Kathy Beauregard (born May 17, 1957) is the former director of athletics for Western Michigan University.[1][2][3][4] She previously served as an associate athletic director at Western Michigan University from 1989 to 1997, and as women's gymnastics head coach at Western Michigan University from 1980 to 1988. Beauregard graduated from Hope College with a bachelor's degree in 1979, and from Western Michigan University with a master's degree in 1981. Beauregard's hiring of football coach P. J. Fleck in 2013 propelled the Broncos football team to its greatest successes in program history, culminating in a 13–1 record in 2016 and berth in the 2017 Cotton Bowl.[5][6] Beauregard retired as athletic director at Western Michigan on December 31, 2021.[7][8]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1957 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hope College, Western Michigan University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1988 | Western Michigan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1989–1997 | Western Michigan (associate AD) |
| 1997–2021 | Western Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 76–51–2 |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan Broncos (Mid-American Conference) (1980–1988) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Western Michigan | 7–6 | |||||||
| 1981 | Western Michigan | 8–4 | |||||||
| 1982 | Western Michigan | 5–8 | |||||||
| 1983 | Western Michigan | 10–8 | |||||||
| 1984 | Western Michigan | 5–4–2 | |||||||
| 1985 | Western Michigan | 13–5 | |||||||
| 1986 | Western Michigan | 6–7 | |||||||
| 1987 | Western Michigan | 8–6 | |||||||
| 1988 | Western Michigan | 14–3 | |||||||
| Western Michigan: | 76–51–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 76–51–2 | ||||||||