John Wristen

John Wristen
	Wristen in 2023
Biographical details
Born	April 15, 1962 (age 62); Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
1980–1983	Southern Colorado
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1998	Northwestern (RB/ST)
1999–2000	Colorado (RB/ST)
2001–2005	Colorado (TE/ST)
2006–2007	UCLA (TE/ST)
2008–2022	CSU Pueblo
Head coaching record
Overall	133–37
Tournaments	9–8 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 NCAA Division II (2014); 8 RMAC (2011–2018)

John Wristen (born April 15, 1962) is an American former college football coach and player. He was the head football coach at Colorado State University–Pueblo (CSU Pueblo), a position he held from 2008 until his retirement in 2022. He graduated from CSU Pueblo in 1984, when the school was known as the University of Southern Colorado. Wristen led the 2014 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team to the NCAA Division II Football Championship title.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA^#
CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2008–2022)
2008	CSU Pueblo	4–6	3–6	T–6th
2009	CSU Pueblo	7–4	6–3	T–3rd
2010	CSU Pueblo	9–2	7–2	T–3rd
2011	CSU Pueblo	11–1	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round	9^[1]
2012	CSU Pueblo	12–1	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal	6^[2]
2013	CSU Pueblo	11–1	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round	7^[3]
2014	CSU Pueblo	14–1	8–1	T–1st	W NCAA Division II Championship	1^[4]
2015	CSU Pueblo	12–2	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal	5^[5]
2016	CSU Pueblo	8–3	8–2	T–1st
2017	CSU Pueblo	9–3	9–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division II First Round	17^[6]
2018	CSU Pueblo	11–2	9–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round	7
2019	CSU Pueblo	11–2	9–1	2nd	L NCAA Division II Second Round	12
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	CSU Pueblo	6–5	6–3	4th
2022	CSU Pueblo	8–4	7–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division II First Round
CSU Pueblo:		133–37	102–19
Total:		133–37
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from AFCA Poll.

^ "Pittsburg State Ends 2011 Season at No. 1 in Division II Poll". AFCA. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
^ "Valdosta State Finishes Season at No. 1 in Division II Poll". AFCA. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
^ "Northwest Missouri State Finishes 2013 Season at No. 1". AFCA.com. December 23, 2013. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ "Colorado State-Pueblo Ends 2014 No. 1 in Division II Poll". American Football Coaches Association. December 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
^ "Northwest Missouri State Ends 2015 Season at No. 1". AFCA. December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
^ "DII College Football Rankings - AFCA Coaches | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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