Ed Merrick
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | February 8, 1912 |
Died | June 14, 1994 Richmond, Virginia | (aged 82)
Alma mater | University of Richmond |
Playing career | |
1938–1940 | Richmond |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1946–1950 | Fork Union Military Academy (VA) |
1951–1965 | Richmond |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 53–87–6 (college) |
Edwin J. Merrick (February 8, 1912 – June 14, 1994)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the the University of Richmond from 1951 until 1965, compiling record of 53–87–6.
Merrick was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1951–1965) | |||||||||
1951 | Richmond | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–12th | |||||
1952 | Richmond | 1–9 | 0–6 | 17th | |||||
1953 | Richmond | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | T–5th | |||||
1954 | Richmond | 5–4 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
1955 | Richmond | 4–3–2 | 3–2–2 | 5th | |||||
1956 | Richmond | 4–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
1957 | Richmond | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1959 | Richmond | 4–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
1960 | Richmond | 3–6–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1961 | Richmond | 5–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1962 | Richmond | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1963 | Richmond | 3–6–1 | 2–2–1 | T–5th | |||||
1964 | Richmond | 3–7 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
1965 | Richmond | 0–10 | 0–6 | 9th | |||||
Richmond: | 53–87–6 | 33–52–5 | |||||||
Total: | 53–87–6 |
References
- ^ "Obituary". Retrieved May 4, 2016.