David Busey
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | 27 September 1912 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, US |
Died | 31 January 1981 (aged 68) |
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1954–1966 | Lycoming |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1954–1979 | Lycoming |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 41–56–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Lycoming Hall of Fame (1986) | |
David G. Busey (1912-1981) was an American football coach and athletic director. He was the head coach at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1966, compiling a record of 41–56–3.[1]
Upon his arrival at Lycoming, Busey was tasked with restarting a football program that had stopped playing in 1950. His first squad featured only two players with any football playing experience.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lycoming Warriors (Independent) (1954–1957) | |||||||||
1954 | Lycoming | 0–6 | |||||||
1955 | Lycoming | 2–4–1 | |||||||
1956 | Lycoming | 5–3 | |||||||
1957 | Lycoming | 5–1–1 | |||||||
Lycoming Warriors (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1966) | |||||||||
1958 | Lycoming | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2nd (Southern College) | |||||
1959 | Lycoming | 3–5 | 1–4 | 8th (Southern College) | |||||
1960 | Lycoming | 3–5 | 1–3 | NA (Southern College) | |||||
1961 | Lycoming | 1–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th (Southern College) | |||||
1962 | Lycoming | 4–4 | 1–4 | 7th (Southern College) | |||||
1963 | Lycoming | 1–7 | 1–5 | 6th (Southern College) | |||||
1964 | Lycoming | 1–7 | 1–5 | T–6th (Southern College) | |||||
1965 | Lycoming | 5–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (Southern College) | |||||
1966 | Lycoming | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4th (Southern College) | |||||
Lycoming: | 41–56–3 | 18–30–1 | |||||||
Total: | 41–56–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "David Busey". athletics.lycoming.edu. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Piper, John F. (December 16, 2011). Lycoming College, 1812–2012: On the Frontiers of American Education. Lexington Books. ISBN 9781611483710. Retrieved February 1, 2018.