Harold Elliott

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Harold Elliott

Elliott, c. 2000
Sport(s) Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1931-12-24)December 24, 1931
Miami County, Kansas
Died November 1, 2005(2005-11-01) (aged 73)
Lubbock, Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19641968
19691970
19711973
19741983
19881993
19942004
Southwestern (KS)
Washburn
Emporia State
UT Arlington
Northwest Missouri State
Eastern New Mexico
Head coaching record
Overall 2051799
Bowls 01
Tournaments 01 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 KCAC (1964, 19671968)
2 GPAC (19721973)
1 Southland (1981)
3 Lone Star South Division (19992000, 2004)
Awards
Div Coach of the Year (3 times)[1]
GPAC Coach of the Year (2 times)[2]
NAIA Area III Coach-of-the-Year (2 times))[2]
NAIA District 10 Coach of the Year (4 times)[2]

Harold "Bud" Elliott (December 24, 1931 November 1, 2005) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas (19641968), Washburn University (19691970), Emporia State University (19711973), the University of Texas at Arlington (19741983), Northwest Missouri State University (19881993), and Eastern New Mexico University (19942004), compiling a career college football record of 2051799. Elliott won more games than any other head coach in the history of Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football program.[3] He coached football at high school and collegiate levels for over 40 years.[4] In his last season of coaching in 2004, Elliott became the 46th head coach in NCAA football history to reach 200 wins. At the time of his retirement, he ranked third in victories among active NCAA Division II coaches.[5]

Early life and education

Elliott was born on December 24, 1931 in Miami County, Kansas to Ellis Lucille and Harold Francis Elliott. He was raised in Drexel, Missouri and graduated from Drexel High School.[6] Elliott received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Baker University in 1953 and later earned a master's degree in school administration from Wichita State University in 1963.[3]

Elliott did not participate in football as a player, but did participate in basketball and track & field at Baker. In 1990, he was inducted into the Baker University Athletic Hall of Fame.[7]

Coaching career

High school football

Elliott began his football coaching career with 11 years as a high school head coach in Kansas. He coached at Turon High School (19531955), Geneseo High School (19551958), Mulvane High School (19581960) and Kansas City's Turner High School (19601964) before moving on to the college level.[5]

Southwestern College

Elliott was the 18th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position 5 seasons, from 1964 to 1968. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 3773. This ranks him fourth at Southwestern in terms of total wins and first at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[8]

Washburn University

Elliott was the 30th head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1969 until 1970. His overall coaching record at Washburn was 1082. This ranks him 15th at Washburn in terms of total wins and 17th at Washburn in terms of winning percentage.[9]

Emporia State University

Elliott was the 17th head football coach at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas for three seasons, 1971 to 1973. In his three years at ESU, Elliott compiled a record of 17111. This ranks him seventh at ESU in terms of total wins and fifth at ESU in terms of winning percentage.[10]

Highlights of his tenure at ESU included an appearance in the 1972 Boot Hill Bowl and opening the 1973 season season at 70 before dropping last two games. His .583 winning percentage is the fifth best in school history among coaches with at least two years at Emporia State. ESU drew their biggest crowd in school history to a 100 win over Northern Colorado in 1973 Coach Elliott.[11]

University of Texas at Arlington

Elliott coached at the University of Texas at Arlington from 1974 until 1983. He earned Southland Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1981 after coaching UT-A to the Southland Conference championship.[12] In 1979, he received the Dallas Sports Association Award of Merit and was the runner-up in voting for the Texas Sports Writers' Coach of the Year Award.[5]

Elliott was the 12th head coach for the Mavericks and he held that position for ten seasons. His career coaching record at UT Arlington was 4664. This ranks him third at UT Arlington in total wins and tenth at UT Arlington in winning percentage.[13] The school discontinued its football team after completion of the 1985 season.[14]

Northwest Missouri State University

Elliott was the 16th head football coach at Northwest Missouri State University for six seasons from 1988 to 1993. During this time, he compiled a record of 27391, with only two winning seasons. However, he did take the Bearcats to the NCAA Division II playoffs in his second season in 1989. He is ranked tenth at NWMSU in both total wins and winning percentage as of the 2007 season.[15]

Eastern New Mexico University

Elliott concluded his 37-year collegiate head coaching career in 2004 after 11 seasons at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) of the Lone Star Conference. His overall record at Eastern was 68492. The 68 wins were the most by a head coach in the team's history, while his .580 winning percentage meant that he was ranked sixth at Eastern in that category.[16] He guided the Greyhounds to Lone Star Conference South Division co-championships in 1999 and 2000.[5]

Elliott achieved his 200th NCAA career coaching victory at ENMU by shutting out Southwestern Oklahoma State University by a score of 390 on September 11, 2004.[17] In his 11 years of coaching at ENMU, his team completed seven consecutive winning seasons and nine winning seasons overall.[18] In 2005, he was succeeded Mark Ribaudo as Eastern New Mexico University's head football coach.[19]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern College Moundbuilders (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1964–1968)
1964 Southwestern 81 71 1st
1965 Southwestern 531 521
1966 Southwestern 82 72
1967 Southwestern 901 90 1st
1968 Southwestern 711 611 1st
Southwestern: 3773 3462
Washburn Ichabods (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1970)
1969 Washburn 55 33
1970 Washburn 532
Washburn: 1082
Emporia State Hornets (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1971–1973)
1971 Emporia State 361
1972 Emporia State 74 1st L Boot Hill
1973 Emporia State 72 1st
Emporia State: 17121
UT Arlington Mavericks (Southland Conference) (1974–1983)
1974 UT Arlington 110 14 5th
1975 UT Arlington 47 14 5th
1976 UT Arlington 56 32 3rd
1977 UT Arlington 56 32 3rd
1978 UT Arlington 56 32 3rd
1979 UT Arlington 92 41 2nd
1980 UT Arlington 38 32 3rd
1981 UT Arlington 65 41 1st
1982 UT Arlington 38 14 T5th
1983 UT Arlington 56 24 T5th
UT Arlington: 4664 2526
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1988–1993)
1988 Northwest Missouri State 29 24 T4th
1989 Northwest Missouri State 93 82 2nd L NCAA Division II First Round
1990 Northwest Missouri State 281 27 T8th
1991 Northwest Missouri State 56 45 T6th
1992 Northwest Missouri State 65 63 T3rd
1993 Northwest Missouri State 38 36 T6th
Northwest Missouri State: 27391 2527
Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds (Lone Star Conference) (1994–2004)
1994 Eastern New Mexico 641 131 5th
1995 Eastern New Mexico 641 331 5th
1996 Eastern New Mexico 38 25 T6th
1997 Eastern New Mexico 56 36 T6th (South)
1998 Eastern New Mexico 83 63 T3rd (South)
1999 Eastern New Mexico 83 63 T1st (South)
2000 Eastern New Mexico 64 53 1st (South)
2001 Eastern New Mexico 64 44 T5th (South)
2002 Eastern New Mexico 83 53 T3rd (South)
2003 Eastern New Mexico 65 35 T4th (South)
2004 Eastern New Mexico 65 54 T1st (South)
Eastern New Mexico: 68492 43422
Total: 2051799
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