Thomas Mansfield Page (February 4, 1931 – May 11, 2022[1]) was a former American football coach. He served as head coach at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas from 1968 to 1971, compiling a record of 20–19–3. After he served as an assistant coach for the Bearkats for over a decade, Page was promoted to head coach in December 1967 after Paul Pierce resigned to take a full-time faculty position.[2] He resigned from Sam Houston after their 1971 season to go into private industry.[3]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1931 Atmore, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 2022 (aged 91) Boerne, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1971 | Sam Houston State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–19–3 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State Bearkats (Lone Star Conference) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Sam Houston State | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1969 | Sam Houston State | 3–6–1 | 2–4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1970 | Sam Houston State | 8–2–1 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Sam Houston State | 4–7 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| Sam Houston State: | 20–19–3 | 15–15–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–19–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Mansfield Page obituary". Boerne Star. May 14, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Sam Houston takes Page for Pierce". The Eagle. December 7, 1967. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tom Page quits at Sam Houston". Longview News-Journal. February 1, 1972. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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