 1990 | Missouri Valley | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |
| Missouri Valley: | Missouri Valley: | 162–64–8 | 110–32–5 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 162–64–8 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
