Rick Willis (born February 4, 1966) is an American college administrator and former football, baseball, and softball coach. He was the athletic director at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, from rom 2005 to 2021, before transitioning to vice president for student recruitment. Willis served two stints as the head football coach at Wartburg, from 1997 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2021, compiled a record of 185–46. He was succeeded in 2021 by his former player and defensive coordinator Chris Winter. He was the head baseball coach at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio from 1991 to 1996, amassing a record of 150–85. Willis also coached the softball team at Wartburg for one season, in 2003, tallying a mark of 38–10 and reaching the Division III Women's College World Series. Willis was born in Camanche, Iowa. He attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he played football and baseball, earning all-conference honors in both sports. Head coaching record Football Baseball Softball References External links Wartburg administrative profile Wartburg football profile 1966 births Living people American football defensive backs American softball coaches Baseball second basemen Cornell Rams baseball players Cornell Rams football players Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Wartburg Knights athletic directors Wartburg Knights football coaches Wittenberg Tigers baseball coaches Wittenberg Tigers football coaches Wartburg Knights softball coaches University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni People from Clinton County, Iowa Coaches of American football from Iowa Players of American football from Iowa Baseball coaches from Iowa Baseball players from Iowa