Joseph P. Zabilski (July 4, 1917 – April 27, 2002)[1] was an American football and basketball and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern University from 1948 to 1971, compiling a record of 101–77–6. Zabilski was also the head basketball coach at Northeastern from 1948 to 1958, tallying a mark of 82–109.
 Zabilski pictured in The Cauldron 1954, Northeastern yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1917 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 2002 (aged 84) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1940 | Boston College |
| 1942 | North Carolina Pre-Flight |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1947 | Maine (line) |
| 1948–1971 | Northeastern |
| Basketball | |
| ?–1948 | Maine (freshmen) |
| 1948–1958 | Northeastern |
| Track and field | |
| ?–1948 | Maine (freshmen) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1976–1983 | Northeastern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 101–77–6 (football) 82–109 (basketball) |
Zabilski played college football at Boston College from 1938 to 1940. During World War II, he served as an officer in the United States Navy. While in the service, he played on the North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters football team in 1942 coached by Jim Crowley. In 1946, Zabilski was named line coach at the University of Maine under head coach George E. Allen.[2] At Maine, he also coached the freshmen basketball and track and field teams.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Huskies (Independent) (1948–1971) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Northeastern | 1–4–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Northeastern | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1950 | Northeastern | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | Northeastern | 6–0–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Northeastern | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1953 | Northeastern | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Northeastern | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1955 | Northeastern | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| 1956 | Northeastern | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1957 | Northeastern | 1–6 | |||||||
| 1958 | Northeastern | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1959 | Northeastern | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1960 | Northeastern | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1961 | Northeastern | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1962 | Northeastern | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1963 | Northeastern | 8–1 | L Eastern Bowl | ||||||
| 1964 | Northeastern | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1965 | Northeastern | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1966 | Northeastern | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1967 | Northeastern | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Northeastern | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1969 | Northeastern | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1970 | Northeastern | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1971 | Northeastern | 4–5 | |||||||
| Northeastern: | 101–77–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 101–77–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Obituaries in the News". Apnewsarchive.com. April 30, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Zabilski Named Line Coach for Univ. of Maine Eleven". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 16, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Northeastern U Coach Appointed". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. United Press. April 14, 1948. p. 19. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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