Dewey King
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 1, 1925 |
| Playing career | |
| 1945–1948 | North Dakota |
| Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1949 | North Dakota (freshmen) |
| 1950–1951 | Canton (OH) McKinley HS (assistant) |
| 1952–1953 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1954–1959 | Penn (assistant) |
| 1960–1967 | Rutgers (assistant) |
| 1970–1972 | San Jose State |
| 1973–1979 | Wheaton (IL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970 | San Jose State (interim AD) |
| 1980–1985 | Carroll (WI) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–54–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
DeWayne "Dewey" King (born October 1, 1925) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at San Jose State University from 1970 to 1972 and at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois from 1973 to 1979, compiling a career college football record of 39–54–1. King was also the athletic director at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Coaching career
King was the head football coach for San Jose State University from 1970 to 1972.[1] In 1973, he was named head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He held that position for seven seasons, from 1973 until 1979. His coaching record at Wheaton was 29–34.[2][3]
King was inducted into the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[4] He is also a member of the University of North Dakota Hall of Fame.
From 1980 to 1985, King served as athletic director at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin.[5][6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1970–1972) | |||||||||
| 1970 | San Jose State | 1–7[n 1] | 1–3[n 1] | T–4th | |||||
| 1971 | San Jose State | 5–6–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | L Pasadena | ||||
| 1972 | San Jose State | 4–7 | 1–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| San Jose State Spartans: | 10–20 | 6–7 | |||||||
| Wheaton Crusaders (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1973–1979) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Wheaton | 2–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1974 | Wheaton | 4–5 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1975 | Wheaton | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1976 | Wheaton | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Wheaton | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1978 | Wheaton | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1979 | Wheaton | 1–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| Wheaton: | 29–34 | 26–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 39–54–1 | ||||||||
Notes
- 1 2 Joe McMullen coached the first three games of the season, leading the Spartans to a record of 1–2 with a 1–0 mark in conference play.
References
- ↑ Egle, Jim (January 11, 1982). "You Name it, Carroll Athletic Director has done it". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Wheaton Thunder Records By Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Football year-by-year results". Wheaton Thunder. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Former Head Coach Dewey King Named To Hall Of Fame". San Jose State University Athletics. June 21, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ "The NCAA record" (PDF). NCAA News. August 31, 1980. p. 7. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Carroll College announces layoffs". Milwaukee Journal. March 11, 1985. p. 3A. Retrieved July 7, 2015.