Lees–McRae Bobcats football College football team
The Lees–McRae Bobcats football team represented Lees–McRae College in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Bobcats were independents , fielding its team as an independent from becoming a four-year college in 1991 until the program shut down in 1993.
Conference affiliations
Championships
Conference championships
Lees–McRae claims twelve conference titles, the last of which came in 1988.
† Co-champions
Division championships
Lees–McRae claimed one division title, with the only one coming in 1975.
Postseason games
NJCAA playoff games
Lees–McRae appeared in the NJCAA playoffs just once, with an overall record of 0–1.
Bowl games
Lees–McRae participated in nine bowl games , and had a record of 2–7.
List of head coaches
Key
Key to symbols in coaches list
General
Overall
Conference
Postseason[ A 1]
No.
Order of coaches[ A 2]
GC
Games coached
CW
Conference wins
PW
Postseason wins
DC
Division championships
OW
Overall wins
CL
Conference losses
PL
Postseason losses
CC
Conference championships
OL
Overall losses
CT
Conference ties
PT
Postseason ties
NC
National championships
OT
Overall ties[ A 3]
C%
Conference winning percentage
†
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
O%
Overall winning percentage [ A 4]
Coaches
Year-by-year results
National champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Bowl game berth
Playoff berth
Individual accomplishments
All-Americans
Lees–McRae produced 27 All-Americans with Robert Hardy being the only two-time All-American. Seventeen of the 27 were First Team.
First Team
Year
Player
Position
Source
1960
Terry Postell
RB
[ 8]
1963
Lane Hurley
TE
[ 77]
1967
Bill Martin
OG
[ 78]
1968
William Martin
OG
[ 78]
1969
Arthur Morrison
OG
[ 79]
1975
Wardell Johnson
RB
[ 80]
1976
Brian Johnson
LB
[ 80]
1980
Otis Lindsey
LB
[ 81]
Russ Carpentiere
PK
[ 81]
1981
Andy Kilgore
RB
[ 82]
1984
Deron Farina
OL
[ 83]
1986
James Galloway
LB
[ 84]
1987
Robert Hardy
RB
[ 85]
1988
RB
[ 86]
Craig Brawley
PK
[ 85]
1989
Richard Maddox
DL
[ 86]
1990
Jeff Fortner
OL
[ 87]
Second Team
Year
Player
Position
Source
1956
Allison Richardson
OG
[ 8]
1970
Carl Witherspoon
DT
[ 79]
1971
Ron Parson
RB
[ 88]
1977
Barry Tolley
OL
[ 89]
1978
Jeff Bridges
OL
[ 90]
1982
Larry Spears
[ 82]
1985
Todd Daggs
[ 84]
1986
Steve Debell
DL
[ 84]
1987
Randy Norris
RB
[ 85]
1989
Randal Olds
OL
[ 86]
Honorable mentions
Year
Player
Position
Source
1962
Lane Hurley
TE
[ 8]
1964
Freddy Waltom
QB
[ 91]
1965
Cecil Ratcliff
TE
[ 91]
Mike Sizemore
TE
[ 91]
1966
Ron Rossello
RB
[ 91]
1967
Danny Copenhaver
S
[ 78]
Wally Matthews
RB
[ 78]
1968
George Porter
DL
[ 78]
1975
Frank Wilson
LB
[ 80]
Ron Wilson
DL
[ 80]
Henry Vinson
OL
[ 80]
1976
Paul Talley
[ 89]
1978
Rick Crosby
[ 89]
1983
Rusty Smith
[ 92]
1985
Chris Ledbetter
[ 84]
1986
Anthony Pearson
[ 84]
1987
Wesley Pope
[ 85]
1988
Calvin Tiggle
[ 85]
Notes
^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902 , it has been continuously played since the 1916 game , and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[ 2]
^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[ 3]
^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[ 4]
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^ "Ontaroga [1954]" . North Carolina Collections . 1954. Retrieved October 9, 2024 .
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^ "Ontaroga [1989]" . North Carolina Yearbooks . 1989. Retrieved October 9, 2024 .
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^ "Ontaroga [1993]" . North Carolina Yearbooks . 1993. Retrieved October 9, 2024 .
^ "Ontaroga [1994]" . North Carolina Yearbooks . 1994. Retrieved October 9, 2024 .
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