Kevin Bachtel

Kevin Bachtel is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Howard Payne University, a position he has held since 2023.^[1][2][3] He was the head football coach for Edgewood High School from 2016 to 2020.^[4] He also coached for Wills Point High School and Grand Saline High School.^[5]

Kevin Bachtel

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Howard Payne
Conference	ASC
Record	7–12
Biographical details
Born	Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Texas A&M University–Commerce (2000)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
?	Wills Point HS (TX) (DC)
?–2015	Grand Saline HS (TX) (AHC/DC)
2016–2020	Edgewood HS (TX)
2021–2022	Howard Payne (AHC/DC)
2023–present	Howard Payne
Head coaching record
Overall	7–12 (college) 40–17 (high school)

Personal life

Bachtel's brother, Jason, was the head football coach for Howard Payne University as Kevin was his successor.^[6]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (American Southwest Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Howard Payne	6–4	3–3	T–3rd
2024	Howard Payne	1–8	0–6	4th
2025	Howard Payne	0–0	0–0
Howard Payne:		7–12	3–9
Total:		7–12

High school

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Edgewood Bulldogs () (2016–2021)
2016	Edgewood	9–3	4–1	1st
2017	Edgewood	9–3	4–1	2nd
2018	Edgewood	9–2	6–1	2nd
2019	Edgewood	7–4	5–2	3rd
2020	Edgewood	6–5	4–2	3rd
Edgewood:		40–17	23–7
Total:		40–17
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. @HPUFootball (December 18, 2022). "Kevin Bachtel To Lead HPU Program". BVM Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
2. "Kevin Bachtel To Lead HPU Program". Howard Payne University Athletics. December 17, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
3. "The Kevin Bachtel era is underway at Howard Payne". KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com. August 17, 2023. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
4. Ogden, Brandon (April 7, 2021). "Edgewood head football coach Kevin Bachtel to become defensive coordinator at Howard Payne University". TylerPaper.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
5. "Kevin Bachtel - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Howard Payne University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
6. "HPU Announces Kevin Bachtel as Head Football Coach". ascsports.org. December 17, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

External links

• Howard Payne profile