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George Litton
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George Litton Jr. (born c. 1935) is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina from 1970 to 1974, compiling a record of 16–35.[1] Litton was also the head football coach at Lees–McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina from 1962 to 1969, when the school was a junior college.[2]
Key Information
A native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Litton played college football as an end at East Tennessee State College—now known as East Tennessee State University.[3][4]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (NAIA Division I independent) (1970–1974) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Gardner–Webb | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1971 | Gardner–Webb | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1972 | Gardner–Webb | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1973 | Gardner–Webb | 7–5 | L Poultry | ||||||
| 1974 | Gardner–Webb | 2–6 | |||||||
| Gardner–Webb: | 16–35 | ||||||||
| Total: | 16–35 | ||||||||
Junior college
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NJCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees–McRae Bobcats (Western Carolinas Junior College Conference) (1962) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Lees–McRae | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Lees–McRae Bobcats (Region 10 Junior College Conference / Region 10 Conference) (1963–1969) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Lees–McRae | 2–6–1 | 1–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1964 | Lees–McRae | 3–6 | 2–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1965 | Lees–McRae | 5–5 | 1–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | Lees–McRae | 6–4 | 1–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | Lees–McRae | 8–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | L Savannah Shrine Bowl | 2 | |||
| 1968 | Lees–McRae | 8–2–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | L El Toro Bowl | 10 | |||
| 1969 | Lees–McRae | 7–1–1 | 1–1 | 2nd | 10 | ||||
| Lees–McRae: | 41–32–4 | 15–22–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 41–32–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Litton Named Head Football Coach" (PDF). The Pilot. Gardner–Webb University. January 27, 1970. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Fred I. Dickerson Athletic Hall of Fame". Lees–McRae College. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "George Litton to be head coach at Pennington high". The Post. Big Stone Gap, Virginia. June 18, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "George Litton Accepts Lees-McRae Post". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. May 2, 1962. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
