Joe Purzycki

Joe Purzycki

Biographical details
Born	(1947-02-20) February 20, 1947
Playing career
1967–1970	Delaware
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971	Kearny HS (NJ) (assistant)
1972–1974	Woodbridge HS (DE)
1975–1977	Caesar Rodney HS (DE)
1978–1980	Delaware (assistant)
1981–1984	Delaware State
1985–1990	James Madison
Head coaching record
Overall	55–51–3 (college)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MEAC Coach of the Year (1983)

Joseph Purzycki (born February 20, 1947) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University from 1981 to 1984 and James Madison University between 1985 and 1990. Purzycki became the first white man to ever be named a head football coach at an historically black college or university when he was elected Delaware State's newest head coach in 1981. Purzycki was an assistant at the University of Delaware prior to his Delaware State tenure, where he learned the Wing T offense from College Football Hall of Fame coach Tubby Raymond.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA#
Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1981–1984)
1981	Delaware State	2–9	1–4	5th
1982	Delaware State	4–7	2–3	T–4th
1983	Delaware State	7–3–1	3–1	2nd
1984	Delaware State	8–2	3–1	2nd
Delaware State:		21–21–1	9–9
James Madison Dukes (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1985–1990)
1985	James Madison	5–6
1986	James Madison	5–5–1
1987	James Madison	9–3			L NCAA Division I-AA First Round	8
1988	James Madison	5–6
1989	James Madison	5–4–1
1990	James Madison	5–6
James Madison:		34–30–2
Total:		55–51–3

External links

• A Legacy Like No Other: Twenty-five years later, a courageous move is paying off in an unexpected way