Leon Burtnett
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| Leon Burtnett | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Linebackers coach |
| Team | Houston |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 30, 1943 Meade, Kansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1966 1967–1968 1969 1970 1971 1972–1973 1974–1975 1976 1977–1981 1982–1986 1987–1991 1994–1995 1996–1998 1999–2001 2003–2007 2008–present |
Mt. Hope HS (KS) Sterling HS (KS) Colorado State (GA) Montana State (DB) Washington State (DB) Wyoming (DB) San Jose State (LB) Michigan State (LB) Purdue (DC) Purdue Indianapolis Colts (RB) Fresno State (DC) Northeast Louisiana (DC) Arkansas State (DC) Washington State (LB) Houston (LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–34–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
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| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards Big Ten Coach of the Year (1984) |
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Leon Burtnett (born May 30, 1943) is an assistant football coach at the University of Houston and was the head football coach at Purdue University from 1982 to 1986.
Burtnett was honored as Big Ten Coach of the Year 1984 when he led the Boilermakers to the Peach Bowl. Burtnett has been an assistant coach for several schools, including Washington State University, San Jose State University, Michigan State University, Montana State University, Fresno State University, Colorado State University, Northeast Louisiana University, and Arkansas State University. In addition, Burtnett was an assistant under Ron Meyer with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1982–1986) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Purdue | 3–8 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1983 | Purdue | 3–7–1 | 3–5–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1984 | Purdue | 7–5 | 6–3 | T–2nd | L Peach | ||||
| 1985 | Purdue | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1986 | Purdue | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| Purdue: | 21–34–1 | 17–25–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–34–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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