Andy Gustafson

Andy Gustafson
Biographical details
Gustafson from 1950 Ibis
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1903-04-03)April 3, 1903 Aurora, Illinois
Died	January 7, 1979(1979-01-07) (aged 75) Coral Gables, Florida
Playing career
1923–1925	Pittsburgh

Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1929	VPI
1930–1933	Pittsburgh (backfield)
1934–1940	Dartmouth (backfield)
1941–1947	Army (backfield)
1948–1963	Miami (FL)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1968	Miami (FL)

Head coaching record
Overall	115–78–4
Bowls	1–3

College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1985 (profile)

Andrew "Andy" Gustafson (April 3, 1903 – January 7, 1979) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now Virginia Tech—from 1926 to 1929 and the University of Miami from 1948 to 1963, compiling a career college football record of 115–78–4. Gustafson was also the athletic director at Miami from 1963 to 1968. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1985.

Early life and playing career

Gustafson was born is Aurora, Illinois. As a halfback at the University of Pittsburgh, Gustafson scored the first touchdown ever in Pitt Stadium in 1925 against Washington and Lee.^[1]

Coaching career

Gustafson served as the head football coach of Virginia Tech from 1926 to 1929, where he compiled a 22–13–1 record.

Gustafson is considered one of the University of Miami's most successful coaches, with a record of 93–65–3 (.587). He led the Hurricanes to four seasons of eight wins or more and was the longest serving coach in school history. He is currently a member of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. He also served as the athletic director of the school, following his retirement as a head coach.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
VPI Gobblers (Southern Conference) (1926–1929)
1926	VPI	5–3–1	3–2–1	T–7th
1927	VPI	5–4	2–3	T–12th
1928	VPI	7–2	4–1	4th
1929	VPI	5–4	2–3	13th
VPI:		22–13–1	11–9–1
Miami Hurricanes (Independent) (1948–1963)
1948	Miami	4–6
1949	Miami	6–3
1950	Miami	9–1–1			L Orange	13	15
1951	Miami	8–3			W Gator
1952	Miami	4–7
1953	Miami	4–5
1954	Miami	8–1				9	11
1955	Miami	6–3				18	14
1956	Miami	8–1–1				6	6
1957	Miami	5–4–1
1958	Miami	2–8
1959	Miami	6–4
1960	Miami	6–4
1961	Miami	7–4			L Liberty	19
1962	Miami	7–4			L Gotham	18
1963	Miami	3–7
Miami:		93–65–3
Total:		115–78–4

References

External links

Andy Gustafson at the College Football Hall of Fame

Virginia Tech Hokies head football coaches

E. A. Smyth (1892–1893)
Joseph Massie (1894)
Arlie C. Jones (1895–1896)
Charles Firth (1897)
J. Lewis Ingles (1898)
James Morrison (1899)
Eugene Davis (1900)
A. B. Morrison Jr. (1901)
R. R. Brown (1902)
Charles Augustus Lueder (1903)
John C. O'Connor (1904)
Sally Miles (1905–1906)
Bob Williams (1907)
R. M. Brown (1908)
Branch Bocock (1909–1910)
L. W. Riess (1911)
Branch Bocock (1912–1915)
Jack E. Ingersoll (1916)
Charles A. Bernier (1917–1919)
Stanley Sutton (1920)
B. C. Cubbage (1921–1925)
Andy Gustafson (1926–1929)
Orville Neale (1930–1931)
Henry Redd (1932–1940)
James Kitts (1941)
Herbert McEver & Sumner D. Tilson (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Herbert McEver (1945)
James Kitts (1946–1947)
Robert McNeish (1948–1950)
Frank Moseley (1951–1960)
Jerry Claiborne (1961–1970)
Charlie Coffey (1971–1973)
Jimmy Sharpe (1974–1977)
Bill Dooley (1978–1986)
Frank Beamer (1987–2015)
Justin Fuente (2016– )

Miami Hurricanes head football coaches

Cub Buck (1927–1928)
J. Burton Rix (1929)
Ernest E. Brett (1930)
Tom McCann (1931–1934)
Irl Tubbs (1935–1936)
Jack Harding (1937–1942)
Eddie Dunn (1943–1944)
Jack Harding (1945–1947)
Andy Gustafson (1948–1963)
Charlie Tate (1964–1970)
Walt Kichefski # (1970)
Fran Curci (1971–1972)
Pete Elliott (1973–1974)
Carl Selmer (1975–1976)
Lou Saban (1977–1978)
Howard Schnellenberger (1979–1983)
Jimmy Johnson (1984–1988)
Dennis Erickson (1989–1994)
Butch Davis (1995–2000)
Larry Coker (2001–2006)
Randy Shannon (2007–2010)
Jeff Stoutland # (2010)
Al Golden (2011–2015)
Larry Scott # (2015)
Mark Richt (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Miami Hurricanes athletic directors
Jack Harding (1948–1963) Andy Gustafson (1963–1968) Charlie Tate (1968–1971) Ernie McCoy (1971–1973) Pete Elliott (1974–1978) Lou Saban (1978) Harry Mellios (1979–1983) Sam Jankovich (1983–1990) Dave Maggard (1991–1993) Paul Dee (1993–2008) Kirby Hocutt (2008–2011) Shawn Eichorst (2011–2012) Blake James (2013– )

1944 Army Cadets football—AP national champions
17 Arnold Tucker 35 Doc Blanchard 41 Glenn Davis Dale Hall Tex Coulter Bobby Dobbs Hank Foldberg Doug Kenna Barney Poole John Sauer Dean Sensanbaugher Head coach: Earl Blaik Assistant coaches: Andy Gustafson Herman Hickman Bob Woodruff

1945 Army Cadets football—AP national champions
17 Arnold Tucker 35 Doc Blanchard 41 Glenn Davis Tex Coulter Bobby Dobbs Hank Foldberg Shorty McWilliams Barney Poole John Sauer Dean Sensanbaugher Joe Steffy Bob Summerhays Head coach: Earl Blaik Assistant coaches: Andy Gustafson Herman Hickman Stu Holcomb Bob Woodruff

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