Bill J. Pace (February 14, 1932 – May 14, 1990)[2] was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University from 1967 to 1972, compiling a record of 22–38–3. Pace also served as the athletic director at Vanderbilt from January 1, 1971, until he resigned on January 15, 1973. Pace was hired as the New England Patriots offensive backfield coach in February 1973, but left the team less than a week later to become the offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech.[3] Beginning in 1974, Pace served as offensive coordinator under Vince Dooley at the University of Georgia installing the veer offense. Pace ended his coaching career as the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach for Johnny Majors at the University of Tennessee in 1980 and 1981.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1932 Douthat, Oklahoma, U.S.[1] |
| Died | May 14, 1990 (aged 58) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1953 | Wichita State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1961 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 1962–1966 | Arkansas (assistant) |
| 1967–1972 | Vanderbilt |
| 1973 | Georgia Tech (offensive coordinator) |
| 1974–1979 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 1980–1981 | Tennessee (AHC/QB) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1971–1973 | Vanderbilt |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–38–3 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Commodores (Southeastern Conference) (1967–1972) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Vanderbilt | 2–7–1 | 0–5 | 9th | |||||
| 1968 | Vanderbilt | 5–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1969 | Vanderbilt | 4–6 | 2–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1970 | Vanderbilt | 4–7 | 1–5 | 9th | |||||
| 1971 | Vanderbilt | 4–6–1 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1972 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | 0–6 | 10th | |||||
| Vanderbilt: | 22–38–3 | 5–27–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–38–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Bill Pace Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine," 1980 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide, p. 24.
- ^ "Bill Pace; Football Coach". The New York Times. May 17, 1990. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ "Patriots Lose Pace". The Pittsburgh Press. February 27, 1973. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
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