Bob Blackman
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Bob Blackman (July 7, 1918 - March 18, 2000) was a college football head coach. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987, Blackman is best known for his years as the head coach of the Dartmouth College football team.
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[edit] College Career
Blackman played football at the University of Southern California, beginning in 1937. Blackman was named a captain of the freshman team, but stopped playing after being stricken with polio. Blackman was named an assistant coach at USC while still an undergraduate student.
[edit] Coaching Career
After head coaching stints at the San Diego Naval Academy, Pasadena City College, and Denver University (now University of Denver), Blackman was named head coach at Dartmouth in 1955, where he was universally known among players and students alike as "The Bullet." In 16 seasons under Blackman, Dartmouth had a record of 104-37-3, including undefeated seasons in 1962, 1965, and 1970. In his final season, Blackman was named the Walter Camp Foundation Coach of the Year for 1970.
In 1971, Blackman became the head coach at the University of Illinois. In six seasons with the Fighting Illini, Blackman had a record of 29-36-1. Blackman returned to the Ivy League in 1977, where he coached Cornell University until 1982.
Blackman was born in De Soto, Iowa on July 7, 1918. He retired to Hilton Head, South Carolina and died on March 18, 2000, in Burlingame, CA.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Denver Pioneers (Mountain States Conference) (1953 – 1954) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Denver | 3-5-2 | 1-5-1 | T-7th | |||||
| 1954 | Denver | 9-1 | 6-1 | 1st | 18 | ||||
| Denver: | 12-6-2 | 7-6-1 | |||||||
| Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League) (1955 – 1970) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Dartmouth | 3-6 | |||||||
| 1956 | Dartmouth | 5-3-1 | 4-3 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Dartmouth | 7-1-1 | 5-1-1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1958 | Dartmouth | 7-2 | 6-1 | 1st | |||||
| 1959 | Dartmouth | 5-3-1 | 5-1-1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Dartmouth | 5-4 | 4-3 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1961 | Dartmouth | 6-3 | 5-2 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1962 | Dartmouth | 9-0 | 7-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Dartmouth | 7-2 | 5-2 | T-1st | |||||
| 1964 | Dartmouth | 6-3 | 4-3 | 4th | |||||
| 1965 | Dartmouth | 9-0 | 7-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | Dartmouth | 7-2 | 6-1 | T-1st | |||||
| 1967 | Dartmouth | 7-2 | 5-2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1968 | Dartmouth | 4-5 | 3-4 | 5th | |||||
| 1969 | Dartmouth | 8-1 | 6-1 | T-1st | |||||
| 1970 | Dartmouth | 9-0 | 7-0 | 1st | 13 | 14 | |||
| Dartmouth: | 104-37-3 | 79-24-2 | |||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1971 – 1976) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Illinois | 5-6 | 5-3 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Illinois | 3-8 | 3-5 | T-6th | |||||
| 1973 | Illinois | 5-6 | 4-4 | T-4th | |||||
| 1974 | Illinois | 6-4-1 | 4-3-1 | 5th | |||||
| 1975 | Illinois | 5-6 | 4-4 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Illinois | 5-6 | 4-4 | T-3rd | |||||
| Illinois: | 29-36-1 | 24-23-1 | |||||||
| Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (1977 – 1981) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Cornell | 1-8 | 1-6 | T-7th | |||||
| 1978 | Cornell | 5-3-1 | 3-3-1 | 4th | |||||
| 1979 | Cornell | 5-4 | 4-3 | T-4th | |||||
| 1980 | Cornell | 5-5 | 5-2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1981 | Cornell | 3-7 | 2-5 | T-5th | |||||
| 1982 | Cornell | 4-6 | 3-4 | T-4th | |||||
| Cornell: | 23-33-1 | 18-23-1 | |||||||
| Total: | 168-112-7 (.598) | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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| Preceded by George Seifert |
Cornell University Football Head Coaches 1977–1982 |
Succeeded by Maxie Baughan |
| Preceded by Jim Valek |
University of Illinois Football Head Coaches 1971–1976 |
Succeeded by Gary Moeller |
| Preceded by Tuss McLaughry |
Dartmouth College Football Head Coaches 1955–1970 |
Succeeded by Jake Crouthamel |
| Preceded by John Baker |
University of Denver Football Head Coaches 1953–1954 |
Succeeded by John Roning |
| Preceded by Bo Schembechler |
Walter Camp Coach of the Year 1970 |
Succeeded by Bob Devaney |
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