LeRoy Hughes
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 20, 1905 California |
| Died | December 7, 1991 (aged 86) San Luis Obispo, California |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1929 | Oregon |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1940 | Menlo JC (backfield) |
| 1941–1943 | Menlo JC |
| 1946–1949 | Menlo JC |
| 1950–1961 | Cal Poly |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1944 | Menlo JC |
| 1946–1950 | Menlo JC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 72–38–1 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 CAAA (1952–1953) | |
LeRoy Barry Hughes (November 20, 1905 – December 7, 1991) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Menlo Junior College in Atherton, California (1941–1943, 1946–1949) and California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California (1950–1961).[1] He was the head coach at Cal Poly during the 1960 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo football team C-46 crash.[2][3]
Hughes was a member of the University of Oregon men's basketball team from 1927 to 1929.[4]
Head coaching record[]
College football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | UPI Small College# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Mustangs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1950–1961) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Cal Poly | 3–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1951 | Cal Poly | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Cal Poly | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Cal Poly | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1954 | Cal Poly | 6–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Cal Poly | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Cal Poly | 7–3 | 0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1957 | Cal Poly | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Cal Poly | 9–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | 15 | ||||
| 1959 | Cal Poly | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Cal Poly | 1–5 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1961 | Cal Poly | 4–4 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Cal Poly: | 72–38–1 | 30–16–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 72–38–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Students Greet Coach At Poly Stadium Rally". El Mustang. Cal Poly. March 24, 1950. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Remember the Mustangs: The Story of the 1960 Football Team". Cal Poly Mustangs. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Airliner Crashes Carrying Football Team". gendisasters.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon Ducks. 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1991 deaths
- Cal Poly Mustangs football coaches
- Menlo Oaks football coaches
- Oregon Ducks men's basketball players
- Junior college football coaches in the United States