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EPHRAIM — Snow College football coach Britt Maughan announced Tuesday he will resign from his position at the Ephraim-based junior college, the school announced in a statement.
Maughan went 31-11 in four seasons as head coach of the Badgers, for which he worked a total of nine seasons. His tenure includes finishing with a No. 2 national ranking in 2015 when the Badgers went 10-1 and won the Salt City Bowl against Dodge City Community College 38-14.
"I am announcing today that I will be stepping down as the head football coach at Snow College to pursue other coaching opportunities," Maughan said in the school's statement. "I have thoroughly enjoyed my nine seasons here at Snow College. We have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success. I felt it was necessary to make this decision now so that our current players and future players would have a great opportunity to succeed."
During his tenure, Maughan helped coach 14 junior college All-American selections, as well as 50 all-Western States Football League selections. He was the 2015 WSFL Coach of the Year and averaged nearly 30 four-year program signees over the past four seasons, including Utah lineman Garett Bolles and BYU defensive tackle Handsome Tanielu and wide receiver Jonah Trinnaman, among others.
"We appreciate the many things coach Maughan has done for our football program over the past four years," said athletic director Rob Nielson, who will begin the school's search for a replacement immediately. "Give his many accomplishments, I'm certain Coach Maughan will be successful where ever he goes. We wish him and his family all the very best."
Maughan's tenure also ends with a 6-2 record in 2016 when the Badgers ascended to the top spot in one national junior college poll before a 33-19 loss to Mesa Community College Sept. 10.
The Badgers went on to forfeit two games, including a 21-0 win over Eastern Arizona College on Oct. 29, for the use of an eligible player. An internal review of the program revealed a member of the football team was below the minimum standard for credits allowed in school, and he participated in two games.
