Charles Bates (American football)

Charles Bates
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1969	Kentucky State
1972–1977	Southern
Head coaching record
Overall	38–28–2

Charles Bates is a former American football coach. He was the 15th head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving for two seasons, from 1968 to 1969, and compiling a record of 2–15.^[1]

In 1972, Bates succeeded Alva Tabor as Southern University's 10th head football coach.^[2] After a tumultuous 2–7–1 start to his career at Southern, Bates and the Jaguars posted two eight-win seasons (1974, 1976) and a nine win-season in 1975 in which Southern captured a share of the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC title and won the Pelican Bowl over South Carolina State.^[3] After a rough 3–3–1 start to the 1977 season, Bates stepped down mid-season, and Ken Tillage took over coaching duties for the rest of the season.^[4] During his tenure at Southern, Bates favored the Wishbone formation on offense. Bates won 36 games as coach for Southern, losing 23, and tied twice for a winning percentage of .606. This percentage places Bates fourth behind Ace Mumford (.730), Brice Taylor (.725), and Pete Richardson (.688).

References[]

^ Kentucky State University coaching records Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Charlie Bates replaces Alva Tabor". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. February 11, 1972. p. 32. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Charlie Bates, former Chicago Bears defensive end, was named head coach at Southern University yesterday, replacing Alva Tabor who resigned after a 3-7 season.
^ "Nearly called off, Pelican Bowl played; Southern wins". Sports. Jet. January 22, 1976. p. 48. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Google Books.
^ "New Coach for Southern U.". The New York Times. January 7, 1978. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

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[1] Kentucky State University coaching records Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Charlie Bates replaces Alva Tabor". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. February 11, 1972. p. 32. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Charlie Bates, former Chicago Bears defensive end, was named head coach at Southern University yesterday, replacing Alva Tabor who resigned after a 3-7 season.

[3] "Nearly called off, Pelican Bowl played; Southern wins". Sports. Jet. January 22, 1976. p. 48. Retrieved June 13, 2017 – via Google Books.

[4] "New Coach for Southern U.". The New York Times. January 7, 1978. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

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