John Bridgers
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| John D. Bridgers | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Johns Hopkins, Baylor | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 59-74-2 | |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1953-1956 1959-1968 |
Johns Hopkins Baylor |
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John D. Bridgers (died November 24, 2006) was the head football coach at Baylor from 1959 to 1968. During his career, he compiled a 49-53-1(.481) record. In his first five seasons, he led the Bears to three bowl games, winning 2 of them. He had previously served as a coach for the Baltimore Colts, where he developed their pro-style offense attack. He carried that style, and brought it over to Baylor.
He also served as a coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His lobbying for the Steelers to draft Terry Bradshaw may have meant the difference of a couple Super Bowl titles. He later served as an assistant coach at South Carolina, and ultimately became the athletic director at Florida State. During his tenure as the athletic director, he hired College Football Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden, who turned a once horrible program into a perennial national power.
[edit] Head Coaching Record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| 1953 | Johns Hopkins | 2-6-0 | |||||||
| 1954 | Johns Hopkins | 2-6-0 | |||||||
| 1955 | Johns Hopkins | 2-6-0 | |||||||
| 1956 | Johns Hopkins | 4-3-1 | |||||||
| Johns Hopkins: | 10-21-1 | ||||||||
| 1959 | Baylor | 4-6-0 | 2-4 | 5th | |||||
| 1960 | Baylor | 8-3-0 | 5-2 | T-2nd | L 12-13 Gator | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1961 | Baylor | 6-5-0 | 2-5 | T-6th | W 24-9 Gotham | ||||
| 1962 | Baylor | 4-6-0 | 3-4 | T-4th | |||||
| 1963 | Baylor | 8-3-0 | 6-1 | 2nd | W Bluebonnet | 20 | |||
| 1964 | Baylor | 5-5-0 | 4-3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1965 | Baylor | 5-5-0 | 3-4 | T-4th | |||||
| 1966 | Baylor | 5-5-0 | 3-4 | 5th | |||||
| 1967 | Baylor | 1-8-1 | 0-6-1 | 8th | |||||
| 1968 | Baylor | 3-7-0 | 3-4 | 5th | |||||
| Baylor: | 49-53-1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 59-74-2 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. | |||||||||
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| Preceded by Sam Boyd (coach) |
Baylor Head Football Coach 1959–1968 |
Succeeded by Bill Beall |
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