Jack Wallace (American football)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Grants, New Mexico | December 11, 1925
Died | February 24, 1995 near Corpus Christi, Texas | (aged 69)
Playing career | |
1946–1948 | Pittsburg State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1960–1964 | Drake (assistant) |
1965–1976 | Drake |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 60–65–3 |
Bowls | 0–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 MVC (1972) | |
Awards | |
MVC Coach of the Year (1972) | |
Jack D. Wallace (December 11, 1925 – February 24, 1995) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Drake University from 1965 until 1976, compiling a record of 60–65–3.
Wallace was a native of Grants, New Mexico and played college football at Pittsburg State University from 1946 to 1948. He earned a master's degree from Drake and a Ph.D at the University of Iowa. Wallace died on February 23, 1995 in an automobile accident near Corpus Christi, Texas.[1]
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Drake Bulldogs (NCAA College Division independent) (1965–1970) | |||||||||
1965 | Drake | 6–4 | |||||||
1966 | Drake | 8–2 | |||||||
1967 | Drake | 4–5 | |||||||
1968 | Drake | 5–5 | |||||||
1969 | Drake | 7–2–2 | L Pecan | ||||||
1970 | Drake | 7–4 | |||||||
Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (1965–1970) | |||||||||
1971 | Drake | 7–4 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1972 | Drake | 7–5 | 4–1 | T–1st | L Pioneer | ||||
1973 | Drake | 2–9 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
1974 | Drake | 3–7–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1975 | Drake | 3–8 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1976 | Drake | 1–10 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
Drake: | 60–65–3 | 11–16–1 | |||||||
Total: | 60–65–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References[]
- ^ "Ex-Drake football coach Wallace dies in traffic accident in Texas". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids). Associated Press. February 26, 1995. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
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