Tripp Merritt
Guy William "Tripp" Merritt III (born March 5, 1968) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College from 2005 until 2012.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1968 Albemarle, North Carolina |
| Died | August 10, 2020 |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 | Western Carolina (GA) |
| 1993–1999 | Davidson (DC) |
| 2000–2002 | Saint Mary's (CA) (AHC) |
| 2003–2004 | Bucknell (AHC/DC) |
| 2005–2012 | Davidson |
| 2013 | Lenoir–Rhyne (WR) |
| 2014 | Christ's Church Academy (FL) |
| 2015 | Susquehanna (S) |
| 2017–2018 | Wilkes (DC/S) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–51 (college) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Wildcats (Pioneer Football League) (2005–2012) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Davidson | 4–6 | 1–2 | 3rd (south) | |||||
| 2006 | Davidson | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Davidson | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2008 | Davidson | 4–7 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2009 | Davidson | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2010 | Davidson | 3–8 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2011 | Davidson | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2012 | Davidson | 1–8[n 1] | 1–5[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Davidson: | 31–51 | 22–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–51 | ||||||||
Notes
- Merritt was fired on November 5, 2012. Brett Hayford was named interim head coach and led Davidson for the final two games of the season. The Wildcats finished 2–9 overall and 2–6 in Southeastern Conference play, placing eighth.
References
- "Davidson releases head football coach Tripp Merritt". CharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
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