Willard Bailey

Willard Bailey (born June 3, 1939) is a former American football coach and. He served as head football coach at Virginia Union University from 1971 to 1983 and again from 1995 to 2003, Norfolk State University from 1984 to 1992, Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia from 2005 to 2010, and Virginia University of Lynchburg from 2011 to 2013. Bailey has compiled a record of 238–169–7.[1][2] As a coach in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Bailey has won seven conference championships, six with Virginia Union and one with Norfolk State. His Virginia Union Panther football teams made five straight appearances in the Division II football playoffs in 1979,1980,1981,1982, and 1983, while his Norfolk State Spartan football team made one appearance in the Division II football playoffs in 1984.

Willard Bailey
Biographical details
Born (1939-06-03) June 3, 1939
Suffolk, Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966–1970Virginia Union (assistant)
1971–1983Virginia Union
1984–1992Norfolk State
1995–2003Virginia Union
2005–2010Saint Paul's (VA)
2011–2013Virginia–Lynchburg
Head coaching record
Overall238–169–7
Tournaments0–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7 CIAA (1973, 1979, 1981–1984, 2001)

These are players from Bailey's Virginia Union Panther, Norfolk State Spartan, and Saint Paul's Tiger teams who went on to the National Football League/Canadian League/Arena League:

  • Saint Paul's: Greg Toler (the first player from the school to be drafted by the National Football League)

Bailey graduated from Norfolk State in 1962.

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1971–1983)
1971 Virginia Union 4–3–24–3–13rd (Northern)
1972 Virginia Union 6–33–2T–2nd (Northern)
1973 Virginia Union 9–19–01st
1974 Virginia Union 8–27–12nd
1975 Virginia Union 7–46–1T–2nd
1976 Virginia Union 7–45–3T–3rd
1977 Virginia Union 10–17–12nd
1978 Virginia Union 7–4–15–2–1T–2nd
1979 Virginia Union 10–28–01stL NCAA Division II First Round
1980 Virginia Union 9–2–15–1–12ndL NCAA Division II First Round
1981 Virginia Union 11–17–01st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
1982 Virginia Union 8–36–11st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
1983 Virginia Union 9–26–11st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
Norfolk State Spartans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1984–1992)
1984 Norfolk State 10–26–11st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
1985 Norfolk State 6–45–22nd (Northern)
1986 Norfolk State 4–63–44th (Northern)
1987 Norfolk State 4–72–54th (Northern)
1988 Norfolk State 5–52–44th (Northern)
1989 Norfolk State 6–3–13–2–14th (Northern)
1990 Norfolk State 7–35–12nd (Northern)
1991 Norfolk State 7–35–1T–1st
1992 Norfolk State 3–72–4T–8th
Norfolk State: 52–40–133–24–1
Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1995–2003)
1995 Virginia Union 0–8–20–6–29th
1996 Virginia Union 2–81–7T–9th
1997 Virginia Union 6–53–4
1998 Virginia Union 8–34–3T–3rd
1999 Virginia Union 8–26–12nd
2000 Virginia Union 8–35–11st (Eastern)
2001 Virginia Union 8–35–11st (Eastern)
2002 Virginia Union 6–44–33rd (Eastern)
2003 Virginia Union 6–55–2T–1st (Eastern)
Virginia Union: 157–73–6111–44–5
Saint Paul's Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2005–2010)
2005 Saint Paul's 4–63–44th (Northern)
2006 Saint Paul's 1–81–66th (Northern)
2007 Saint Paul's 5–54–33rd (Northern)
2008 Saint Paul's 5–53–4T–4th (Northern)
2009 Saint Paul's 4–53–45th (Northern)
2010 Saint Paul's 2–82–56th (Northern)
Saint Paul's: 21–3716–26
Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons (Independent) (2011–2013)
2011 Virginia–Lynchburg 4–6
2012 Virginia–Lynchburg 2–8
2013 Virginia–Lynchburg 2–5
Virginia–Lynchburg: 8–19
Total:238–169–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Career Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  2. http://www.vuusports.com/documents/2010/11/29/histresu.htm
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