Pat Collins (American football)

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Pat Collins
Biographical details
Born (1941-08-20) August 20, 1941 (age 81)
Playing career
1960–1962 Louisiana Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963 Louisiana Tech (GA)
1964–1966 Airline HS (LA) (assistant)
1967–1980Louisiana Tech (assistant)
1981–1988 Northeast Louisiana
1989 Arkansas State (volunteer)
1990–1991Arkansas State (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall57–35
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division I-AA (1987)
2 Southland (1983, 1987)

Pat Collins (born August 20, 1941) is a former American football coach. He was the seventh head football coach for Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) located in Monroe, Louisiana. He held that position for eight seasons, from 1981 until 1988, [1] [2] compiling a record of 57–35. [3] Their 1987 team won the Division I-AA national championship.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Northeast Louisiana Indians (NCAA Division I-A independent)(1981)
1981 Northeast Louisiana 5–6
Northeast Louisiana Indians (Southland Conference)(1982–1988)
1982 Northeast Louisiana 8–34–12nd
1983 Northeast Louisiana 8–35–1T–1st
1984 Northeast Louisiana 7–43–34th
1985 Northeast Louisiana 6–53–34th
1986 Northeast Louisiana 5–63–2T–2nd
1987 Northeast Louisiana 13–26–01stW NCAA Division I-AA Championship
1988 Northeast Louisiana 5–62–45th
Northeast Louisiana:57–35
Total:57–35
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. Hunsucker, Adam (July 12, 2015). "Collins looks back on championship run at ULM". The News-Star . Monroe. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. Campbell, Bill (June 17, 2015). "Strong will fueled Pat Collins' title-filled career". The News-Star . Monroe. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. University of Louisiana at Monroe coaching records Archived December 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine