Don Powers
American football player and coach (1944–2017)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1944-11-14)November 14, 1944 Lincolnton, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | December 4, 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 73) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1963–1967 | Western Carolina |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1968–1983 | Western Carolina (LB, DC) |
1984 | Western Kentucky (DC) |
1985–1987 | East Carolina (DC) |
1988 | East Carolina (AHC) |
1989–1995 | The Citadel (DC) |
1996–2000 | The Citadel |
2006–2007 | Western Carolina (DC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 19–36 |
Donald Wayne Powers (November 14, 1944 – December 4, 2017)[1] was an American football coach. He was the 20th head football coach at The Citadel, serving for five seasons, from 1996 to 2000, and compiling a record of 19–36.[2] He also served as an assistant coach, working principally with linebackers and defensive backs, and as a defensive coordinator, at Western Carolina (in two stints), Western Kentucky, and East Carolina.[3][4][5][6][7]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1955–1956) | |||||||||
1996 | The Citadel | 4–7 | 3–5 | 5th | |||||
1997 | The Citadel | 6–5 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
1998 | The Citadel | 5–6 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
1999 | The Citadel | 2–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
2000 | The Citadel | 2–9 | 1–7 | T-8th | |||||
The Citadel: | 19–36 | 13–27 | |||||||
Total: | 19–36 |
References
- ^ "Obituary - Don Powers". Tributes.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Citadel Coaching Records Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Don Powers bio". Western Carolina Catamounts. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Catamount Athletics Mourns the loss of Don Powers". Western Carolina Catamounts. December 5, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Former Football coach Don Powers Passes Away". The Citadel Bulldogs. December 5, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Jeff Hartsell (December 4, 2017). "Former Citadel football coach Don Powers passes away". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina.
- ^ Jeff Hartsell (November 23, 2016). "Former Citadel players give thanks to ailing coach Don Powers with book". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches
- Syd Smith (1905)
- Ralph Foster (1906–1908)
- Sam Costen (1909–1910)
- Louis LeTellier (1911–1912)
- George C. Rogers (1913–1915)
- Harry J. O'Brien (1916–1918)
- George C. Rogers (1919)
- Harry J. O'Brien (1920–1921)
- Carl Prause (1922–1929)
- Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
- Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
- Bo Rowland (1940–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952)
- John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
- John Sauer (1955–1956)
- Eddie Teague (1957–1965)
- Red Parker (1966–1972)
- Bobby Ross (1973–1977)
- Art Baker (1978–1982)
- Tom Moore (1983–1986)
- Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995)
- Don Powers (1996–2000)
- Ellis Johnson (2001–2003)
- John Zernhelt (2004)
- Kevin Higgins (2005–2013)
- Mike Houston (2014–2015)
- Brent Thompson (2016–2022)
- Maurice Drayton (2023– )
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