Pat Dye
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| Pat Dye | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | November 6, 1939 | |
| Place of birth | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state).svg.png){kind=small} Blythe, Georgia |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 153-62-5 (70.7%) | |
| Bowls | 7-2-1 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
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| Championships | ||
| 1976 Southern Conference Champions 1983 Southeastern Conference Champions 1987 Southeastern Conference Champions 1988 Southeastern Conference Co-Champions 1989 Southeastern Conference Co-Champions |
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| Awards | ||
| 1983 National Coach of the Year 3x SEC Coach of the Year (1983, 1987, 1988) |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1958-60 | Georgia | |
| Position | Defensive Guard | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1965-1973 1974-79 1980 1981-92 |
Alabama (Assistant) East Carolina Wyoming Auburn |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 2005 | ||
Patrick Fain Dye (born November 6, 1939, in Blythe, Georgia) is a former American college football coach most notable for his tenure as the head coach at Auburn University from 1981 until 1992. With a career record of 153–62–5 over nineteen seasons as a head coach, Dye was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
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[edit] Playing career
Dye played high school football at Richmond Academy where he was selected All-American and All-State while leading the team to the 1956 3A state championship serving as team captain. Following this success, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution selected Dye as Georgia's 3A Lineman of the Year for 1956 before being recruited to the University of Georgia. While playing for the Bulldogs under head coach Wally Butts, Dye was a first-team All-SEC lineman and two-time All-American (1959 and 1960). The Atlanta Touchdown Club named him the SEC's Most Valuable Lineman in 1960. Upon graduation from Georgia, Dye played three years of professional football as a linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League.
[edit] Assistant coach
Dye's first coaching job came as an assistant at the University of Alabama in 1965, under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
[edit] East Carolina
Dye moved into his first head coaching job at East Carolina University in 1974. Over six seasons, he achieved a record of 48–18–1. He guided the Pirates to the Southern Conference championship in 1976 and posted at least seven wins in all six seasons in Greenville. In 2006, Dye was inducted into the East Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame. As of 2006, his 72.4% win rate is still the highest of any coach in East Carolina University history.
[edit] Wyoming
In 1980, Dye took over as head coach for one season at the University of Wyoming. In the decade prior to his arrival the Cowboys had only one winning season (winning 35% of their games), but in Dye's first year he changed the culture into a winning program going 6–5 and paving the way for future success under coaches Al Kincaid (Dye's offensive coordinator) and Dennis Erickson.
[edit] Auburn
At Auburn, Dye achieved a record of 99–39–4 (71.1% win rate) over twelve seasons. His 99 wins is behind only Mike Donahue and Ralph "Shug" Jordan for most in school history. While under the leadership of Dye, the Tigers won four Southeastern Conference Championships and Dye became only the fourth coach in SEC history to win three straight (1987-1989). He received SEC Coach of the Year honors in 1983, 1987, and 1988. Dye was also the athletic director from 1981 to 1992.
Dye's tenure on the plains ended when he was exposed for payments by boosters and assistant coaches to a player, Eric Ramsey. Tape recordings were released that implicated Dye, a booster named "Corky" Frost, and present Troy University head coach Larry Blakeney. The controversy landed the Auburn program a spot on 60 Minutes and an eventual NCAA investigation. The fallout from the NCAA probation against the football team pushed Dye out as head coach and athletic director.
On November 19, 2005, the playing field at Jordan-Hare Stadium at Auburn was named for Dye. The dedication ceremony was held immediately before the Iron Bowl. This was especially appropriate since Dye led the Tigers to a 30-20 victory over the Tide on December 2, 1989 in the first installment of the Iron Bowl to be played at Auburn after 41 consecutive meetings at Legion Field in Birmingham.
[edit] Head Coaching Record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| East Carolina (Southern) (1974 – 1979) | |||||||||
| 1974 | East Carolina | 7-4-0 | |||||||
| 1975 | East Carolina | 8-3-0 | |||||||
| 1976 | East Carolina | 9-2-0 | |||||||
| 1977 | East Carolina | 8-3-0 | |||||||
| 1978 | East Carolina | 9-3-0 | W Independence | ||||||
| 1979 | East Carolina | 7-3-1 | |||||||
| East Carolina: | 48-18-1 | ||||||||
| Wyoming (Western Athletic Conference) (1980 – 1980) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Wyoming | 6-5-0 | |||||||
| Wyoming: | 6-5-0 | ||||||||
| Auburn (Southeastern Conference) (1981 – 1992) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Auburn | 5-6-0 | 2-4-0 | 6th | |||||
| 1982 | Auburn | 9-3-0 | 4-2-0 | 3rd | W Tangerine | 16 | 14 | ||
| 1983 | Auburn | 11-1-0 | 6-0-0 | 1st | W Sugar | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1984 | Auburn | 9-4-0 | 4-2-0 | 3rd | W Liberty | 15 | 14 | ||
| 1985 | Auburn | 8-4-0 | 3-3-0 | 5th | L Cotton | 20 | |||
| 1986 | Auburn | 10-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 2nd | W Citrus | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1987 | Auburn | 9-1-2 | 5-0-1 | 1st | T Sugar | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1988 | Auburn | 10-2-0 | 6-1-0 | 1st | L Sugar | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1989 | Auburn | 10-2-0 | 6-1-0 | 1st | W Hall of Fame | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1990 | Auburn | 8-3-1 | 4-2-1 | 4th | W Peach | 19 | 19 | ||
| 1991 | Auburn | 5-6-0 | 2-5-0 | 8th | |||||
| 1992 | Auburn | 5-5-1 | 2-5-1 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Auburn: | 99-39-4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 153-62-5 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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| Preceded by Sonny Randle |
East Carolina University Head Football Coach 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by Ed Emory |
| Preceded by Bill Lewis |
University of Wyoming Head Football Coach 1980 |
Succeeded by Al Kincaid |
| Preceded by Doug Barfield |
Auburn University Head Football Coach 1981–1992 |
Succeeded by Terry Bowden |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Barnhart, Tony (May 19, 2005). Dye named to College Football Hall of Fame The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Auburn University Pat Dye To Enter College Football Hall Of Fame Retrieved May 28, 2005.
- Thomas, Robert MCG, Jr. (August 19, 1993). FOOTBALL; Tapes bring Auburn penalties. Retrieved April 26, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Pat Dye Bio at Master Coaches Survey
- Pat Dye Bio at HickokSports
- Pat Dye Bio at Georgia Sports Hall Of Fame
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