List of West Alabama Tigers head football coaches
The West Alabama Tigers college football team represents the University of West Alabama[A 1] in the Gulf South Conference (GSC). The Tigers compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division II. The program has had 20 head coaches since it began play during the 1938 season.[1] Since December 2013, Brett Gilliland has served as West Alabama's head coach.[2]
The team has played nearly 700 games over 71 seasons of West Alabama football.[1] In that time, five coaches have led the Tigers to postseason appearances: Morris Higginbotham, Mickey Andrews, Jim King, Bobby Wallace and Hall.[1] Hall led the Tigers to their first outright Gulf South championship in 2012.[3] Andrews won West Alabama's lone national championship in 1971 as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.[4]
Gilliland is the leader in seasons coached with eight years with the program and the leader in games won with 52 and Andrews has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .750.[1] Robert Cire has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .100.[1] Will Hall led the Tigers to both of their GSC championships.[5] Of the 22 cehead coaches who have led the Tigers, Vaughn Mancha has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[6]
Key[edit]
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 3] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 4] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 5] | ||||
Coaches[edit]
| No. | Name | Term [A 7] |
G | W | L | T | PCT | CW | CL | CT | PCT | PW | PL | PT | CCs | NCs | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Tubb | 1938–1941 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0.519 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Fred McCollum | 1946 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | C. A. Douglas | 1947–1948 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0.206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | George Darrow | 1949[A 8] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Vaughn Mancha† | 1949–1951[A 8] | 28 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0.643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Bob Williams | 1952 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | T. Ray Richeson | 1953–1956 | 36 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0.125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Robert Cire | 1957–1959 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0.100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Jim Garner | 1957–1959 | 64 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 0.367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Morris Higginbotham | 1967–1969 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Mickey Andrews | 1970–1972 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0.750 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 – 1971 (NAIA) | — |
| 12 | Jim King | 1973–1976 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0.670 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0.641 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Jack Crowe | 1977–1978 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0.250 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0.133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Frank North | 1979–1984 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0.517 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0.415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Sam McCorkle | 1985–1990 2004–2005 |
88 | 24 | 62 | 2 | 0.284 | 13 | 51 | 2 | 0.212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Lloyd Sisco | 1991–1993 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0.450 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0.289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Todd Stroud | 1994–1996 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0.194 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0.045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Bobby Johns | 1997–2000 | 42 | 11 | 31 | — | 0.262 | 6 | 28 | — | 0.176 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Randy Pippin | 2001–2003 | 33 | 8 | 25 | — | 0.242 | 4 | 23 | — | 0.148 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Bobby Wallace | 2006–2010 | 56 | 26 | 30 | — | 0.464 | 15 | 25 | — | 0.375 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Will Hall | 2011–2013 | 36 | 25 | 11 | — | 0.694 | 11 | 3 | — | 0.786 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Brett Gilliland | 2014–present | 103 | 62 | 41 | — | 0.602 | 37 | 31 | — | 0.544 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Since 1939, what is now known as the University of West Alabama has also been known as: Livingston State Teachers College (1939–1957), Livingston State College (1957–1967) and Livingston University (1967–1995).
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[7]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[8]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[9]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 college football season.
- ^ West Alabama did not field a team between 1942 and 1945 due to World War II.[10]
- ^ a b George Darrow served as head coach for Livingston State for the first two games of the 1949 season before he died of a heart attack on September 25.[11] Vaughn Mancha succeed him as head coach.[12]
References[edit]
General
- West Alabama Coaching Records Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- 2011 UWA Football Record Book. West Alabama Sports Information. Livingston, Alabama: Issuu. 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
Specific
- ^ a b c d e 2011 UWA Football Record Book, pp. 18–21
- ^ "West Alabama names record-setting quarterback Brett Gilliand as coach". NCAA.com. West Alabama Athletics. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "West Alabama wins first outright Gulf South Conference Championship". AL.com. November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Carroll, Andrew (October 8, 2011). "Former coaches, players recall Livingston's 1971 NAIA championship". The Tuscaloosa News. TuscaloosaNews.com. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ Champlin, Drew (November 21, 2013). "West Alabama's Will Hall to be named head coach at West Georgia". AL.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Vaughn "Cisco" Mancha". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ 2011 UWA Football Record Book, p. 18
- ^ "Florence Holds Livingston To 14-13 Victory". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 23, 1949. p. C6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Livingston Coach Dies Of Heart Attack". The Choctaw Advocate. Butler, Alabama. October 6, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
