A. B. Dille

Avery B. Dille was an American football and basketball player and coach.

A. B. Dille
Dille pictured in Reveille 1911, Mississippi State yearbook
Playing career
Football
1910Mississippi A&M
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914–1916Mississippi Normal
Basketball
1913–1916Mississippi Normal
Head coaching record
Overall6–10–1 (football)
29–14 (basketball)

Playing history

Dille played halfback for the Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University) football team[1] and was awarded a letter for the 1910 season.[2]

Coaching career

Football

Dillie was the coach head football at Mississippi Normal College—now known as the University of Southern Mississippi. He held the position from 1914 until conclusion of the 1916 season and was the third person to hold the position at the school. His overall record at Mississippi Normal was 6–10–1.[3][1]

A unique positive turning point occurred in the 1916 season as the result of a loss. In what was called the program's "Greatest pre-World War I success" the team lost to Ole Miss by a score of 13 to 7. The school's leadership at the time took this as a sign that the program could compete nationally in the sport of football.[4]

Due to World War I, the school ceased competing in football after completion of the 1916 season and did not restart the program until 1919, when Cephus Anderson would start the program back up.[5]

Basketball

While at Mississippi Normal, Dillie also served as the head basketball coach from 1913 until the conclusion of the 1915–16 season, where his teams produced a record of 29–14 (.674). Dillie was the second person to hold the position at the school.[6]

Head coaching record

F0otball
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi Normal Normalites (Independent) (1914–1916)
1914 Mississippi Normal 2–3–1
1915 Mississippi Normal 4–4
1916 Mississippi Normal 0–3
Mississippi Normal: 6–10–1
Total:6–10–1

References
  1. "Southern Mississippi 2009 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  2. Mississippi State Bulldogs 2009 Football Media Guide Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. College Football Data Warehouse A. B. Dillie coaching records
  4. John W. Cox; Gregg Bennett (2004). Rock solid: Southern Miss football. University of Mississippi Press. p. 6. ISBN 157806709X.
  5. The Sports Network Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Southern Mississippi University Directory.
  6. "Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 2009 Basketball Media Guide". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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