Pat O'Neal is a retired American football coach. He is known for coaching East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma from 1972 to 1989, where he won 96 games and retired as the program's all-time winningest coach.[1] Prior to that, he played under coach Bud Wilkinson at the University of Oklahoma from 1951 to 1954.[2]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1951–1954 | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959–1971 | East Central (assistant) |
| 1972–1989 | East Central |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 96–88–4 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 8 OIC (1975, 1978–1980, 1984–1987) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Tigers (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1972–1973) | |||||||||
| 1972 | East Central | 4–7 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1973 | East Central | 4–7 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| East Central Tigers (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1974–1989) | |||||||||
| 1974 | East Central | 4–7 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | East Central | 9–3–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Bicentennial Bowl | ||||
| 1976 | East Central | 6–3–2 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | East Central | 5–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1978 | East Central | 4–6 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1979 | East Central | 6–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | East Central | 7–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1981 | East Central | 2–7 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1982 | East Central | 5–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1983 | East Central | 7–3 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1984 | East Central | 10–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterinal | ||||
| 1985 | East Central | 5–4–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1986 | East Central | 7–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1987 | East Central | 5–5 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1988 | East Central | 4–6 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1989 | East Central | 2–8 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Central State: | 96–88–4 | 49–31–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 96–88–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Football Sees Two Honored by Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame". ecutigers.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ "Pat O'Neal". soonerstats.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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