After earning his associate’s degree from Brainerd Community College, Tischer quickly earned a reputation as a relentless tackler on the football field and a key contributor on the wrestling mat for the Comets. Despite spending just two seasons on the gridiron at Concordia-St. Paul, the St. Francis, Minnesota (St. Francis HS) native left CSP holding nearly every tackling record for the program.
After opening his career with a staggering 152 tackles (16.8 per game) during the team’s conference title-winning 1978 season, Tischer followed it up with an even better 1979 season in which he set the school record in total tackles with 175 (19.4 per game) while adding five fumble recoveries.
He added another conference title as a wrestler in his lone season on the team as his second place finish at the 1978 Conference Wrestling Championships helped the team win the crown while also earning him qualification for the national meet.
Following his graduation from CSP in May 1981, Tischer spent three years as an assistant football coach for the Comets before becoming the defensive coordinator, wrestling coach and residence director at Concordia River Forest for 11 years, earning his M.A. in guidance and counseling during that time. In 1994, Stan moved his family to Morris, Illinois, where he spent 24 years as a guidance counselor, football and wrestling coach and founder of the award-winning Minooka Angler’s Club before retiring in 2019. He now resides in New Auburn, Wisconsin with his wife, Janis. They are the parents of Joshua, Jacob and Joseph and grandparents of Adelyn, Jason, Rhett, Riley, Brooke, Sadie, Daisy and Wilder.
Career Awards
- 1979-80 Concordia Athlete of the Year
- 1979 Upper Midwest All-Conference Team
- 1979 Twin Rivers All-Conference Team
- 1978 Upper Midwest All-Conference Second Team
- 1978 Twin Rivers All-Conference honorable mention
- 1979 Comet of the Year
- 1978 Twin Rivers Conference Champions in football
- 1978 Team Conference Champions in wrestling
CSP Records
- 1st - season total tackles (175, 1979)
- 1st - season assisted tackles (100, 1978)
- 1st (at time of graduation, now 2nd) - career assisted tackles (195)
- 1st (at time of graduation, now 4th) - career total tackles (327)
- 1st (at time of graduation, now 2nd) - season solo tackles (80, 1979)
- 1st (at time of graduation, now 14th) - career solo tackles (132)
- t-1st - season fumbles recovered (5, 1979)
- 2nd - season assisted tackles (95, 1979)
- 2nd (at time of graduation, now 5th) - career fumbles recovered (5)
Career & Season Stats
- Career 18.2 tackles per game (327 total) in two seasons
- Season 19.4 tackles per game (175 total) in 1979
- Season 16.8 tackles per game (152 total) in 1978
- Career five fumbles recovered
- Finished second in the 1978 conference wrestling meet
- Two-time letter winner in football
- 1978 letter winner in wrestling
