| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Education | Heidelberg (1966) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978 | Akron (DC) |
| 1979–1984 | Friends |
| 1988–1991 | Thiel |
| 1992–1994 | Manchester |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1988–1991 | Thiel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–72 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| PAC Coach of the Year (1989) | |
Dale A. Liston is a retired American football coach. He served as the head coach at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas (1979–1984), Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania (1988–1991), and Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana (1992–1994).
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends Falcons (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1979–1984) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Friends | 7–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1980 | Friends | 4–5 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1981 | Friends | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1982 | Friends | 5–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1983 | Friends | 2–7 | 2–7 | 10th | |||||
| 1984 | Friends | 4–6 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Friends: | 27–28 | 25–26 | |||||||
| Thiel Tomcats (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1988–1991) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Thiel | 0–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1989 | Thiel | 3–6 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1990 | Thiel | 4–5 | 1–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Thiel | 5–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Thiel: | 12–24 | 6–13 | |||||||
| Manchester Spartans (Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1992–1994) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Manchester | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1993 | Manchester | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1994 | Manchester | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Manchester: | 10–20 | 4–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 49–72 | ||||||||