Tusculum Pioneers football

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Tusculum Pioneers football
First season1901
Athletic directorJosh Ealy
Head coach Billy Taylor
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium Pioneer Field
(capacity: 3,500)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Tusculum, Tennessee
NCAA division Division II
Conference South Atlantic
Past conferencesIndependent (1901–1926, 1941–1948)
Smoky Mountain (1927–1940, 1949–1950)
Mid-South (1991–1995)
All-time record232–334–30 (.414)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record1–1
Conference titles3
ColorsOrange and black [1]
   
MascotPioneers
Website tusculumpioneers.com

The Tusculum Pioneers football team represents Tusculum University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Pioneers are members of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC), fielding its team in the SAC since 1998. The Pioneers play their home games at Pioneer Field in Tusculum, Tennessee.

Contents

Their head coach was Jerry Odom from 2016 to 2023. [2]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%
1Unknown1901–1902, 1904–1906, 1909, 1913–1914, 1917–191829131240.392
2 Stephen Andrew Lynch 190321100.500
3 Fitzhugh W. Gregg 190840310.125
4 J. Bruce Anderson 1915–1916105410.550
5 Sam Doak 1919–1921, 1928–1936883141160.443122370.369
6 Hal Blair 192284400.500
7 George Downing 192361500.167
8 Tom McCann 192484400.500
9 Sam Graham 192572500.286
10 Carlton Palmer 1926–1927166820.438
11 Ty Disney 193780530.1880520.143
12 Johnny Faulds 1938–19391701520.0590100.000
13 Laird Holt 1940–19411741300.235040.000
14 Marion Edens 194681700.125
15 Tom Armstrong 1947–1950336261.197}0710.063
16 Tom Bryant 1991–199440162400.40071400.333
17 Dewayne Wells 1995–19973062400.2003500.375
18 Frankie DeBusk [6] 1998–20151969610000.490507000.417
19 Jerry Odom [7] 2016–202369363300.522252300.521

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

[8]

SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Tusculum Pioneers
1901 1901 Unknown——Independent——
1902 1902 010——
1903 1903 Stephen Andrew Lynch 110——
1904 1904 Unknown210——
1905 1905 100——
1906 1906 IAAUS 221——
No team in 1907
1908 1908 Fitzhugh W. Gregg IAAUS —Independent031——
1909 1909 Unknown031——
No team from 1910 to 1912
1913 1913 Unknown NCAA —Independent120——
1914 1914 211——
1915 1915 J. Bruce Anderson 311——
1916 1916 230——
1917 1917 Unknown221——
1918 1918 300——
1919 1919 Sam Doak 231——
1920 1920 150——
1921 1921 034——
1922 1922 Hal Blair 440——
1923 1923 George Downing 150——
1924 1924 Tom McCann 440——
1925 1925 Sam Graham 250——
1926 1926 Carlton Palmer 630——
1927 1927 SMC 052——
1928 1928 Sam Doak 4223rd221——
1929 1929 233——
1930 1930 2516th131——
1931 1931 6113rd211——
1932 1932 5203rd320——
1933 1933 2324th122——
1934 1934 5212nd321——
1935 1935 2518th051——
1936 1936 070T–8th060——
1937 1937 Ty Disney 0538th052——
1938 1938 Johnny Faulds 0818th050——
1939 1939 0716th050——
1940 1940 Laird Holt 1706th040——
1941 1941 360——
No team from 1942 to 1945
1946 1946 Marion Edens NCAA —170——
1947 1947 Tom Armstrong 080——
1948 1948 270——
1949 1949 SMC 2515th031——
1950 1950 2605th040——
No team from 1951 to 1990
1991 1991 Tom Bryant NAIA Division II MSC 01007th060——
1992 1992 4604th230——
1993 1993 550T–3rd230——
1994 1994 730T–2nd320——
1995 1995 Dewayne Wells 3606th350——
1996 1996 ———190——
1997 1997 290——
1998 1998 Frankie DeBusk NCAA Division II SAC 560—000——
1999 1999 2909th080——
2000 2000 7404th430——
2001 2001 8202nd530—18
2002 2002 7405th340——
2003 2003 920T–1st610Conference co-champions—
2004 2004 640T–2nd430——
2005 2005 3708th160——
2006 2006 650T–5th340——
2007 2007 650T–3rd420——
2008 2008 940T–1st520L NCAA Division II Second Round 16
2009 2009 370T–6th250——
2010 2010 6507th250——
2011 2011 380T–6th250——
2012 2012 290T–7th160——
2013 2013 470T–6th250——
2014 2014 6503rd430——
2015 2015 4707th250——
2016 2016 Jerry Odom 470T–4th340——
2017 2017 550T–4th340——
2018 2018 550T–3rd430——
2019 2019 560T–4th440——
2020–21 2020–21 4101st (Mountain)200Conference champion—
2021 2021 5607th350——
2022 2022 8302nd (Mountain)630——
2023 2023 (Mountain)——

    Notes

    1. ↑ 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]
    2. ↑ 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.
    3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [4]
    4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [5]

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    References

    1. ↑ "Brand Guuidelines" . Retrieved August 17, 2023.
    2. ↑ "Jerry Odom Named Tusculum Football Coach". December 14, 2015.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    3. ↑ 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.
    4. ↑ 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.
    5. ↑ 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.
    6. ↑ "Tusculum College Announces Frankie DeBusk No Longer Head Football Coach". Greeneville Publishing Company. December 1, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
    7. ↑ "Former JU assistant Jerry Odom hired as Tusculum College's football coach". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
    8. ↑ "Tusculum (TN) Records by Year". Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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