List of Southern Virginia Knights head football coaches
The Southern Virginia Knights football program is a college football team that represents Southern Virginia University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III. They are a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The team has had 5 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 2003.[1] The current coach is Joe DuPaix who first took the position for the 2016 season.[2]
Key
Key to symbols in coaches list
| General |
Overall |
Conference |
Postseason[A 1] |
| # |
Order of coaches[A 2] |
GC |
Games coached |
CW |
Conference wins |
PW |
Postseason wins |
| DC |
Division championships |
OW |
Overall wins |
CL |
Conference losses |
PL |
Postseason losses |
| CC |
Conference championships |
OL |
Overall losses |
CT |
Conference ties |
PT |
Postseason ties |
| NC |
National championships |
OT |
Overall ties[A 3] |
C% |
Conference winning percentage |
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Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
O% |
Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
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Coaches
| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | Awards |
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| 1 | Gary M. Buer | 2003–2006 | 35 | 4 | 31 | 0 | .114 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— |
| 2 | Michael "Mike" Smith | 2007–2008 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .409 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— |
| 3 | DeLane Fitzgerald | 2009–2013 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 0 | .444 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— |
| 4 |
Jason Walker |
2014-2015 |
20 |
1 |
19 |
0 |
.052 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
.066 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 5 |
Joe DuPaix |
2016- |
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| Totals |
5 Coaches |
13 Years |
131 |
38 |
93 |
0 |
.408 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
.066 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Notes
- ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[3]
- ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
- ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[5]
References
- ↑ Shaffer, Ian. "Southern Virginia University (All Seasons)". College Football Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Southern Virginia Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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