Vance Gibson (born July 20, 1953) is an American football coach. Gibson was the 18th head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for 13 seasons, from 1992 to 2004, and compiling a record of Gibson 89–42.[1] From 2005 to 2018, he was the head football coach at Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas.[2][3] From 2019 to 2021, He was the offensive line coach at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas.

Vance Gibson
Biographical details
Born (1953-07-20) July 20, 1953 (age 71)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985-1988Sam Houston State (assistant)
1992Iowa Wesleyan (assistant)
1992–2004Howard Payne
2005–2018Frisco HS (TX)
2019–2021East Texas Baptist (OL)
Head coaching record
Overall89–42 (college)
Tournaments0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 TIAA (1992, 1994–1995)

Gibson graduated from Sherman High School in Sherman, Texas in 1971. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Austin College in Sherman in 1975 and a Master of Arts from the school the following year.[4]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1992–1995)
1992 Howard Payne 8–3 5–0 1st
1993 Howard Payne 3–7 2–3 T–3rd
1994 Howard Payne 7–3 4–1 T–1st
1995 Howard Payne 7–3 7–1 T–1st L NAIA Division II First Round
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (American Southwest Conference) (1996–2004)
1996 Howard Payne 8–2 2–2 3rd
1997 Howard Payne 7–3 3–2 2nd
1998 Howard Payne 8–2 5–2 3rd
1999 Howard Payne 5–5 4–3 3rd
2000 Howard Payne 6–4 6–3 T–3rd
2001 Howard Payne 8–2 7–2 3rd
2002 Howard Payne 9–1 8–1 2nd
2003 Howard Payne 6–4 6–3 4th
2004 Howard Payne 7–3 6–3 4th
Howard Payne: 89–42 65–26
Total: 89–42
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Howard Payne University coaching records". Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Frisco High School (TX) Varsity Football".
  3. ^ Caplan, Callie (November 27, 2018). "Days after completing turnaround season, Frisco head coach Vance Gibson is leaving for assistant job at East Texas Baptist". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "HPU Sports Hall of Fame: Vance Gibson". Howard Payne University. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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