Steve Patton

College coach infobox


Name = Steve "Daddy Rabbit" Patton
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Title = Head coach
College = Gardner-Webb University
Sport = Football
Conference = Big South
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Championships = 1983 AFA Championship
1985 SAC-8 Championship
2002 Big South Championship
2003 Big South Championship
Awards = 1983 AFA Coach of the Year
1985 SAC-8 Coach of the Year
1985 Div II National Coach of Year
2002 Big South Coach of the Year
2003 Big South Coach of the Year
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Years = 1973
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Furman
Position = Defensive End
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1982
1983
1984-1986
1993
1995-1996
1997-"present"
CoachTeams = Furman Grad Asst
Alabama Magic (AFA)
Carolina Storm (AFA)
Mars Hill
Charlotte Rage (Arena)
North Greenville
Gardner-Webb
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Steve Patton is the current head coach of the Gardner-Webb University college football team. Patton has over two decades of collegiate coaching experience including twelve seasons as head coach with GWU.

Playing history

Patton played football at the University of Alabama before transferring to Furman University where he also competed in tennis. He graduated from Furman in 1977.

Coaching history

Before arriving at Gardner-Webb, Patton served as head coach at Mars Hill College and North Greenville University.

Collegiate head coaching record

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name = Mars Hill Lions
conf = SAC-8
startyear = 1984
endyear = 1986CFB Yearly Record Entry
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name = Mars Hill
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year = 1985
name = Mars Hill
overall = 8–3
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year = 1986
name = Mars Hill
overall = 7–3-1
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name = Mars Hill
overall = 21–11-1
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name = North Greenville Crusaders
conf = Division II Independent
startyear = 1995
endyear = 1996CFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 1995
name = North Greenville
overall = 5–6
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year = 1996
name = North Greenville
overall = 7–3
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name = North Greenville
overall = 12–9
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name = Gardner-Webb Bulldogs
conf = Big South
startyear = 1997
endyear = PresentCFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 1997
name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 8–3
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year = 1998
name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 6–5
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year = 1999
name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 7–4
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year = 2000
name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 7–4
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year = 2001
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overall = 6–4
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year = 2002
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overall = 9–1
conference = 3-0
confstanding = 1st
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year = 2003
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overall = 8–4
conference = 4-0
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year = 2004
name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 5–6
conference = 2-2
confstanding = 3rd
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year = 2005
name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 5–6
conference = 2-2
confstanding = 3rd
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year = 2006
name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 6–5
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confstanding = 3rd
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championship =
year = 2007
name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 5–6
conference = 2-2
confstanding = 3rd
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name = Gardner-Webb
overall = 72–48
confrecord = 15-8CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 103-68-1
bcs = no
poll = no

References

External links

* [http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46165&SPID=4160&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=530363&Q_SEASON=2007 Patton's bio at official Gardner-Webb athletics site]