Andy Hinson

Andy Hinson (born c. 1931) is a retired American football coach and former player. He was the head coach of the Bethune–Cookman University Wildcats football team from 1976 to 1978[1] and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Wolves from 1979 to 1984.[2]

Andy Hinson

Biographical details
Born	c. 1931
Alma mater	Bethune–Cookman (1953)
Playing career
1949–1952	Bethune–Cookman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1971	Hastings HS (FL)
1972–1975	Camden HS (NJ)
1976–1978	Bethune–Cookman
1979–1984	Cheyney
Head coaching record
Overall	46–47–2 (college football) 154–31–5 (high school football)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SIAC (1976) 1 PSAC Eastern Division (1979)
Awards
Little College All–American (1952)

Hinson grew up in Camden, New Jersey and graduated from Camden High School in 1949 and coached football there for three seasons, earning recognition in 1973 as scholastic football coach of the year.[3]

A graduate of Bethune–Cookman University, Hinson was named to the Little All–American team in 1952.[4]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976–1978)
1976	Bethune–Cookman	8–3	5–1	1st
1977	Bethune–Cookman	8–4	4–1		L NCAA Division II First Round
1978	Bethune–Cookman	7–3–1	3–2
Bethune–Cookman:		23–10–1	12–4
Cheyney Wolves (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1979–1984)
1979	Cheyney	9–2	4–1	1st (Eastern)
1980	Cheyney	4–5–1	1–4	T–4th (Eastern)
1981	Cheyney	2–8	1–4	5th (Eastern)
1982	Cheyney	2–8	1–5	7th (Eastern)
1983	Cheyney	3–7	1–5	7th (Eastern)
1984	Cheyney	3–7	1–5	6th (Eastern)
Cheyney:		23–37–1	9–24
Total:		46–47–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Hinson Named Coach". New York Times. January 3, 1976. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
2. "Andy Hinson Leaves B-C for Cheyney State". Jet. September 6, 1979. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
3. via Associated Press. "Cheyney Selects New Grid Coach", Hanover Evening Sun, August 3, 1979. Accessed January 21, 2018. "Andy Hinson, former Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference coach of the year, has been named head football coach at Cheyney State College, a spokesman announced today.... The 1949 graduate of Camden, N.J., High School, was New Jersey scholastic football coach of the year following his first of three seasons there in 1973."
4. "Throwback Thursday: Andy Hinson". bcuathletcis.com. July 4, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2018.