Career
He was the defensive coordinator for the Indiana State Sycamores in 1978 and 1979. He is the leader at Indiana State in tenure (18 seasons), wins (94) and playoff appearances (2). At Indiana State, Raetz coached the Sycamores in 200 games, finishing with a record of 94-105-1.
He coached 8 First Team All-Americans.
65 All-Missouri Valley/Missouri Valley Football players, 6 Collegiate All-Star players, 8 Conference Players of the Year and sent 14 players to the professional ranks. Most notably:
Tunch Ilkin, an offensive tackle who played for the Steelers and Packers.
Wayne Davis, a cornerback with the Chargers, Bills and Redskins. Vencie Glenn, the safety who played for the Patriots, Chargers, Saints, Vikings and Giants.
Mike Simmons, a defensive lineman who played for the Saints.
But his coaching staffs delivered, too. Among the assistant coaches who worked for Raetz and went on to NFL head coach, assistant coach or player personnel positions were Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints), Dave McGinnis (Arizona Cardinals), (Tennessee Titans), Pete Hoener (San Francisco 49ers), Bobby Turner (Washington Redskins), Dave Magazu (Carolina Panthers) and Alvin Reynolds (Baltimore Ravens), (Atlanta Falcons). His two best seasons were 1983 and 1984 as he led the Sycamores to consecutive playoff appearances, in 1983, Indiana State finished at 8-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Division 1-Associate of Arts playoffs before losing to conference foe, Southern Illinois.
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The Indiana State season came to an abrupt end, as the Sycamores dropped a 42-41 OT decision in their 2nd consecutive Pecan Bowl. Joining Dick Jamieson as the defensive coordinator / linebackers coach at Indiana State, when Jamieson was tapped as the 14th head coach in Indiana State history. Two seasons later, when Jamieson was hired onto the staff of the NFL"s Cardinals, Raetz succeeded him as the 15th coach for the Indiana State Sycamores.
Raetz began a coaching career that took him from North Kansas City High, where his teams were renowned for their defensive prowess, to a head coaching position at the J.C Harmon High.
Where he coached future NFL Pro Bowler Mark Haynes. He left there to join the staff at the University of Missouri.
