Jackie Sherrill (born November 28, 1943, in Duncan, Oklahoma) is a former college football head coach. During his 26 years as a head coach, Sherrill amassed a record of 180-120-4. November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Duncan is a city located in Stephens County, Oklahoma. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ...

Playing career

Sherrill played for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide under Bear Bryant from 1962 to 1965. The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... Athletic teams at The University of Alabama are known as the Crimson Tide. ... Paul William Bear Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football coach. ...

Coaching career

Washington State

Sherrill was the head coach at Washington State Cougars in 1976. During his one season at the Pullman campus, the Cougars won three games and lost eight. Washington State University   Aerial View of Pullman Campus For the state of Washington in the United States, see Washington Washington State University (WSU) is a public research university in Pullman, Washington, United States. ... Pullman is a city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. ...

University of Pittsburgh

Sherrill was the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1977 to 1981. Before going to Washington State, Sherrill had served as an assistant at Pittsburgh under head coach Johnny Majors. When Majors left Pittsburgh to return to his alma mater at the University of Tennessee, Sherrill returned to become the head coach of the Panthers. He has famously been remembered as the recruiter of Heisman winner Tony Dorsett, bunking with the then shy and introverted high school senior and staying at his parents house in order to have him commit to Pittsburgh. In Sherrill's five seasons at Pittsburgh, the Panthers won 50 games, lost nine, and had one tie. The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Johnny Majors was a longtime College Football Head Coach and alumnus of the University of Tennessee. ... Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system. ... The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, considered the most prestigious award in American College Football, is given annually to the top player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). ... Anthony Drew Dorsett (born April 7, 1954 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania) was an American football running back who was a star in college football and the NFL. Dorsett was a star running back at University of Pittsburgh and helped to lead them to a national title in... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ...

Texas A&M

Sherrill was the head coach at Texas A&M University from 1982 to 1988. While head coach at A&M Sherrill started the tradition of the "12th Man Kickoff Team", this tradition is still observed by A&M today only in a slightly scaled back form. In his seven seasons as the coach of the Aggies, Texas A & M won 52 games, lost 28, and had one tie. Texas A & M won three consecutive Southwest Conference championships under Sherrill, in 1985, 1986 and 1987. As a result, the Aggies played in the Cotton Bowl at the end of each season, defeating Auburn University 36-16 on January 1, 1986 and Notre Dame 35-10 on January 1, 1988, and losing to Ohio State University 28-12 on January 1, 1987. Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is the flagship[3] institution of the Texas A&M University System. ... The 12th man is a term commonly used to describe the fans within a stadium during American football or association football games. ... The Southwest Conference (SWC) was a college athletic conference in the United States, now defunct. ... The Cotton Bowl can refer to: The Cotton Bowl annual college football game The Cotton Bowl stadium that plays host to the above football game and other events. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: or IPA: is a leading Roman Catholic institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana, immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Ohio. ...

Mississippi State University

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Sherrill was the head coach at Mississippi State University from 1991 to 2003. In thirteen seasons in Starkville, Sherrill coached the Bulldogs to a record of 75-75-2. During these seasons, he produced the best runs of success Mississippi State has ever enjoyed with SEC west title in 1998, a 10-2 record and #12 final ranking in 1999, many memorable upsets, multiple appearances in the national Top 25 rankings, stints in the national top 10, bowl wins, and exciting comeback victories. Sherrill, along with Snyder of Kansas State, were amongst the first to use the rich JUCO systems of Kansas and Mississippi to help their programs progress. It should be noted that outside of the last three seasons, Sherrill was a winning coach at Mississippi State despite the excellence of rivals like Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles northeast of Jackson and 23 miles west of Columbus. ...

Sherrill also achieved notoriety by castrating a bull during a team practice as a motivational technique prior to a game versus Texas. It worked, as unranked Mississippi State beat the #13 ranked Longhorns. Sherrill is a controversial figure in college football because his successes have built at schools in competitive conferences with highly emotional followings. Because of his success at Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, and Mississippi State, the fans of Penn State, Texas, and Mississippi have a strong aversion to Sherrill. He finished with winning records against the Texas Longhorns and Mississippi Rebels. The University of Texas System comprises fifteen educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are general academic universities, and six are health institutions. ...

Coaching Record

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References

• MStateAthletics.com (31 August 2000). "Head Coach Jackie Sherrill". Archived page of 19 November 2003.
• Aggie Football Through the Years. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
• 2005 University of Pittsburgh Football Media Guide. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
• 2005 Washington State University Football Media Guide. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.