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Dick MacPherson Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born November 4, 1930 Place of birth Old Town, Maine Playing career 1950s Springfield (MA) Position(s) Center, linebacker Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1958
1959–1960
1961–1965
1966
1967–1970
1971–1977
1978–1980
1981–1990
1991–1992Illinois (GA)
Massachusetts (assistant)
Cincinnati (assistant)
Maryland (DB)
Denver Broncos (LB/DB)
Massachusetts
Cleveland Browns (LB)
Syracuse
New England PatriotsHead coaching record Overall 111–73–5 (college)
8–24 (NFL)Bowls 4–1–1 Tournaments 0–1 (Division II playoffs) Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships 4 Yankee (1971–1972, 1974, 1977) Awards AFCA Coach of the Year (1987)
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1987)
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1987)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1987)
Sporting News College Football COY (1987)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1987)College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2009 (profile)Richard F. MacPherson (born November 4, 1930) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1971 to 1977 and at Syracuse University from 1981 to 1990, compiling a career college football record of 111–73–5. MacPherson was the head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots from 1991 to 1992, tallying a mark of 8–24. He was inducted in to the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2009.
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Coaching career
MacPherson's record at Syracuse was 66–46–4 and included an undefeated season in 1987, when his team finished 11–0–1 and tied Auburn in the 1988 Sugar Bowl. After the 1990 season he left Syracuse to become head coach of the New England Patriots and was replaced by assistant Paul Pasqualoni. MacPherson coached the Pats from 1991 to 1992 and received strong consideration for Coach of the Year honors turning around a team that went 1–15 in 1990 and leading them to a 6–10 record in his first season.
MacPherson also served as an assistant coach with the Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns.
Later life
MacPherson has provided commentary during radio coverage of Syracuse football games for several seasons.
Head coaching record
College
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° UMass Minutemen (Yankee Conference) (1971–1977) 1971 UMass 4–4–1 3–1–1 T–1st 1972 UMass 9–2 5–0 1st W Boardwalk 1973 UMass 6–5 4–2 3rd 1974 UMass 5–6 4–2 T–1st 1975 UMass 8–2 4–1 2nd 1976 UMass 5–5 3–2 2nd 1977 UMass 8–3 5–0 1st L Division II Quarterfinal UMass: 45–27–1 27–8–1 Syracuse Orangemen (Independent) (1981–1990) 1981 Syracuse 4–6–1 1982 Syracuse 2–9 1983 Syracuse 6–5 1984 Syracuse 6–5 1985 Syracuse 7–5 L Cherry 1986 Syracuse 5–6 1987 Syracuse 11–0–1 T Sugar 4 4 1988 Syracuse 10–2 W Hall of Fame 12 13 1989 Syracuse 8–4 W Peach 1990 Syracuse 7–4–2 W Aloha 21 Syracuse: 66–46–4 Total: 111–73–5 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.References
External links
- Dick MacPherson at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Dick MacPherson at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Dick MacPherson at Pro-Football-Reference.com
UMass Aggies/Redmen/Minutemen head football coaches No coach (1879–1897) • Doctor Weeks (1898) • Fred Murphy Brown (1899–1900) • James Halligan (1901–1903) • Matthew Bullock (1904) • Walter Craig (1905) • George E. O'Hearn (1906) • Matthew Bullock (1907–1908) • J. W. Gage (1909) • Willard Gildersleeve (1910) • Jack Hubbard (1911) • Arthur Brides (1912–1915) • George Melican (1916) • No team (1917–1918) • Harold Gore (1919–1927) • Charles McGeoch (1928–1930) • Mel Taube (1931–1935) • Elbert Caraway (1936–1940) • Walter Hargesheimer (1941–1942) • No team (1943–1944) • Thomas Eck (1945) • Walter Hargesheimer (1946) • Thomas Eck (1947–1951) • Charlie O'Rourke (1952–1959) • Chuck Studley (1960) • Vic Fusia (1961–1970) • Dick MacPherson (1971–1977) • Bob Pickett (1978–1983) • Bob Stull (1984–1985) • Jim Reid (1986–1991) • Mike Hodges (1992–1997) • Mark Whipple (1998–2003) • Don Brown (2004–2008) • Kevin Morris (2009–)
Syracuse Orangemen / Orange head football coaches No coach (1889) • Robert Winston (1890) • William Galbraith (1891) • Jordan C. Wells (1892) • No coach (1893) • George H. Bond (1894) • George O. Redington (1895–1896) • Frank E. Wade (1897–1899) • Edwin Sweetland (1900–1902) • Jason B. Parish & Ancil C. Brown (1903) • Charles P. Hutchins (1904–1905) • Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1906–1907) • Howard Jones (1908) • T. A. Dwight Jones (1909–1910) • C. DeForest Cummings (1911–1912) • Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1913–1915) • Bill Hollenback (1916) • Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1917–1919) • Chick Meehan (1920–1924) • Pete Reynolds (1925–1926) • Lew Andreas (1927–1929) • Vic Hanson (1930–1936) • Ossie Solem (1937–1942) • No team (1943) • Ossie Solem (1944–1945) • Clarence Munn (1946) • Reaves H. Baysinger (1947–1948) • Ben Schwartzwalder (1949–1973) • Frank Maloney (1974–1980) • Dick MacPherson (1981–1990) • Paul Pasqualoni (1991–2004) • Greg Robinson (2005–2008) • Doug Marrone (2009– )
Boston / New England Patriots head coaches Lou Saban (1960–1961) • Mike Holovak (1961–1968) • Clive Rush (1969–1970) • John Mazur (1970–1972) • Phil Bengtson # (1972) • Chuck Fairbanks (1973–1978) • Hank Bullough & Ron Erhardt # (1978) • Ron Erhardt (1979–1981) • Ron Meyer (1982–1984) • Raymond Berry (1984–1989) • Rod Rust (1990) • Dick MacPherson (1991–1992) • Bill Parcells (1993–1996) • Pete Carroll (1997–1999) • Bill Belichick (2000– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.Dick MacPherson – championships, awards and honors AFCA Division I FBS Coach of the Year winners 1935: Waldorf | 1936: Harlow | 1937: Mylin | 1938: Kern | 1939: Anderson | 1940: Shaughnessy | 1941: Leahy | 1942: Alexander | 1943: Stagg | 1944: Widdoes | 1945: McMillin | 1946: Blaik | 1947: Crisler | 1948: Oosterbaan | 1949: Wilkinson | 1950: Caldwell | 1951: Taylor | 1952: Munn | 1953: Tatum | 1954: Sanders | 1955: Daugherty | 1956: Wyatt | 1957: Hayes | 1958: Dietzel | 1959: Schwartzwalder | 1960: Warmath | 1961: Bryant | 1962: McKay | 1963: Royal | 1964: Broyles & Parseghian | 1965: Prothro | 1966: Cahill | 1967: Pont | 1968: Paterno | 1969: Schembechler | 1970: McClendon & Royal | 1971: Bryant | 1972: McKay | 1973: Bryant | 1974: Teaff | 1975: Kush | 1976: Majors | 1977: James | 1978: Paterno | 1979: Bruce | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Ford | 1982: Paterno | 1983: Hatfield | 1984: Edwards | 1985: DeBerry | 1986: Paterno | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Nehlen | 1989: McCartney | 1990: Ross | 1991: B. Lewis | 1992: Stallings | 1993: Alvarez | 1994: Osborne | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Br. Snyder | 1997: Carr | 1998: Fulmer | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Coker & Friedgen | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Carroll | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Grobe | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Whittingham | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award winners 1986: Paterno | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Holtz | 1989: McCartney | 1990: Ross | 1991: James | 1992: Stallings | 1993: Bowden | 1994: Brooks | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Br. Snyder | 1997: Carr | 1998: Bi. Snyder | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Coker | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Saban | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Brown | 2006: Petersen | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Whittingham | 2009: Petersen | 2010: Chizik
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award winners 1976: Dooley | 1977: Schembechler | 1978: Osborne | 1979: Edwards | 1980: Bowden | 1981: Paterno | 1982: MacIntyre | 1983: Hatfield | 1984: Wacker | 1985: DeBerry | 1986: Sheridan | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Nehlen | 1989: Curry | 1990: Ross | 1991: Welsh | 1992: Robinson | 1993: Alvarez | 1994: Goldsmith | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Sutton | 1997: Price | 1998: Snyder | 1999: Beamer | 2000: O'Leary | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Stoops | 2004: Johnson | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Grobe | 2007: Carr | 2008: Brown | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Petersen
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year winners 1957: Hayes | 1958: Dietzel | 1959: Schwartzwalder | 1960: Warmath | 1961: Royal | 1962: McKay | 1963: Royal | 1964: Parseghian | 1965: Daugherty | 1966: Cahill | 1967: Pont | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Schembechler | 1970: Agase | 1971: Devaney | 1972: McKay | 1973: Majors | 1974: Teaff | 1975: Hayes | 1976: Majors | 1977: Holtz | 1978: Paterno | 1979: Bruce | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Ford | 1982: Paterno | 1983: Schnellenberger | 1984: Edwards | 1985: DeBerry | 1986: Paterno | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Holtz | 1989: McCartney | 1990: Ross | 1991: James | 1992: Stallings | 1993: Bowden | 1994: Brooks | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Snyder | 1997: Price | 1998: Fulmer | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Saban | 2004: Meyer | 2005: Weis | 2006: Schiano | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Saban | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year winners 1963: Royal | 1964: Broyles | 1965: Daugherty | 1966: Parseghian | 1967: Pont | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Royal | 1970: Ralston | 1971: Fairbanks | 1972: McKay | 1973: Switzer | 1974: Claiborne | 1975: Bellard | 1976: Majors | 1977: Holtz | 1978: Rogers | 1979: Mackovic | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Fry | 1982: MacIntyre | 1983: White | 1984: Wacker | 1985: Schembechler | 1986: Cooper | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Holtz | 1989: No Award | 1990: Ross | 1991: James | 1992: Erickson | 1993: Bowden | 1994: Brooks | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Snyder | 1997: Price | 1998: Fulmer | 1999: J. Jones | 2000: Erickson | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Tressel | 2003: Meyer | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Grobe | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Saban | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winners 1967: Pont | 1968: Hayes | 1969: Schembechler | 1970: Blackman | 1971: Devaney | 1972: Paterno | 1973: Majors | 1974: Switzer | 1975: Kush | 1976: Burns | 1977: Holtz | 1978: Powers | 1979: Mackovic | 1980: Dooley | 1981: Sherrill | 1982: Stovall | 1983: White | 1984: Morrison | 1985: DeBerry | 1986: Johnson | 1987: MacPherson | 1988: Nehlen | 1989: McCartney | 1990: Ross | 1991: B. Bowden | 1992: Stallings | 1993: T. Bowden | 1994: Paterno | 1995: Barnett | 1996: Br. Snyder | 1997: Carr | 1998: Bi. Snyder | 1999: Beamer | 2000: Stoops | 2001: Friedgen | 2002: Ferentz | 2003: Stoops | 2004: Tuberville | 2005: Paterno | 2006: Schiano | 2007: Mangino | 2008: Saban | 2009: Patterson | 2010: Kelly
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