John Tully (born February 12, 1952) is an American football coach and former player. He Tully served as the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois from 1990 to 1994 and was Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, from 1995 to 2013, compiling a career college football coaching record of 131–103. Tully was also the head baseball coach at Eureka in 1993, tallying mark of 14–14.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1952 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1971–1974 | Azusa Pacific |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1975 | Los Molinos HS (CA) |
| 1976 | San Diego (assistant) |
| 1979–1982 | Grants Pass HS (OR) |
| 1983 | Medford HS (OR) |
| 1984–1989 | Southern Oregon State (assistant) |
| 1990–1994 | Eureka |
| 1995–2013 | Whitworth |
| Baseball | |
| 1993 | Eureka |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 131–103 (college football) 14–14 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 0–2 (NAIA D-II playoffs) 1–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 IBFC (1991) 3 NWC (2001, 2006–2007) | |
| Awards | |
| Football 3× NWC Coach of the Year (2001, 2006–2007) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Red Devils (Illini–Badger–Hawkeye/Illini–Badger Football Conference) (1990–1994) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Eureka | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1991 | Eureka | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1992 | Eureka | 5–5 | 3–3 | ||||||
| 1993 | Eureka | 3–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1994 | Eureka | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| Eureka: | 31–21 | 20–11 | |||||||
| Whitworth Pirates (Columbia Football Association) (1995) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Whitworth | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th (Mount Hood) | |||||
| Whitworth Pirates (Northwest Conference) (1996–2013) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Whitworth | 1–8 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | Whitworth | 2–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1998 | Whitworth | 5–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1999 | Whitworth | 5–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2000 | Whitworth | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2001 | Whitworth | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2002 | Whitworth | 7–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2003 | Whitworth | 4–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2004 | Whitworth | 7–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Whitworth | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006 | Whitworth | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2007 | Whitworth | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2008 | Whitworth | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Whitworth | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2010 | Whitworth | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Whitworth | 4–6 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2012 | Whitworth | 7–3 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2013 | Whitworth | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Whitworth: | 100–86 | 53–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 131–103 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||