A. Wallace Hood (February 11, 1935 – April 28, 2017) was an American football coach. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, he served as the head football coach at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio from 1974 to 1981, Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1984 to 1991, and Otterbein University from 1995 to 2000, compiling a career college football coaching record of 112–112–8.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1935 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 2017 (aged 82) |
| Playing career | |
| 1953–1956 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957 | Mentor HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1958 | Ashland HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1959–1961 | Olmsted Falls HS (OH) |
| 1962–1964 | Defiance Falls HS (OH) |
| 1965–1966 | Cuyahoga Falls HS (OH) |
| 1967–? | Baldwin–Wallace (assistant) |
| 1973 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1974–1983 | Ohio Northern |
| 1984–1991 | Fairmont State |
| 1995–2000 | Otterbein |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 112–112–8 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WVIAC (1988) 1 OAC Blue Division (1982) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× OAC Coach of the Year (1982, 2000) | |
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1974–1983) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Ohio Northern | 2–7 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1975 | Ohio Northern | 4–4–1 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1976 | Ohio Northern | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd (Red) | |||||
| 1977 | Ohio Northern | 2–7 | 1–4 | 5th (Red) | |||||
| 1978 | Ohio Northern | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd (Red) | |||||
| 1979 | Ohio Northern | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | T–3rd (Red) | |||||
| 1980 | Ohio Northern | 6–2–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd (Blue) | |||||
| 1981 | Ohio Northern | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd (Blue) | |||||
| 1982 | Ohio Northern | 6–3–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st (Blue) | |||||
| 1983 | Ohio Northern | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd (Blue) | |||||
| Ohio Northern: | 48–39–4 | 26–15–1 | |||||||
| Fairmont State Fighting Falcons (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1984–1991) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Fairmont State | 5–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1985 | Fairmont State | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1986 | Fairmont State | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Fairmont State | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1988 | Fairmont State | 7–2–2 | 5–0–2 | 1st | L NAIA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1989 | Fairmont State | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1990 | Fairmont State | 5–4–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1991 | Fairmont State | 1–8–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| Fairmont State: | 42–35–4 | 31–20–4 | |||||||
| Otterbein Cardinals (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1995–2000) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Otterbein | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1996 | Otterbein | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 1997 | Otterbein | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 1998 | Otterbein | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | Otterbein | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2000 | Otterbein | 4–6 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| Otterbein: | 22–38 | 19–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 112–112–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "A. Wallace Hood Obituary". WKBN. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Wallace Hood". grfuneralhome.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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