Joe Zabilski

Joseph P. Zabilski (July 4, 1917 – April 27, 2002)^[1] was an American football and basketball and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern University from 1948 to 1971, compiling a record of 101–77–6. Zabilski was also the head basketball coach at Northeastern from 1948 to 1958, tallying a mark of 82–109.

Joe Zabilski

Zabilski pictured in The Cauldron 1954, Northeastern yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1917-07-04)July 4, 1917 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	April 27, 2002(2002-04-27) (aged 84) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1938–1940	Boston College
1942	North Carolina Pre-Flight
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1947	Maine (line)
1948–1971	Northeastern
Basketball
?–1948	Maine (freshmen)
1948–1958	Northeastern
Track and field
?–1948	Maine (freshmen)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1976–1983	Northeastern
Head coaching record
Overall	101–77–6 (football) 82–109 (basketball)

Zabilski played college football at Boston College from 1938 to 1940. During World War II, he served as an officer in the United States Navy. While in the service, he played on the North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters football team in 1942 coached by Jim Crowley. In 1946, Zabilski was named line coach at the University of Maine under head coach George E. Allen.^[2] At Maine, he also coached the freshmen basketball and track and field teams.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northeastern Huskies (Independent) (1948–1971)
1948	Northeastern	1–4–1
1949	Northeastern	3–3
1950	Northeastern	3–3–1
1951	Northeastern	6–0–1
1952	Northeastern	4–3
1953	Northeastern	6–1
1954	Northeastern	4–3
1955	Northeastern	4–1–1
1956	Northeastern	3–5
1957	Northeastern	1–6
1958	Northeastern	6–2
1959	Northeastern	1–6–1
1960	Northeastern	2–5–1
1961	Northeastern	4–4
1962	Northeastern	5–3
1963	Northeastern	8–1			L Eastern Bowl
1964	Northeastern	5–3
1965	Northeastern	6–2
1966	Northeastern	6–2
1967	Northeastern	7–1
1968	Northeastern	6–3
1969	Northeastern	3–6
1970	Northeastern	3–5
1971	Northeastern	4–5
Northeastern:		101–77–6
Total:		101–77–6

References

1. "Obituaries in the News". Apnewsarchive.com. April 30, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
2. "Zabilski Named Line Coach for Univ. of Maine Eleven". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 16, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. "Northeastern U Coach Appointed". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. United Press. April 14, 1948. p. 19. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com  .