title: Wes Buller
text: # Wes Buller
  
  Wesley Dale Buller (October 6, 1928 – April 2, 2018) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas (1960–1964), Friends University in Wichita, Kansas (1965–1968), and Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas (1969–1971), compiling a career college football record of 51–51–5.
  
  ## Coaching career
  
  ### Bethel
  
  Buller was the head football coach at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas for five seasons, from 1960 until 1964, compiling a record of 17–26–2.
  
  ### Friends
  
  After Bethel, Buller became the head football coach at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, serving from 1965 to 1968 season, during which time his program recorded a record of 19–15–2.
  
  ### Southwestern
  
  Buller was the 19th head football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, serving for three seasons, from 1969 to 1971. His record at Southwestern was 15–11–1.
  
  Buller resigned as head coach after the death of his wife in 1971.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bethel Threshers (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1960–1964) ||||||
  | 1960 | Bethel | 4–4–1 | 4–4–1 | T–5th |
  | 1961 | Bethel | 3–6 | 3–6 | T–7th |
  | 1962 | Bethel | 4–4–1 | 4–4–1 | 5th |
  | 1963 | Bethel | 4–5 | 4–5 | 6th |
  | 1964 | Bethel | 2–7 | 2–7 | T–8th |
  | Bethel: | Bethel: | 17–26–2 | 17–26–2 | |
  | Friends Falcons (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1965–1968) ||||||
  | 1965 | Friends | 4–5 | 4–5 | 6th |
  | 1966 | Friends | 5–3–1 | 5–3–1 | T–4th |
  | 1967 | Friends | 4–4–1 | 4–4–1 | 6th |
  | 1968 | Friends | 6–3 | 6–3 | 3rd |
  | Friends: | Friends: | 19–15–2 | 19–15–2 | |
  | Southwestern Moundbuilders (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1969–1971) ||||||
  | 1969 | Southwestern | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd (South) |
  | 1970 | Southwestern | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | T–2nd (South) |
  | 1971 | Southwestern | 4–5 | 3–5 | T–5th |
  | Southwestern: | Southwestern: | 15–11–1 | 9–9 | |
  | Total: | Total: | 51–51–5 | | |
  