Willard Bailey (born June 3, 1939) is an American college administrator and former college football coach. He served as head football coach at Virginia Union University from 1971 to 1983 and again from 1995 to 2003, Norfolk State University from 1984 to 1992, Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia from 2005 to 2010, and Virginia University of Lynchburg from 2011 to 2013, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 238–169–7. As a coach in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Bailey won seven conference championships, six with Virginia Union and one with Norfolk State. His Virginia Union Panther football teams made five straight appearances in the NCAA Division II football playoffs, from 1979 to 1983, while his Norfolk State Spartan football team made one appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs, in 1984.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1939 Suffolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1970 | Virginia Union (assistant) |
| 1971–1983 | Virginia Union |
| 1984–1992 | Norfolk State |
| 1995–2003 | Virginia Union |
| 2005–2010 | Saint Paul's (VA) |
| 2011–2013 | Virginia–Lynchburg |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1984–1989 | Norfolk State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 238–169–7 |
| Tournaments | 0–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 CIAA (1973, 1979, 1981–1984, 2001) | |
| Awards | |
| Black College Football Hall of Fame (2021) | |
These are players from Bailey's Virginia Union Panther, Norfolk State Spartan, and Saint Paul's Tiger teams who went on to the National Football League/Canadian League/Arena League:
- Virginia Union:Herbert Scott, Malcolm Barnwell, Carl Bland, Pete Hunter, James Atkins.
- Norfolk State: Willie Gillus, A. J. Jimerson
- Saint Paul's: Greg Toler (the first player from the school to be drafted by the National Football League)
Bailey graduated from Norfolk State in 1962.
Bailey has the most wins of any football coach in the history of the CIAA. In 2021, he was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. He is the president of Central International College, a religious-based school that opened in 2020, in Chester, Virginia.[1]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1971–1983) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Virginia Union | 4–3–2 | 4–3–1 | 3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 1972 | Virginia Union | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd (Northern) | |||||
| 1973 | Virginia Union | 9–1 | 9–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1974 | Virginia Union | 8–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Virginia Union | 7–4 | 6–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1976 | Virginia Union | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Virginia Union | 10–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1978 | Virginia Union | 7–4–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1979 | Virginia Union | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1980 | Virginia Union | 9–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1981 | Virginia Union | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st (Northern) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1982 | Virginia Union | 8–3 | 6–1 | 1st (Northern) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1983 | Virginia Union | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st (Northern) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| Norfolk State Spartans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1984–1992) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Norfolk State | 10–2 | 6–1 | 1st (Northern) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1985 | Norfolk State | 6–4 | 5–2 | 2nd (Northern) | |||||
| 1986 | Norfolk State | 4–6 | 3–4 | 4th (Northern) | |||||
| 1987 | Norfolk State | 4–7 | 2–5 | 4th (Northern) | |||||
| 1988 | Norfolk State | 5–5 | 2–4 | 4th (Northern) | |||||
| 1989 | Norfolk State | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th (Northern) | |||||
| 1990 | Norfolk State | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (Northern) | |||||
| 1991 | Norfolk State | 7–3 | 6–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Norfolk State | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–8th | |||||
| Norfolk State: | 52–40–1 | 34–24–1 | |||||||
| Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1995–2003) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Virginia Union | 0–8–2 | 0–6–2 | 9th | |||||
| 1996 | Virginia Union | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 1997 | Virginia Union | 6–5 | 3–4 | ||||||
| 1998 | Virginia Union | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1999 | Virginia Union | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2000 | Virginia Union | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1st (Eastern) | |||||
| 2001 | Virginia Union | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1st (Eastern) | |||||
| 2002 | Virginia Union | 6–4 | 4–3 | 3rd (Eastern) | |||||
| 2003 | Virginia Union | 6–5 | 5–2 | T–1st (Eastern) | |||||
| Virginia Union: | 157–73–6 | 111–44–5 | |||||||
| Saint Paul's Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2005–2010) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Saint Paul's | 4–6 | 3–4 | 4th (Northern) | |||||
| 2006 | Saint Paul's | 1–8 | 1–6 | 6th (Northern) | |||||
| 2007 | Saint Paul's | 5–5 | 4–3 | 3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 2008 | Saint Paul's | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th (Northern) | |||||
| 2009 | Saint Paul's | 4–5 | 3–4 | 5th (Northern) | |||||
| 2010 | Saint Paul's | 2–8 | 2–5 | 6th (Northern) | |||||
| Saint Paul's: | 21–37 | 16–26 | |||||||
| Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons (Independent) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Virginia–Lynchburg | 4–6 | |||||||
| 2012 | Virginia–Lynchburg | 2–8 | |||||||
| 2013 | Virginia–Lynchburg | 2–5 | |||||||
| Virginia–Lynchburg: | 8–19 | ||||||||
| Total: | 238–169–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Willard Bailey to be inducted into Black College Football Hall of Fame". Richmond, Virginia: WTVR-TV. February 10, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Head Coaches; Williar Bailey". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 29, 2024.