Don Powers
Biographical details | |
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Born | Lincolnton, North Carolina | November 14, 1944
Died | December 4, 2017 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | (aged 73)
Playing career | |
1963–1967 | Western Carolina |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1968–1983 | Western Carolina (LB, DC) |
1984 | Western Kentucky (DC) |
1985–1988 | East Carolina (DC) |
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, The Military College of South Carolina, 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. 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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