Bill Burgess (January 26, 1941 – December 13, 2023) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, for 12 seasons, from 1985 until 1996, compiling a record of 84–49–4. In 1992, he led his team to a national title, winning the NCAA Division II Football Championship.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1941 |
| Died | December 13, 2023 (aged 82) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1962 | Auburn |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1970 | Woodlawn HS (AL) |
| 1971–1984 | Oxford HS (AL) |
| 1985–1996 | Jacksonville State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 84–49–4 (college) 127–68–5 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 12–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division II (1992) 4 GSC (1988–1989, 1991–1992) | |
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Burgess played fullback in college for the Auburn Tigers and earned an athletic letter for the 1962 season under head coach Ralph Jordan.[2] In 2011, he was inducted into the Division II Hall of Fame. In 2019, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. He was the father of Rick and Greg Burgess from the nationally syndicated Rick and Bubba radio show.[3]
Burgess died in Birmingham, Alabama on December 13, 2023, at the age of 82.[4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Gulf South Conference) (1985–1992) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Jacksonville State | 3–6–1 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1986 | Jacksonville State | 5–4–1 | 4–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1987 | Jacksonville State | 5–4–1 | 3–4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1988 | Jacksonville State | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1989 | Jacksonville State | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1990 | Jacksonville State | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1991 | Jacksonville State | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1992 | Jacksonville State | 12–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (NCAA Division II independent) (1993–1994) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Jacksonville State | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1994 | Jacksonville State | 4–7 | |||||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Jacksonville State | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1996 | Jacksonville State | 1–9 | |||||||
| Jacksonville State: | 84–49–4 | 43–15–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 84–49–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Medley, Joe (January 5, 2016). "Burgess sets tone for FCS final game week with fiery speech to Gamecocks". Anniston Star. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "#48 Blake Burgess". Auburn Tigers football. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Baggett, Heather (September 2, 2011). "Burgess speaks to Enterprise quarterback club". Southeast Sun. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Former JSU football coach Bill Burgess dies
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