Biographical details | |
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 19, 1935
Died | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 19, 2020
Playing career | |
1954–1956 | Pittsburgh |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1967 | Pittsburgh (freshmen) |
1968–1972 | Waynesburg |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 20–25 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 WPC (1968) | |
Darrell J. Lewis (June 19, 1935 – April 19, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He played quarterback in college for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team. Lewis was the head football coach at Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania for five seasons, from 1968 until 1972. His coaching record at Waynesburg was 20–25. [1]
Lewis died on April 19, 2020. [2]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (West Penn Conference)(1968–1972) | |||||||||
1968 | Waynesburg | 7–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets (NAIA Division II independent)(1969–1972) | |||||||||
1969 | Waynesburg | 5–4 | |||||||
1970 | Waynesburg | 5–4 | |||||||
1971 | Waynesburg | 2–7 | |||||||
1972 | Waynesburg | 1–8 | |||||||
Waynesburg: | 20–25 | 2–0 | |||||||
Total: | 20–25 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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