Tatum Gressette
Tatum Wannamaker Gressette Sr. (March 22, 1900 – July 19, 1997)[1] was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the ninth head football coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, serving for eight seasons, from 1932 to 1939, and compiling a record of 34–41–3.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 22, 1900 |
| Died | July 19, 1997 (aged 97) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1921 | South Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1939 | The Citadel |
| Baseball | |
| 1932–1939 | The Citadel |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1932–1939 | The Citadel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–41–3 (football) |
| Tournaments | Football 1 SIAA (1936) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932–1934) | |||||||||
| 1932 | The Citadel | 4–5 | 2–2 | T–14th | |||||
| 1933 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | T–14th | |||||
| 1934 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 | 3–1 | T–8th | |||||
| 1935 | The Citadel | 4–3–1 | 4–1 | T–9th | |||||
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936) | |||||||||
| 1936 | The Citadel | 4–6 / | 0–4 / 4–0 | 14th / T–1st | |||||
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1937–1939) | |||||||||
| 1937 | The Citadel | 7–4 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1938 | The Citadel | 6–5 | 2–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1939 | The Citadel | 3–8 | 0–4 | 15th | |||||
| The Citadel: | 34–41–3 | 19–22–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–41–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Tatum Gressette's obituary
- Citadel Coaching Records Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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