Kansas Cougars Mission Statement
 Provide a structure based minor league football team in the community. The Kansas Cougars will build bridges for better communication within organizations, and the community by providing affordable entertainment as well as opportunities for athletes to continue their academic and athletic careers.

Kansas Cougars Vision
Our vision is to assist young at-risk men in maintaining football playing skills, regaining educational elegibility and returning to formal institutions of education, thereby building stronger, safer communities.

Our History
General Manager and Owner Marcel Wash, who played college at Southeastern Oklahoma State (Durant OK), Ottawa University (Ottawa KS) and Friends Unversity (Wichita KS), entered his current professional career in corrections and field of substance abuse counseling in 1999.  Mr. Wash's achievments in college football include: 1st running back to rush over 100 yards in 5 years at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and 2 time All American at Ottawa University.
His love of football and his passion to help at-risk populations and turn their lives around came together in 2006, resulting in the formation of the Kansas Cougars minor league footabll team.
The Problem
Many young men with natural and attained skills in football experience a premature end to thier football careers due to disrptions in thier education.
How many promising young players have you seen drop out of or be expelled from High School or higher levels of learning?  What happens to these young men following educational disruption?
Far to often the answer is a continuing downward spiral into social isolation and disenfranchisement, and escalation in the use of substances and/or alcohol, , low-paying "go nowhere" jobs, joblessness, homelessness, and in the worst case scenarios, the beginnings of a criminal career.
The Solution
Social science researcch provides the solution to minimizing risk for these young men and them to return to lives of achieving sucess.  It is critical that young men at-risk stay involved in positive activities, experience meaningful conections in the community to prosocial role models, make and pursue goals and recieve positive reiforcement along the way.  Involvement in Minor League football provides a setting in which this can happen.

In the 2008 season, 11 of players went on to play for colleges!

"I would not have made to college without Coach Wash and the Cougars supporting me"! 
Preston Spenser (2007 Defensive End)

Joe Bryson (2008 Offensive Tackle) states, " The Kansas Cougars helped encourage me to move forth with my goals of obtaining a college degree while pusueing my athletics".

In 2009 the Cougars assisted 6 players in finding Full-time employment and helped enroll 2 players in a GED program!

The Kansas Cougars need your support!
Without fan attendance at games, organizational volunteers and generous donations by sponsors, we cannot exist.  Please see out Sponsership Package to contribute.


The Kansas Cougars are a semi-professional football team that play out of Newton, KS. They are a member of the Central Football League in the North Division.
The Cougars joined the CFL in 2007 and had a great season that came to an end in the first round of the 2007 playoffs.

2007 CFL Allstars from the Kansas Cougars
John Preston (OL)
Dixon Aforia (DL)
Preston Spencer (DL)
Depaul Murdock (DB)
Julious Moore (DB)

2008 Allstars from the Kansas Cougars
MVP-Eddie Harfield
Offensive Player of the Year- Eddie Hartfield
Defensive Player of the Year- Pascual Gallegos
Special Team Player of the Year- Romondo Scott
Most Improved Player- Greg Gauntt
Golden Heart Award- Alex Garcia

Our 2009 Season was dedicated to Pascual Gallegos as he passed away in November of 2008.

2009 Allstars from the Kansas Cougars
MVP- Fred Brown
Offensive Player of the Year- Eddie Hartfield
Defensive Player of the Year- Patrick Henry
Special Team Player of the Year- Craig Brown
Most Improved Player- Lorenzo Alfoa
Golden Heart Award- Josh Henke


League Officers:
Chairmen of the Board:
Vice-Chairmen of the Board: 
Treasurer: Charlie Hudson, Joplin Crusaders
Secretary: Marcel Wash, Kansas Cougars

Commissioner: 
North Deputy Commissioner: Charlie Hudson, Joplin Crusaders
South Deputy Commissioner: