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Bill Burgess (American football)
Bill Burgess (born January 26, 1941) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama for 12 seasons, from 1985 until 1996, compiling a record of 84–49–4. In 1992, he led his team to a national title, winning the NCAA Division II Football Championship.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1941 |
| Playing career | |
| 1962 | Auburn |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1970 | Woodlawn HS (AL) |
| 1971–1984 | Oxford HS (AL) |
| 1985–1996 | Jacksonville State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 84–49–4 (college) 127–68–5 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 12–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division II (1992) 4 GSC (1988–1989, 1991–1992) | |
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Burgess played fullback for the Auburn Tigers and earned an athletic letter for the 1962 season under head coach Ralph Jordan.[2] In 2011, he was inducted into the Division II Hall of Fame. In 2019, he was inducted in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. He is the father of Rick and Greg Burgess from the nationally syndicated Rick and Bubba radio show.[3]
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Gulf South Conference) (1985–1992) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Jacksonville State | 3–6–1 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1986 | Jacksonville State | 5–4–1 | 4–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1987 | Jacksonville State | 5–4–1 | 3–4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1988 | Jacksonville State | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1989 | Jacksonville State | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1990 | Jacksonville State | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1991 | Jacksonville State | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1992 | Jacksonville State | 12–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (NCAA Division II independent) (1993–1994) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Jacksonville State | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1994 | Jacksonville State | 4–7 | |||||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Jacksonville State | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1996 | Jacksonville State | 1–9 | |||||||
| Jacksonville State: | 84–49–4 | 43–15–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 84–49–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ Medley, Joe (January 5, 2016). "Burgess sets tone for FCS final game week with fiery speech to Gamecocks". Anniston Star. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ . Auburn Tigers football. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Baggett, Heather (September 2, 2011). . Southeast Sun. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2016.