| Gene Stallings | ||
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| Born | March 2, 1935 | |
| Place of birth |  Paris, Texas |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 23-34-1 (NFL) 89-70-1 (College) |
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| Bowls | 6-1 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| 1992 National Championship 1992 SEC Championship 1967 SWC Championship |
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| Awards | ||
| 1992 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award 1992 Walter Camp Coach of the Year |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1954-1956 | Texas A&M | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1965-1971 1972-1985 1986-1989 1990-1996 |
Texas A&M Aggies Dallas Cowboys (DB coach) St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals Alabama Crimson Tide |
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Early years
Stallings is a native of Paris, Texas and a resident of Powderly, an unincorporated community in Lamar County near Paris in northeastern Texas. Lamar County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 48499 Paris is a city located 98 miles (158 km northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. He received his bachelor of science degree from Texas A&M University in College Station in 1957. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Stallings played football for Texas A&M from 1954 to 1956, where he was one of the famed Junction Boys
Coaching career
University of Alabama
In 1958, Stallings joined Bryant's Crimson Tide as assistant coach. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Junction Boys is the name given to the “survivors” of Paul “Bear” Bryant’s 10 day summer football camp in Junction Texas beginning September 1
At the age of 29, Stallings was named the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station Texas A&M Aggies (variously A&M or Texas Aggies) refers to the sports teams of Texas A&M University. He coached the Aggies for seven seasons compiling a record of 27-45-1. Under his tenure, A&M won the Southwest Conference in 1967.
In 1972, Stallings joined the staff of the Dallas Cowboys under head coach Tom Landry. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Thomas Wade Landry ( September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach He remained with the Cowboys for 14 seasons as an assistant.
In 1986, Stallings was named the head coach of the St. Louis Football Cardinals. The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. In three losing seasons, Stallings compiled a 23-34-1 record with the Cardinals and was the head coach during the franchise's move to Arizona. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. With five games remaining in the 1989 season, Stallings announced that he would resign at the end of the season, but instead he was immediately released by the Cardinals.
University of Alabama
Stallings was hired by the University of Alabama in 1990, his team finishing with a 7-5 record[1], including a 34-7 loss to the University of Louisville in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971
In 1991, Stallings finished the season with an 11-1[1]record, including a 30-25[2] victory over the University of Colorado in the 1991 Blockbuster Bowl. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University The Champs Sports Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played in Orlando Florida.
In 1992, his experienced defensive unit led the team to an undefeated regular season, and a berth in the first SEC Championship Game. The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion Alabama defeated the University of Florida 28-21 in this Championship Game, giving Stallings his first SEC title, and the school's twentieth SEC title. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research [1] Following a 34-13 victory over the University of Miami in the 1993 Sugar Bowl, Stallings' 1992 team won the Associated Press and Coaches' Poll national championship. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. [3] The 1992 defense is widely considered to be one of the best in modern NCAA history.
After an investigation that ran from early 1993 to August of 1995, the NCAA Infractions Committee found four major violations of NCAA rules in the Alabama football program. Alabama was implicated (along with athletic director Hootie Ingram) in allowing an ineligible Alabama player Antonio Langham to play during the 1993 season. Hootie Ingram was the head football coach at Clemson from 1970 to 1972 Collie Antonio Langham (born July 31, 1972 in Town Creek Alabama) is a former professional American football player who was selected by Langham had signed with a sports agent following the 1993 Sugar Bowl. Alabama's football program was then placed on probation. In addition to scholarship cuts and a one-year ban on postseason play, Alabama forfeited eight wins and one tie from the eleven 1993 games in which Langham participated (two other games, against LSU and Auburn, were losses on the field), resulting in an official 1-12 record for that season. The LSU Tigers football team aka "Fighting Tigers" represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana, United States in The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in College football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision [4]
In 1994, Stallings' team finished the regular season with a record of 11-0, and an 8-0 record in the SEC, which was sufficient to win the SEC's Western Division, but lost the SEC Championship Game to the University of Florida. The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research [3]. Stallings' Alabama team finished the 1994 season with a 12-1 record, including a 24-17 Citrus Bowl victory over Ohio State University . The Florida Citrus Bowl (formerly Orlando Stadium, Tangerine Bowl and the Citrus Bowl) is a Stadium in Orlando Florida, The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. [1]
In 1996, Stallings team won 10 games and earned a berth in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to the University of Florida. The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Stallings resigned as head coach on November 23, 1996. He completed his tenure as the coach at the University of Alabama with a 17-14 win over the University of Michigan in the Outback Bowl on January 1, 1997. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The Outback Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida. [1]
Gene Stallings compiled an official record at Alabama of 62-25. [1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1965 – 1971) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Texas A&M | 3-7 | 1-6 | 7 | |||||
| 1966 | Texas A&M | 4-5-1 | 4-3 | 4 | |||||
| 1967 | Texas A&M | 7-4 | 6-1 | 1 | W Cotton Bowl | ||||
| 1968 | Texas A&M | 3-7 | 2-5 | 6 | |||||
| 1969 | Texas A&M | 3-7 | 2-5 | 6 | |||||
| 1970 | Texas A&M | 2-7 | 0-7 | 8 | |||||
| 1971 | Texas A&M | 5-6 | 4-3 | 4 | |||||
| Texas A&M: | 27-45-1 | 19-30 | |||||||
| Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (1990 – 1996) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Alabama | 7-5 | 5-2 | 3 | L Fiesta Bowl | ||||
| 1991 | Alabama | 11-1 | 6-1 | 2 | W Blockbuster Bowl | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1992 | Alabama | 13-0 | 8-0 | 1 - West | W Sugar Bowl | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | Alabama | 1-12* | 0-8* | 2 - West | W Gator Bowl | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1994 | Alabama | 12-1 | 8-0 | 1 - West | W Citrus Bowl | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1995 | Alabama | 8-3 | 5-3 | 2 - West(^) | (^) | (^) | 21 | ||
| 1996 | Alabama | 10-3 | 6-2 | 1 - West (t) | W Outback Bowl | 11 | 11 | ||
| Alabama: | 62-25 | *Alabama forfeited all wins and ties due to use of an ineligible player | |||||||
| Total: | 89-70-1 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in Division I FBS College football. This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The Alabama Crimson Tide football program is a College football team that represents the University of Alabama (variously "Alabama" or "UA" The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season The Champs Sports Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played in Orlando Florida. The 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition, and ended with Alabama 's first national The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned National Champions but not without controversy The Gator Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated and yet The Florida Citrus Bowl (formerly Orlando Stadium, Tangerine Bowl and the Citrus Bowl) is a Stadium in Orlando Florida, The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions but not as unanimously as the The Outback Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I | |||||||||
(^)The 1995 Alabama team was on probation and ineligible to win the conference title, to be selected to a bowl, or to be selected in the coaches poll.
Motivational Leader
Mr. Stallings serves on many boards including President George W. Bush’s Commission on Intellectual Disability and he was formerly a member of the board of Abilene Christian University. Other boards include the Tandy Brand Corporation, People’s National Bank of Paris, Paris Regional Medical Center, Disability Resources, the Texas Rangers Law Enforcement Association, the Great Southern Wood Corporation, and the Boys and Girls Club of Paris, Texas.
Mr. Stallings was appointed to the Texas A&M Board of Regents by Governor Rick Perry in 2005. He serves on the Committee on Audit and the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs. Mr. Stallings is chair of the Policy Review Committee and is a member of the Special Committee on Educational Access. His term expires February 1, 2011.
Stallings is also the author of a book, Another Season, which describes the love he has for his son who was born with Down Syndrome.
Awards
Stallings has received many awards including National Coach of the Year and was the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year two times. In 2000, Coach Stallings was awarded Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M University. He was awarded the Legends Award from the All Sports Association in Dallas in 2001. Mr. Stallings has also received many humanitarian awards, including the Arthritis Humanitarian Award of Alabama, National Boys Club Alumni of the Year, Dallas Father of the Year, Humanitarian Award of the Lion’s Club of Alabama, and Paris Boys Club Wall of Honor.
Stallings has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Texas A&M Hall of Fame, Gator Bowl Hall of Fame and Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. He also received an honorary doctorate degree from Harding University.
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f 2006 Alabama Football Media Guide, Published by Ebsco Industries, Birmingham, AL, Pages 172 and 200 (PDF).
- ^ The Official Site of the University of Alabama Athletics (html).
- ^ a b ial 2006 Divisions I-A and I-AA Football Records Book, National Poll Champions, Page 79 (PDF).
- ^ NCAA Public Report on Infractions at Alabama (HTML).
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| Preceded by Jim Hanifan |
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| Preceded by Bill Curry |
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| Preceded by Don James |
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