Ken Hatfield

College coach infobox


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Position = Defensive back
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1990-93
1994-2005
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Arkansas
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Ken Hatfield (born birth date|1943|6|6 in Helena, Arkansas) is a former American football head coach. His last position was at Rice University, where he compiled a 55-78-1 record before resigning on [http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=8001 November 30, 2005] , following a 1-10 season.

Hatfield is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, where he starred at defensive back for the 1964 NCAA Division I-A national football championship team alongside such pro football luminaries as Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Hatfield began his college head coaching career at the United States Air Force Academy from 1979 to 1983. Hatfield then compiled a 55-17-1 record during a stint from 1984 to 1989 at the University of Arkansas, and was also the head football coach at Clemson University from 1990-93, compiling a 32-13-1 record. In 1989, Hatfield became the first former player to coach his alma mater in the Cotton Bowl, as he led Arkansas to the 1964 National Championship over Nebraska in the 1965 Cotton Bowl. Ironically, the coach Hatfield succeeded at Clemson, Danny Ford, would eventually become the Razorbacks' coach in 1993.

One of the few remaining proponents of the conservative triple-option offense in college football, Hatfield has compiled a 168-140-4 record as a head coach.

Head coaching record

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name = Air Force Falcons
startyear = 1979
conf = Western Athletic Conference
endyear = 1983CFB Yearly Record Entry
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overall = 2-9-1
conference = 1-6
confstanding = T-8th
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year = 1981
name = Air Force
overall = 4-7
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confstanding = 7th
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year = 1982
name = Air Force
overall = 8-5
conference = 4-3
confstanding = T-3rd
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overall = 10-2
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ranking = 15
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name = Air Force
overall = 26-32-1
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name = Arkansas Razorbacks
startyear = 1984
conf = Southwest Conference
endyear = 1989CFB Yearly Record Entry
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name = Arkansas
overall = 7-4-1
conference = 5-3
confstanding = T-3rd
bowlname = Liberty
bowloutcome = L
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year = 1985
name = Arkansas
overall = 10-2
conference = 6-2
confstanding = T-2nd
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bowloutcome = W
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ranking = 12
ranking2 = 12CFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 1986
name = Arkansas
overall = 9-3
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confstanding = T-2nd
bowlname = Orange
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ranking = 16
ranking2 = 15CFB Yearly Record Entry
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name = Arkansas
overall = 9-4
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overall = 10-2
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overall = 10-2
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ranking = 13
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name = Arkansas
overall = 55-17-1
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name = Clemson Tigers
startyear = 1990
conf = Atlantic Coast Conference
endyear = 1993CFB Yearly Record Entry
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overall = 10-2
conference = 5-2
confstanding = T-2nd
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ranking = 9
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overall = 9-2-1
conference = 6-0-1
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ranking2 = 18CFB Yearly Record Entry
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ranking = 22
ranking2 = 23CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Clemson
overall = 32-13-1
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name = Rice Owls
startyear = 1994
conf = Southwest Conference/Western Athletic Conference/Conference USA
endyear = 2005CFB Yearly Record Entry
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overall = 5-6
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overall = 5-6
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overall = 4-7
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overall = 55-78-1
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ee also

*List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association

External links

* [http://www.shrine-bowl.com/Guest_speakers/coach_ken_hatfield__clemson_univ.htm Information]