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'''Hensley W. Sapenter''' (born December 16, 1939) is a former [[American football]] coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at [[Prairie View A&M University]] from 1995 to 1996, compiling a record of 0–22. Sapenter was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aamdallas.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=27&Itemid=59 |title=Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=2008-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724153720/http://www.aamdallas.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=27&Itemid=59 |archive-date=2011-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Hensley W. Sapenter''' (born December 16, 1939) is a former [[American football]] coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at [[Prairie View A&M University]] from 1995 to 1996, compiling a record of 0–22. Sapenter was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aamdallas.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=27&Itemid=59 |title=Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=September 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724153720/http://www.aamdallas.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=27&Itemid=59 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Early life and playing career==
==Early life and playing career==
Sapenter grew up in [[San Antonio]] and attended Wheatley High School there. He played [[college football]] at [[Prairie View A&M University]] as a [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] and [[linebacker]] for in the late 1950s under head coach [[Billy Nicks]].<ref name=onceupon/> He was inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Hensley Sapenter (1995) - Prairie View A&M University Sports Hall Of Fame |url=https://pvpanthers.com/honors/prairie-view-am-university-sports-hall-of-fame/hensley-sapenter/110 |publisher=Prairie View A&M University Athletics |location=[[Prairie View, Texas]] |access-date=January 9, 2022 }}</ref>
Sapenter grew up in [[San Antonio]] and attended Wheatley High School there. He played [[college football]] at [[Prairie View A&M University]] as a [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] and [[linebacker]] for in the late 1950s under head coach [[Billy Nicks]].<ref name=onceupon/> He was inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Hensley Sapenter (1995) - Prairie View A&M University Sports Hall Of Fame |url=https://pvpanthers.com/honors/prairie-view-am-university-sports-hall-of-fame/hensley-sapenter/110 |publisher=Prairie View A&M University Athletics |location=[[Prairie View, Texas]] |access-date=January 9, 2022 }}</ref>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
After graduating from Praire View in 1960, Sapenter began his coaching career at Booker T. Washington High School in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]], working as an assistant football coach under Ervin Garnet.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goolsbey |first=Jeff |title=Rams blow past HU for CIAA title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92179318/times-record-news/ |newspaper=[[Times Record News]] |location=[[Wichita Falls, Texas]] |date=November 4, 1995 |page=3B |access-date=January 9, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
After graduating from Prairie View in 1960, Sapenter began his coaching career at Booker T. Washington High School in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]], working as an assistant football coach under Ervin Garnet.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goolsbey |first=Jeff |title=Rams blow past HU for CIAA title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92179318/times-record-news/ |newspaper=[[Times Record News]] |location=[[Wichita Falls, Texas]] |date=November 4, 1995 |page=3B |access-date=January 9, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>


Sapenter was hired as the athletic director for the [[San Antonio Independent School District]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Sapenter named AD for SASD |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92180344/san-antonio-express/ |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News|[San Antonio Express]] |location=[[Wichita Falls, Texas]] |date=August 26, 1976 |page=1H |access-date=January 9, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Sapenter named AD (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92179953/san-antonio-express/ |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News|[San Antonio Express]] |location=[[Wichita Falls, Texas]] |date=August 26, 1976 |page=2H |access-date=January 9, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> He had recently retired from that post when, in 1995, he was hired as interim head coach and athletic director at Prairie View, despite having not coached at any level since 1972. He was told that he would only be considered for the full-time job if he could win.<ref name=onceupon>[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1007030/index.htm Sports Illustrated/CNN] "Once Upon A Time..." by John Ed Bradley, August 28, 1995</ref>
Sapenter was hired as the athletic director for the [[San Antonio Independent School District]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Sapenter named AD for SASD |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92180344/san-antonio-express/ |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News|[San Antonio Express]] |location=[[Wichita Falls, Texas]] |date=August 26, 1976 |page=1H |access-date=January 9, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Sapenter named AD (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92179953/san-antonio-express/ |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News|[San Antonio Express]] |location=[[Wichita Falls, Texas]] |date=August 26, 1976 |page=2H |access-date=January 9, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> He had recently retired from that post when, in 1995, he was hired as interim head football coach and athletic director at Prairie View, despite having not coached at any level since 1972. He was told that he would only be considered for the full-time job if he could win.<ref name=onceupon>[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1007030/index.htm Sports Illustrated/CNN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709135309/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1007030/index.htm |date=July 9, 2009 }} "Once Upon A Time..." by John Ed Bradley, August 28, 1995</ref>


In two years, Sapenter finished 0–22, making him one of the few college football coaches to have never won a game.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a&m/coaching_records.php Prairie View A&M University coaching records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107172242/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a%26m/coaching_records.php |date=January 7, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct582.htm |title=Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory |publisher=The Sports Network |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525193829/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fteams%2Fdirect582.htm |archive-date=May 25, 2011 }}</ref> During his tenure, his teams were outscored 950–210.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=4562 |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 30, 2011 |archive-date=October 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029132158/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=4562 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In two years, Sapenter finished 0–22, making him one of the few college football coaches to have never won a game.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a&m/coaching_records.php Prairie View A&M University coaching records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107172242/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a%26m/coaching_records.php |date=January 7, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct582.htm |title=Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory |publisher=The Sports Network |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525193829/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fteams%2Fdirect582.htm |archive-date=May 25, 2011 }}</ref> During his tenure, his teams were outscored 950–210.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=4562 |title=All-Time Coaching Records by Year |access-date=January 30, 2011 |archive-date=October 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029132158/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=4562 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On September 23, Prairie View was drubbed, 44–6 by {{cfb link|year=1995|team=Tarleton State Texans|title=Tarleton State}} tying [[Macalester Scots football|Macalester]]'s NCAA record 50 straight losses. They broke the tie the next week with a 64–0 thumping by {{cfb link|year=1995|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}}—the 399th career win for Grambling's legendary coach, [[Eddie Robinson (American football coach)|Eddie Robinson]].
On September 23, Prairie View was drubbed, 44–6 by {{cfb link|year=1995|team=Tarleton State Texans|title=Tarleton State}} tying [[Macalester Scots football|Macalester]]'s NCAA record 50 straight losses. They broke the tie the next week with a 64–0 thumping by [[1995 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State]]—the 399th career win for Grambling's legendary coach, [[Eddie Robinson (American football coach)|Eddie Robinson]].


The streak grew to 80 consecutive losses before it was broken in 1998.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/gallery.losingstreaks/content.6.html Sports Illustrated] Memorable Losing Streaks, Prairie View A&M</ref> Sapenter was first suspended with pay and then subsequently fired following an investigation into the use of ineligible players.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFD81138F937A3575AC0A960958260 New York Times] "Team That's 0-58 May Have Broken Rules" September 4, 1996</ref>
The streak grew to 80 consecutive losses before it was broken in 1998.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070216022356/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/gallery.losingstreaks/content.6.html Sports Illustrated] Memorable Losing Streaks, Prairie View A&M</ref> Sapenter was first suspended with pay and then subsequently fired following an investigation into the use of ineligible players.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFD81138F937A3575AC0A960958260 New York Times] "Team That's 0-58 May Have Broken Rules" September 4, 1996</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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| year = [[1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1995]]
| year = [[1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1995]]
| name = Prairie View A&M
| name = [[1995 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team|Prairie View A&M]]
| overall = 0–11
| overall = 0–11
| conference = 0–7
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| year = [[1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1996]]
| year = [[1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1996]]
| name = Prairie View A&M
| name = [[1996 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team|Prairie View A&M]]
| overall = 0–11
| overall = 0–11
| conference = 0–7
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of college football coaches with 0 wins]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 13 September 2024

Hensley Sapenter
Biographical details
Born (1939-12-16) December 16, 1939 (age 84)
Playing career
late 1950sPrairie View
Position(s)Center, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1965Booker T. Washington HS (TX) (assistant)
?–1970Wheatley HS (TX) (assistant)
1971Fox Tech HS (TX) (assistant)
1995–1996Prairie View
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1976–1995San Antonio ISD
1995–1996Prairie View
Head coaching record
Overall0–22 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame (2003)

Hensley W. Sapenter (born December 16, 1939) is a former American football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Prairie View A&M University from 1995 to 1996, compiling a record of 0–22. Sapenter was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[1]

Early life and playing career

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Sapenter grew up in San Antonio and attended Wheatley High School there. He played college football at Prairie View A&M University as a center and linebacker for in the late 1950s under head coach Billy Nicks.[2] He was inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[3]

Coaching career

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After graduating from Prairie View in 1960, Sapenter began his coaching career at Booker T. Washington High School in Wichita Falls, Texas, working as an assistant football coach under Ervin Garnet.[4]

Sapenter was hired as the athletic director for the San Antonio Independent School District in 1976.[5][6] He had recently retired from that post when, in 1995, he was hired as interim head football coach and athletic director at Prairie View, despite having not coached at any level since 1972. He was told that he would only be considered for the full-time job if he could win.[2]

In two years, Sapenter finished 0–22, making him one of the few college football coaches to have never won a game.[7][8] During his tenure, his teams were outscored 950–210.[9]

On September 23, Prairie View was drubbed, 44–6 by Tarleton State tying Macalester's NCAA record 50 straight losses. They broke the tie the next week with a 64–0 thumping by Grambling State—the 399th career win for Grambling's legendary coach, Eddie Robinson.

The streak grew to 80 consecutive losses before it was broken in 1998.[10] Sapenter was first suspended with pay and then subsequently fired following an investigation into the use of ineligible players.[11]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1995–1996)
1995 Prairie View A&M 0–11 0–7 8th
1996 Prairie View A&M 0–11 0–7 8th
Prairie View A&M: 0–22 0–4
Total: 0–22

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Sports Illustrated/CNN Archived July 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine "Once Upon A Time..." by John Ed Bradley, August 28, 1995
  3. ^ "Hensley Sapenter (1995) - Prairie View A&M University Sports Hall Of Fame". Prairie View, Texas: Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Goolsbey, Jeff (November 4, 1995). "Rams blow past HU for CIAA title". Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. p. 3B. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Sapenter named AD for SASD". [San Antonio Express. Wichita Falls, Texas. August 26, 1976. p. 1H. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Sapenter named AD (continued)". [San Antonio Express. Wichita Falls, Texas. August 26, 1976. p. 2H. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Prairie View A&M University coaching records Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
  9. ^ "All-Time Coaching Records by Year". Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  10. ^ Sports Illustrated Memorable Losing Streaks, Prairie View A&M
  11. ^ New York Times "Team That's 0-58 May Have Broken Rules" September 4, 1996
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