Messiah University

Updated through the 2024-25 season

Year by Year Results

Year	Overall	Conference	Head Coach	Postseason
1959-60	3-2	-
1960-61	-
1961-62	8-2	-	Luke Drescher
1962-63	3-4	-	Luke Drescher
1963-64	-		Luke Drescher
1964-65	1-5	-	Luke Drescher
1965-66	7-2	-	Luke Drescher
1966-67	8-9	-	Luke Drescher
1967-68	11-11	-	Luke Drescher	NCCAA 4th Place
1968-69	12-12	-	Luke Drescher
1969-70	12-11	-	Jack Curtis
1970-71	19-8	-	Mike Shaker
1971-72	19-12	-	Mike Shaker
1972-73	25-7	-	Mike Shaker	NCCAA District II Runner-Up
1973-74	20-11	-	Mike Shaker
1974-75	15-13	-	Mike Shaker
1975-76	10-15	-	Mike Shaker
1976-77	15-12	-	Mike Shaker
1977-78	16-12	-	Mike Shaker
1978-79	26-5	-	Mike Shaker	NCCAA District II Champion, Regional Runner-Up
1979-80	20-8	-	Mike Shaker
1980-81	17-10	-	Mike Shaker
1981-82	10-15	-	Mike Shaker
1982-83	12-12	-	Mike Shaker
1983-84	19-5	-	Mike Shaker
1984-85	2-21	2-14	Mike Shaker
1985-86	5-19	2-14	Mike Shaker
1986-87	3-22	1-15	Mike Shaker
1987-88	2-22	1-15	Mike Shaker	Mike Shaker: 18 seasons, 255-228 (6-58)
1988-89	11-14	6-10	Sam Harris
1989-90	8-14	7-9	Sam Harris
1990-91	15-9	12-4	Sam Harris*	MAC Northwest Champions (Northern Semifinals)
1991-92	4-19	3-7	Sam Harris
1992-93	7-17	4-6	Sam Harris	Sam Harris: 5 seasons, 45-73 (32-36)
1993-94	0-24	0-14	Jack Cole
1994-95	2-22	1-13	Jack Cole
1995-96	4-20	2-12	Jack Cole	Jack Cole: 3 seasons, 6-66 (3-39)
1996-97	5-19	2-12	Dave Manzer
1997-98	12-12	6-8	Dave Manzer*
1998-99	12-12	4-10	Dave Manzer
1999-00	11-13	6-8	Dave Manzer
2000-01	13-11	7-7	Dave Manzer
2001-02	9-16	4-10	Dave Manzer
2002-03	7-17	2-12	Dave Manzer	Dave Manzer: 7 seasons, 69-100 (31-67)
2003-04	13-12	5-9	Rick VanPelt
2004-05	20-6	10-4	Rick VanPelt	MAC Commonwealth Semifinals
2005-06	19-10	9-5	Rick VanPelt	MAC Commonwealth Champions; NCAA Second Round
2006-07	19-7	13-1	Rick VanPelt**	MAC Commonwealth Finals; NCAA First Round
2007-08	15-10	4-6	Rick VanPelt
2008-09	9-17	6-6	Rick VanPelt	MAC Commonwealth Semifinals
2009-10	16-9	9-5	Rick VanPelt	MAC Commonwealth Semifinals
2010-11	12-13	7-7	Rick VanPelt	MAC Commonwealth Semifinals
2011-12	20-7	12-2	Rick VanPelt*	MAC Commonwealth Champions; NCAA First Round
2012-13	13-11	9-9	Rick VanPelt
2013-14	19-6	13-5	Rick VanPelt	MAC Commonwealth Semifinals
2014-15	13-11	6-10	Rick VanPelt
2015-16	6-19	3-13	Rick VanPelt
2016-17	12-12	7-9	Rick VanPelt
2017-18	14-12	8-8	Rick VanPelt	MAC Commonwealth Play-In Game
2018-19	10-15	6-10	Rick VanPelt
2019-20	11-14	4-12	Rick VanPelt
2020-21	5-6	4-6	Rick VanPelt
2021-22	11-13	8-8	Rick VanPelt	MAC Commonwealth Semifinals
2022-23	9-16	4-12	Rick VanPelt
2023-24	6-19	2-12	Rick VanPelt
2024-25	5-20	4-10	Rick VanPelt
				Rick Van Pelt: 21 seasons, 277-265 (153-169)
Totals:	717-790	225-369

* -- Conference Coach of the Year
**-- Conference Co-Coach of the Year
+-- Schoenfeld Award


Championships History

National Christian College Athletic Association - District II Runner-Up in 1973, and District II Champion in 1979
The King's Tournament - Champions in 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984
Nyack Turkey Tournament - Champions in 1972, 1978, 1979
Bluffton Classic - Champions in 1983
Kiwanis Tournament (Carlisle) - Champions in 1979
Covenant Classic - Champions in 1979
Messiah Falcon Classic - Champions in 1981