Joe Zabilski

Joseph P. Zabilski (July 4, 1917 – April 27, 2002)[1] was an American football and basketball and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern University from 1948 to 1971, compiling a record of 101–77–6. Zabilski was also the head basketball coach at Northeastern from 1948 to 1958, tallying a mark of 82–109.

Joe Zabilski
Zabilski pictured in The Cauldron 1954, Northeastern yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1917-07-04)July 4, 1917
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedApril 27, 2002(2002-04-27) (aged 84)
Boston, Massachusetts
Playing career
Football
1938–1940Boston College
1942North Carolina Pre-Flight
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1947Maine (line)
1948–1971Northeastern
Basketball
?–1948Maine (freshmen)
1948–1958Northeastern
Track and field
?–1948Maine (freshmen)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1976–1983Northeastern
Head coaching record
Overall101–77–6 (football)
82–109 (basketball)

Zabilski played college football at Boston College from 1938 to 1940. During World War II, he served as an officer in the United States Navy. While in the service, he played on the North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters football team in 1942 coached by Jim Crowley. In 1946, Zabilski was named line coach at the University of Maine under head coach George E. Allen.[2] At Maine, he also coached the freshmen basketball and track and field teams.[3]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Northeastern Huskies (Independent) (1948–1971)
1948 Northeastern 1–4–1
1949 Northeastern 3–3
1950 Northeastern 3–3–1
1951 Northeastern 6–0–1
1952 Northeastern 4–3
1953 Northeastern 6–1
1954 Northeastern 4–3
1955 Northeastern 4–1–1
1956 Northeastern 3–5
1957 Northeastern 1–6
1958 Northeastern 6–2
1959 Northeastern 1–6–1
1960 Northeastern 2–5–1
1961 Northeastern 4–4
1962 Northeastern 5–3
1963 Northeastern 8–1L Eastern Bowl
1964 Northeastern 5–3
1965 Northeastern 6–2
1966 Northeastern 6–2
1967 Northeastern 7–1
1968 Northeastern 6–3
1969 Northeastern 3–6
1970 Northeastern 3–5
1971 Northeastern 4–5
Northeastern: 101–77–6
Total:101–77–6

References
  1. "Obituaries in the News". Apnewsarchive.com. April 30, 2002. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. "Zabilski Named Line Coach for Univ. of Maine Eleven". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 16, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Northeastern U Coach Appointed". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. United Press. April 14, 1948. p. 19. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .


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