Nixa Public Schools has announced High School Head Football Coach Rich Rehagen is retiring from the position.
Rehagen served as head coach of the Eagles for 11 seasons.
Prior to his head coaching position, Rehagen worked for Nixa as an assistant coach for 14 years.
During his tenure at head coach, Rehagen finished with an overall record of 80-57, becoming the winningest coach in Nixa’s football program.
Coach Rehagen led the football team to its first and only appearance in the state championship game in 2014.Â
Under his tenure as head coach, Rehagen led the team to four Final Four appearances in 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2015. The team also received five straight top-ten AP final football state rankings from 2011 to 2015. Â
With the retirement of Rehagen, the district will begin a search for the next head coach for the football team, with the planned announcement sometime this spring.
