Bill Russo (American football)
Bill Russo (born June 19, 1947) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football at for Wagner College from 1978 to 1980 and at Lafayette College from 1981 to 1999. In 23 seasons as a head coach, Russo compiled a 118–113–4 overall record.[1] In 1988, 1992 and 1994 Russo coached the Lafayette Leopards to outright Patriot League conference titles. Russo received the Eddie Robinson Award in 1988, which is given annually to the nation's top coach in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Russo's 103 wins at Lafayette are the most of any head coach in the program's history.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1947 |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1977 | Brown (assistant) |
| 1978–1980 | Wagner |
| 1981–1999 | Lafayette |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 118–113–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Patriot (1988, 1992, 1994) | |
| Awards | |
| Eddie Robinson Award (1988) ECAC Coach of the Year (1981) AFCA Kodak Coach of the Year (1981) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Seahawks (NCAA Division III independent) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Wagner | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1979 | Wagner | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1980 | Wagner | 8–2 | |||||||
| Wagner: | 15–15 | ||||||||
| Lafayette Leopards (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1981–1985) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Lafayette | 9–2 | 8 | ||||||
| 1982 | Lafayette | 7–3 | 20 | ||||||
| 1983 | Lafayette | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1984 | Lafayette | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1985 | Lafayette | 6–5 | |||||||
| Lafayette Leopards (Patriot League) (1986–1999) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Lafayette | 6–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Lafayette | 4–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1988 | Lafayette | 8–2–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1989 | Lafayette | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1990 | Lafayette | 4–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1991 | Lafayette | 6–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Lafayette | 8–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1993 | Lafayette | 5–4–2 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1994 | Lafayette | 5–6 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1995 | Lafayette | 4–6–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1996 | Lafayette | 5–5 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1997 | Lafayette | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1998 | Lafayette | 3–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1999 | Lafayette | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Lafayette: | 103–98–4 | 40–29–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 118–113–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- DeLassus, David. "Bill Russo Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
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