Sterling R. Brown (born c. 1938) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1973 and Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania from 1982 to 1987, compiling a career college football coaching record of 38–56–2. Brown was last head coach in the history of the Drexel Dragons football program.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1938 (age 85–86) |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1960 | East Stroudsburg |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1961–1962 | Sleepy Hollow HS (NY) (assistant) |
| 1963 | East Stroudsburg (assistant) |
| 1964–1965 | Hofstra (assistant) |
| 1966 | Navy (assistant) |
| 1967–1968 | Villanova (assistant) |
| 1969–1973 | Drexel |
| 1974–1976 | Penn (offensive backfield) |
| 1977–1979 | Wyoming (RB) |
| 1980–1981 | Temple (assistant) |
| 1982–1987 | Ursinus |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1988–1994 | South Carolina (assistant AD) |
| 1994 | Virginia Tech (associate AD) |
| 1997–2003 | Georgia Tech (sr. associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–56–2 |
Brown graduated from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania in 1961.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel Dragons (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1969) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Drexel | 3–5 | 2–3 | 7th (Southern College) | |||||
| Drexel Dragons (NCAA College Division / Division II independent) (1970–1973) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Drexel | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1971 | Drexel | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1972 | Drexel | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1973 | Drexel | 4–4 | |||||||
| Drexel: | 16–24 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Ursinus Bears (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1982) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Ursinus | 3–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th (Southern) | |||||
| Ursinus Bears (Centennial Conference) (1983–1987) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Ursinus | 4–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1984 | Ursinus | 4–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1985 | Ursinus | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1986 | Ursinus | 3–6–1 | 2–4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1987 | Ursinus | 3–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Ursinus: | 22–31–2 | 14–27–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 38–56–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Rossi, Kevin (January 31, 2014). "Why doesn't Drexel have a football team? Part II". The Triangle. Drexel University. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Senior Associate AD Brown To Retire". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. July 24, 2003. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Sterling Brown". East Stroudsburg Warriors. Retrieved December 20, 2019.