Cleophus Hatcher

Cleophus Hatcher

Biographical details
Born	(1925-06-18)June 18, 1925
Died	August 1983
Playing career
Football
late 1940s	West Virginia State
Baseball
late 1940s	West Virginia State
Track
late 1940s	West Virginia State
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1952	Claflin
1953	Mississippi Vocational
1956–1957	Morris
1962–1965	Howard (backfield)
1966–1968	Cheyney
Head coaching record
Overall	22–40–2

Cleophus C. Hatcher (June 18, 1925 – August 1983) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Claflin College—now known as Claflin University—in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Mississippi Vocational College—now known as Mississippi Valley State University—in Itta Bena, Mississippi, Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina, and Cheyney State Teachers College—now known as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Hatcher attended West Virginia State University, where he played football as a tackle. There he also played baseball and ran track. He later did graduate work at West Virginia University.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Claflin Panthers (Southeastern Athletic Conference) (1951–1952)
1951	Claflin	4–4–1
1952	Claflin	4–5
Claflin:		8–9–1
Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils (Independent) (1953)
1953	Mississippi Vocational	2–4
Mississippi Vocational:		2–4
Morris Hornets (Southeastern Athletic Conference) (1956–1957)
1956	Morris	1–7–1
1957	Morris	4–4
Morris:		5–11–1
Cheyney Wolves (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1966–1968)
1966	Cheyney	4–3	3–3	T–3rd (Eastern)
1967	Cheyney	3–5	1–5	T–6th (Eastern)
1968	Cheyney	0–8	0–6	7th (Eastern)
Cheyney:		7–16	4–14
Total:		22–40–2