David Busey
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American football coach and athletic director
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.