Dave Smith (American football coach)
Dave Smith (1933 – August 29, 2009)[1][2] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1972 and at Southern Methodist University from 1973 to 1975, compiling a career college football record of 23–19–2. He played quarterback at Lockhart High School and later Texas A&M University.[3] He lived in Granbury, Texas.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1933 Lockhart, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 2009 (aged 76) Granbury, Texas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| late 1950s | Texas A&I (assistant) |
| c. 1960 | Douglas MacArthur HS (TX) |
| c. 1960 | Corsicana HS (TX) |
| ?–1961 | Nederland HS (TX) |
| 1962 | Sherman HS (TX) |
| 1963–1970 | SMU (assistant) |
| 1971 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OC) |
| 1972 | Oklahoma State |
| 1973–1975 | SMU |
| early 1980s | Garland HS (TX) (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–19–2 (college) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big Eight Conference) (1972) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Oklahoma State | 7–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Oklahoma State: | 7–4 | 4–2 | |||||||
| SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1973–1975) | |||||||||
| 1973 | SMU | 6–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1974 | SMU | 6–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | SMU | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| SMU: | 16–15–2 | 8–11–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–19–2 | ||||||||
References
- Kate Hairopolous, "Dave Smith 1933-2009", Dallas Morning News, September 1, 2009.
- "Former OSU coach Dave Smith dies", AP in Tulsa World, September 1, 2009.
- "Former SMU football coach Dave Smith dies". Archived from the original on November 2, 2010.
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