Rickey Bustle

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Rickey Bustle
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAthens Christian (GA)
Biographical details
Born (1953-08-23) August 23, 1953 (age 70)
Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1974–1976Clemson
Position(s)Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979Gardner–Webb (DC)
1980–1982East Carolina (WR)
1983Arizona Wranglers (RB)
1984–1985Northeast Louisiana (RB)
1986Northeast Louisiana (OC)
1987–1992Virginia Tech (QB/WR)
1993Virginia Tech (OC/QB)
1994South Carolina (OC/QB)
1995–2001Virginia Tech (OC/QB)
2002–2010Louisiana–Lafayette
2011Tulane (QB)
2012Southern Miss (RB)
2013–2014North Carolina A&T (OC/QB)
2015–2017Prince Avenue Christian (GA) (OC)
2018East Jackson HS (GA) (QB)
2019–2020Clarke Central HS (GA) (QB)
2021–presentAthens Christian (GA)
Head coaching record
Overall43–65 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Sun Belt (2005)

Rickey Norman Bustle[1] (born August 23, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. He is the Head football coach at Athens Christian School in Athens, Georgia, a position he had held since 2021.[2] Bustle served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 2002 to 2010, compiling a record of 41–65. As a player Bustle was a three-year football letterman at Clemson University. Before going to Louisiana, Bustle was an assistant coach (offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach) at Virginia Tech. Bustle's salary at Louisiana in 2009 was $226,000.[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

College[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2002–2010)
2002 Louisiana–Lafayette 3–9 2–4 T–4th
2003 Louisiana–Lafayette 4–8 3–2 2nd
2004 Louisiana–Lafayette 4–7 2–5 T–7th
2005 Louisiana–Lafayette 6–5 5–2 T–1st
2006 Louisiana–Lafayette 6–6 3–4 T–5th
2007 Louisiana–Lafayette 3–9 3–4 T–5th
2008 Louisiana–Lafayette 6–6 5–2 2nd
2009 Louisiana–Lafayette 6–6 4–4 5th
2010 Louisiana–Lafayette 3–9 3–5 T–6th
Louisiana–Lafayette: 41–65 30–32
Total: 41–65
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clemson Commencement Program, May 1977. Clemson University. May 6, 1977. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Athens Christian picks former college coach Rickey Bustle to lead football program".
  3. ^ "2009 NCAA football coaches contracts". USA Today. November 10, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2011.