Howard Warner McCollum (February 28, 1933 – October 11, 2009) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the 13th head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois serving for 11 seasons, from 1979 to 1989, and compiling a record of 26–71–3. He also served as the college's athletic director, retiring in 1997.[1][2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 28, 1933 Kirksville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 2009 (aged 76) Eureka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957–1960 | Kirksville HS (MO) (assistant) |
| 1961–1970 | Eureka HS (IL) |
| 1971–1974 | Harlem HS (IL) |
| 1975–1978 | Rushville HS (IL) |
| 1979–1989 | Eureka |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–71–3 (college) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Red Devils (Illini–Badger/Illini–Badger–Hawkeye Football Conference) (1979–1989) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Eureka | 2–6 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 1980 | Eureka | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1981 | Eureka | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1982 | Eureka | 1–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1983 | Eureka | 1–8 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 1984 | Eureka | 2–7 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1985 | Eureka | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Eureka | 3–5–1 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Eureka | 2–8 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1988 | Eureka | 1–9 | 1–4 | ||||||
| 1989 | Eureka | 4–6 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| Eureka: | 26–71–3 | 17–32–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–71–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "H. Warner McCollum". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 13, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Eureka Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ Adams, Harold (1982). "History of Eureka College".
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