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Andy Gustafson | |||
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Sport(s) | Football | ||
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Biographical details | |||
Born | Aurora, Illinois | April 3, 1903||
Died | January 7, 1979 Coral Gables, Florida | (aged 75)||
Playing career | |||
1923–1925 | Pittsburgh | ||
Position(s) | Halfback | ||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
1926–1929 1930–1933 1934–1940 1941–1947 1948–1963 | Virginia Tech Pittsburgh (backfield) Dartmouth (backfield) Army (backfield) Miami (FL) | ||
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |||
1963–1968 | Miami (FL) | ||
Head coaching record | |||
Overall | 115–78–4 | ||
Bowls | 1–3 | ||
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |||
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Andrew "Andy" Gustafson (April 3, 1903 – January 7, 1979) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute from 1926 to 1929 and the University of Miami from 1948 to 1963, compiling a career college football record of 115–78–4. Gustafson was also the athletic director at Miami from 1963 to 1968. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1985.
Early life and playing career[]
Gustafson was born is Aurora, Illinois. As a halfback at the University of Pittsburgh, Gustafson scored the first touchdown ever in Pitt Stadium in 1925 against Washington and Lee.[1]
Coaching career[]
Gustafson served as the head football coach of Virginia Tech from 1926 to 1929, where he compiled a 22–13–1 record.
Gustafson is considered one of the University of Miami's most successful coaches, with a record of 93–65–3 (.587). He led the Hurricanes to four seasons of eight wins or more and was the longest serving coach in school history. He is currently a member of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. He also served as the athletic director of the school, following his retirement as a head coach.[2]
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Virginia Tech (Southern Conference) (1926–1929) | |||||||||
1926 | Virginia Tech | 5–3–1 | 3–2–1 | T–7th | |||||
1927 | Virginia Tech | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–12th | |||||
1928 | Virginia Tech | 7–2 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
1929 | Virginia Tech | 5–4 | 2–3 | 13th | |||||
Virginia Tech: | 22–13–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||||
Miami Hurricanes (Independent) (1948–1963) | |||||||||
1948 | Miami | 4–6 | |||||||
1949 | Miami | 6–3 | |||||||
1950 | Miami | 9–1–1 | L Orange | 13 | 15 | ||||
1951 | Miami | 8–3 | W Gator | ||||||
1952 | Miami | 4–7 | |||||||
1953 | Miami | 4–5 | |||||||
1954 | Miami | 8–1 | 9 | 11 | |||||
1955 | Miami | 6–3 | 18 | 14 | |||||
1956 | Miami | 8–1–1 | 6 | 6 | |||||
1957 | Miami | 5–4–1 | |||||||
1958 | Miami | 2–8 | |||||||
1959 | Miami | 6–4 | |||||||
1960 | Miami | 6–4 | |||||||
1961 | Miami | 7–4 | L Liberty | 19 | |||||
1962 | Miami | 7–4 | L Gotham | 18 | |||||
1963 | Miami | 3–7 | |||||||
Miami: | 93–65–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 115–78–4 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title |
References[]
External links[]
- Andy Gustafson at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Andy Gustafson at the College Football Data Warehouse
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