Adam Dorrel
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Adam Dorrel is current head coach of the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team in Maryville, Missouri
Dorrel is the only Maryville native to coach the team. He graduated from Maryville High School (Missouri) where he was a two-time all conference
and all district lineman. Dorrel's great-grandfather was a fullback on the Northwest's first team in 1908, and his grandfather and two great-uncles played for team in the 1940s.
Dorrel played under Northwest's Mel Tjeerdsma
during Tjeerdsma's first Northwest season in 1994 in which the Bearcats went 0-11 before Tjeerdsma began his run of seven NCAA Division II National Football Championship
games. He was captain of the team under Tjeerdsma in 1995, 1996 and 1997. He was Daktronics Second-Team All-America offensive lineman as a senior in 1997 (with Bearcats reaching the quarterfinals in both 1996 and 1997).
After graduating from Northwest in 1998 he was a graduate assistant in 1998 at Northeastern State University
in Oklahoma. He returned to Northwest as a graduate assistant in 1999 when Bearcats won their second national championship in 1999. He received his masters from Northwest in 2000. He held offensive line coach at Dakota State University
in 2000 and offensive coach at William Jewell College
in 2001-2003.
In 2004 he returned to Northwest and held offensive positions as the team made five consecutive national championship appearances in 2005-2009 including a national championship in 2009 (a year in which the Bearcats averaged 42 points and 474 yards per game).
In 2007 he was named offensive coach of the United States national American football team
for the 2007 IFAF World Cup
(which the United States won).
Prior to the 2011 season Tjeerdsma retired and Scott Bostwick
who had been the defensive coach at Northwest was named to succeed Tjeerdsma. Dorrel was promoted to assistant coach and had planned to continue his offensive duties. Bostwick died of a heart attack on June 5, 2011. On June 23 Dorrel was named head coach. Both Bostwick and Dorrel had started affiliations with Northwest under Tjeerdsma in the first 0-11 1994 season and both coaches did not have prior head coaching positions before taking over the head coach position. The Maryville Daily Forum
in applauding the appointment noted that Northwest had wanted to hire somebody who was familiar with the Tjeerdsma tradition rather than going outside.
Maryville, Missouri
Maryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14, 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham, then the county clerk. Mary was the first Caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries...
Dorrel is the only Maryville native to coach the team. He graduated from Maryville High School (Missouri) where he was a two-time all conference
Midland Empire Conference
The Midland Empire Conference is a high school activity conference whose members are located in Missouri. The conference participates in the MSHSAA.-Member schools:There are eight members of the Midland Empire Conference:...
and all district lineman. Dorrel's great-grandfather was a fullback on the Northwest's first team in 1908, and his grandfather and two great-uncles played for team in the 1940s.
Dorrel played under Northwest's Mel Tjeerdsma
Mel Tjeerdsma
Mel Tjeerdsma is a retired American football coach. He served as the head coach at Austin College in Sherman, Texas from 1984 to 1993 and at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri from 1994 until his retirement after the 2010 season. In his 27 years as a head coach, Tjeerdsma...
during Tjeerdsma's first Northwest season in 1994 in which the Bearcats went 0-11 before Tjeerdsma began his run of seven NCAA Division II National Football Championship
NCAA Division II national football championship
The NCAA Division II National Football Championship began in 1973. Prior to 1973, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action for what was then called the NCAA College Division and a poll determined the final champion....
games. He was captain of the team under Tjeerdsma in 1995, 1996 and 1997. He was Daktronics Second-Team All-America offensive lineman as a senior in 1997 (with Bearcats reaching the quarterfinals in both 1996 and 1997).
After graduating from Northwest in 1998 he was a graduate assistant in 1998 at Northeastern State University
Northeastern State University
Northeastern State University is a public university with its main campus located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States, at the foot of the Ozark Mountains. Northeastern's home, Tahlequah, is also the capital of the Cherokee nation of Oklahoma...
in Oklahoma. He returned to Northwest as a graduate assistant in 1999 when Bearcats won their second national championship in 1999. He received his masters from Northwest in 2000. He held offensive line coach at Dakota State University
Dakota State University
Dakota State University is a public university located in Madison, South Dakota. The university has a technology centric focus with programs in computer and information science, business, education, physical sciences, among other graduate and undergraduate programs...
in 2000 and offensive coach at William Jewell College
William Jewell College
William Jewell College is a private, four-year liberal arts college of 1,100 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri, U.S. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders, including Robert S. James, a Baptist minister and father of the...
in 2001-2003.
In 2004 he returned to Northwest and held offensive positions as the team made five consecutive national championship appearances in 2005-2009 including a national championship in 2009 (a year in which the Bearcats averaged 42 points and 474 yards per game).
In 2007 he was named offensive coach of the United States national American football team
United States national american football team
The United States national American football team represents the United States in international American football competitions. It is the country's official senior national men's football team. It is controlled by USA Football and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football...
for the 2007 IFAF World Cup
2007 IFAF World Cup
The 2007 IFAF World Championship was the third instance of the IFAF World Championship, the quadrennial international American football world championship tournament...
(which the United States won).
Prior to the 2011 season Tjeerdsma retired and Scott Bostwick
Scott Bostwick
Scott Bostwick was an American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the defensive coordinator at Northwest Missouri State University from 1994 to 2010 under head coach Mel Tjeerdsma, during which time the Bearcats captured three NCAA Division II National Football...
who had been the defensive coach at Northwest was named to succeed Tjeerdsma. Dorrel was promoted to assistant coach and had planned to continue his offensive duties. Bostwick died of a heart attack on June 5, 2011. On June 23 Dorrel was named head coach. Both Bostwick and Dorrel had started affiliations with Northwest under Tjeerdsma in the first 0-11 1994 season and both coaches did not have prior head coaching positions before taking over the head coach position. The Maryville Daily Forum
Maryville Daily Forum
The Maryville Daily Forum is a daily newspaper in Maryville, Missouri that is owned by GateHouse Media.The paper traces its roots to the Nodaway Democrat published in 1869 by future Missouri Governor Albert P. Morehouse. Morehouse had in 1865 published the Maryville Gazette which was just a list...
in applauding the appointment noted that Northwest had wanted to hire somebody who was familiar with the Tjeerdsma tradition rather than going outside.