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Wally Hood (American football)

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Wally Hood
Biographical details
Born(1935-02-11)February 11, 1935
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 2017(2017-04-28) (aged 82)
Playing career
1953–1956Ohio Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957Mentor HS (OH) (assistant)
1958Ashland HS (OH) (assistant)
1959–1961Olmsted Falls HS (OH)
1962–1964Defiance Falls HS (OH)
1965–1966Cuyahoga Falls HS (OH)
1967–?Baldwin–Wallace (assistant)
1973Colgate (assistant)
1974–1983Ohio Northern
1984–1991Fairmont State
1995–2000Otterbein
Head coaching record
Overall112–112–8 (college)
Tournaments0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 WVIAC (1988)
1 OAC Blue Division (1982)
Awards
OAC Coach of the Year (1982, 2000)

A. Wallace Hood (February 11, 1935 – April 28, 2017) was an American football coach. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, he served as the head football coach at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio from 1974 to 1981, Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1984 to 1991, and Otterbein University from 1995 to 2000, compiling a career college football coaching record of 112–112–8.[1][2]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1974–1983)
1974 Ohio Northern 2–7 NA NA
1975 Ohio Northern 4–4–1 NA NA
1976 Ohio Northern 7–2 4–1 2nd (Red)
1977 Ohio Northern 2–7 1–4 5th (Red)
1978 Ohio Northern 5–4 3–2 T–2nd (Red)
1979 Ohio Northern 5–3–1 3–2 T–3rd (Red)
1980 Ohio Northern 6–2–1 4–2 T–2nd (Blue)
1981 Ohio Northern 6–3 4–2 T–2nd (Blue)
1982 Ohio Northern 6–3–1 4–0–1 1st (Blue)
1983 Ohio Northern 5–4 3–2 3rd (Blue)
Ohio Northern: 48–39–4 26–15–1
Fairmont State Fighting Falcons (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1984–1991)
1984 Fairmont State 5–5 4–4 5th
1985 Fairmont State 7–3 5–2 T–2nd
1986 Fairmont State 6–4 5–2 T–2nd
1987 Fairmont State 7–3 5–2 2nd
1988 Fairmont State 7–2–2 5–0–2 1st L NAIA Division I First Round
1989 Fairmont State 4–6 2–4 T–5th
1990 Fairmont State 5–4–1 4–1–1 T–2nd
1991 Fairmont State 1–8–1 1–5–1 7th
Fairmont State: 42–35–4 31–20–4
Otterbein Cardinals (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1995–2000)
1995 Otterbein 3–7 3–6 T–7th
1996 Otterbein 2–8 2–7 T–7th
1997 Otterbein 2–8 2–7 T–7th
1998 Otterbein 4–6 3–6 7th
1999 Otterbein 7–3 6–3 T–3rd
2000 Otterbein 4–6 3–6 T–6th
Otterbein: 22–38 19–35
Total: 112–112–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "A. Wallace Hood Obituary". WKBN. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wallace Hood". grfuneralhome.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.