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Craig Howard arrived in Ashland in 2011 on the heels of an eight-season stretch in which SOU averaged three wins - in 2014, Howard helped the Raiders bring home the school's first NAIA National Championship. The Raiders were Frontier champions by the end of his second season. By his fourth they were on top of the NAIA, and by his fifth, despite losing Dodge, they returned to the championship game after another improbable run through the playoffs. During their back-to-back runs to the title round, Howard led the Raiders to upsets of two top-ranked teams, a No. 2-ranked team and a No. 3-ranked team, all on the road. He died in 2017, following his sixth season, with a career record of 50-23. His win percentage of .685 is the best in program history.
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