John Pate

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John Lloyd Pate (born April 6, 1954) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky (1984), Lees–McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina (1991–1993), and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota (2011–2012).

John Pate

Biographical details
Born	(1954-04-06) April 6, 1954 Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	North Georgia College (1976) Georgia Southern College (1987)
Playing career
Baseball
1973–1974	North Georgia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1979	3rd Infantry Division
1980–1981	Fort Benning (AHC/DC)
1982–1983	Georgia Southwestern (DC)
1984	Union (KY)
1985–1986	Georgia Southern (GA)
1987–1989	Georgia Southern (DL/RC)
1990	West Georgia (DC)
1991–1993	Lees–McRae
1994–1995	Sue Bennett
1996	Bulloch Academy (GA)
1997–2003	Georgia Southern (DL/RC)
2004–2005	Georgia Southern (assoc. HC/DL/RC)
2006–2008	West Laurens HS (GA)
2009–2010	West Montgomery HS (NC)
2011–2012	Hamline
2014	Eidsvoll 1814s
2015	Yulee HS (FL) (DC)
2016–2017	Fernandina Beach HS (FL)
2018–2022	Hilliard HS (FL)
2023	North Bay Haven Academy (FL)
Track and field
1982–1983	Georgia Southwestern
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1994–1995	Sue Bennett
1996	Bulloch Academy (GA)
Head coaching record
Overall	7–68–1 (college football) 83–69–1 (high school football)

He was a part of five national championship staffs while serving as an assistant at Georgia Southern University.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs (NAIA Division II independent) (1984)
1984	Union	1–6
Union:		1–6
Lees–McRae Bobcats (NCAA Division II independent) (1991–1993)
1991	Lees–McRae	1–9
1992	Lees–McRae	1–9
1993	Lees–McRae	3–6–1
Lees–McRae:		5–24–1
Sue Bennett Dragons (NAIA Division II independent) (1994–1995)
1994	Sue Bennett	0–8
1995	Sue Bennett	0–11
Sue Bennett:		0–19
Hamline Pipers (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2011–2012)
2011	Hamline	0–10	0–8	9th
2012	Hamline	1–9	0–8	9th
Hamline:		1–19	0–16
Total:		7–68–1

High school football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bulloch Academy Gators () (1996)
1996	Bulloch Academy	3–8	2–2
Bulloch Academy:		3–8	2–2
West Laurens Raiders () (2006–2008)
2006	West Laurens	5–5	1–4	5th
2007	West Laurens	5–5	1–4	5th
2008	West Laurens	4–6	1–5	6th
West Laurens:		14–16	3–13
West Montgomery Warriors () (2009–2010)
2009	West Montgomery	10–4	5–1	3rd
2010	West Montgomery	7–6	4–3	3rd
West Montgomery:		17–10	9–4
Fernandina Beach Pirates () (2016–2017)
2016	Fernandina Beach	3–7	1–3	4th
2017	Fernandina Beach	5–5–1	1–1	6th
Fernandina Beach:		8–12–1	2–4
Hilliard Red Flashes () (2018–2022)
2018	Hilliard	3–7	0–0	N/A
2019	Hilliard	7–5	0–0	N/A
2020	Hilliard	9–1	0–0	N/A
2021	Hilliard	9–2	0–0	N/A
2022	Hilliard	8–3	0–0	N/A
Hilliard:		36–18	0–0
North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers () (2023)
2023	North Bay Haven Academy	5–5	0–3	4th
North Bay Haven Academy:		5–5	0–3
Total:		83–69–1