Frank T. DeBusk (born c. 1969) is an American former college football coach and player. He was the head football coach at Tusculum University in Greeneville, Tennessee, from 1998 to 2015.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Dobyns-Bennett HS (TN) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1969 (age 54–55) Greenville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Furman University (1991) |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Furman |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991 | Furman (GA) |
| 1992 | Furman (WR) |
| 1993–1995 | Chattanooga (QB/WR) |
| 1996–1997 | Chattanooga (OC/QB) |
| 1998–2015 | Tusculum |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2007 | Tusculum (interim AD) |
| 2007–2015 | Tusculum |
| 2019–present | Dobyns-Bennett HS (TN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 96–100 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SAC (2003, 2008) | |
| Awards | |
Playing career
editDeBusk was the starting quarterback for Furman, where he was a member of the 1988 Furman Paladins football team, which defeated Georgia Southern in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] He was a two-time First Team All-Southern Conference (SoCon) selection in 1989 and 1990. During his senior year, he was also named the SoCon Offensive Player of the Year.[2]
Coaching career
edit1991, DeBusk began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for his alma mater, Furman.[3] In 1992, he returned as a restricted earnings wide receivers coach.[3] In 1993, he was hired as the quarterbacks coach and wide receivers coach for Chattanooga.[3] While in that position he coached future National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer Terrell Owens.[3] In 1996, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and retained his role as quarterbacks coach.[4] After two seasons he was hired as the head football coach for Tusculum. In eighteen seasons as head coach he led the team to a 96–100 record.[3] He also won two South Atlantic Conference (SAC) titles, including the team's first-ever in 2003. He finished with 96 wins which was good enough for first all-time in Tusculum history. He was fired following the 2015 season.[5][3]
Athletic director career and honors
editIn 2007, DeBusk was named interim athletic director for Tusculum.[6] He was promoted as the full-time athletic director later that same year.[7] He maintained that position until he resigned in September 2015.[7] In 2019, he was hired as the athletic director for Dobyns-Bennett High School.[8]
In 1997, DeBusk was inducted into the Furman Hall of Fame.[2] In 2023, he was inducted into the Tusculum Hall of Fame.[9]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusculum Pioneers (South Atlantic Conference) (1998–2015) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Tusculum | 5–6 | 0–0[n 1] | N/A[n 1] | |||||
| 1999 | Tusculum | 2–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2000 | Tusculum | 7–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2001 | Tusculum | 8–2 | 5–3 | 2nd | 18 | ||||
| 2002 | Tusculum | 7–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Tusculum | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | 17 | ||||
| 2004 | Tusculum | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2005 | Tusculum | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2006 | Tusculum | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007 | Tusculum | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Tusculum | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 16 | |||
| 2009 | Tusculum | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2010 | Tusculum | 6–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2011 | Tusculum | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2012 | Tusculum | 2–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2013 | Tusculum | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2014 | Tusculum | 6–5 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2015 | Tusculum | 4–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Tusculum: | 96–100 | 50–70 | |||||||
| Total: | 96–100 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Provisional conference member as Tusculum transitioned from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II
References
edit- ^ "Frankie DeBusk no longer at Tusculum". WCYB. December 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Frank T. DeBusk (1997)". Furman University. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tusculum College Announces Frankie DeBusk No Longer Head Football Coach". Greeneville Publishing Company. December 1, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Frankie DeBusk - QBs/Offensive Coordinator". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Greene, Adam (December 1, 2015). "Frankie DeBusk out as Tusculum coach after 18 seasons". knox news. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Frankie DeBusk Named Tusculum Interim AD". tricitiessports.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Tusculum's DeBusk stepping down from athletic director position, to remain head football coach :: Tusculum University". Tusculum University News. September 1, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "DeBusk named athletics director at Dobyns-Bennett". Kingsport Times-News. July 9, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Tusculum Sports Hall of Fame class announced". Tusculum Pioneers. August 1, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.