LeRoy Hughes

LeRoy Hughes
Biographical details
Born(1905-11-20)November 20, 1905
California, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1991(1991-12-07) (aged 86)
San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1927–1929Oregon
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938–1940Menlo (backfield)
1941–1943Menlo
1946–1949Menlo
1950–1961Cal Poly
Basketball
1938–1944Menlo
1946–1950Menlo
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1950–1962Cal Poly
Head coaching record
Overall72–38–1 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 CAAA (1952–1953)

LeRoy Barry Hughes (November 20, 1905 – December 7, 1991) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Menlo Junior College in Atherton, California (1941–1943, 1946–1949) and California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California (1950–1961).[1] He was the head coach at Cal Poly during the California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash in 1960.[2][3]

Hughes was a member of the University of Oregon men's basketball team from 1927 to 1929.[4] He was hired as athletic director and head football coach at Cal Poly in March 1950.[5]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs UPI Small College#
Cal Poly Mustangs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1950–1961)
1950 Cal Poly 3–7 0–4 5th
1951 Cal Poly 5–4–1 2–1–1 T–2nd
1952 Cal Poly 7–3 4–0 1st
1953 Cal Poly 9–0 5–0 1st
1954 Cal Poly 6–4 3–1 2nd
1955 Cal Poly 7–3 2–1 2nd
1956 Cal Poly 7–3 0–2 5th
1957 Cal Poly 8–1 3–0 1st
1958 Cal Poly 9–1 4–1 2nd 15
1959 Cal Poly 6–3 3–2 T–2nd
1960 Cal Poly 1–5 1–2 4th
1961 Cal Poly 4–4 3–2 2nd
Cal Poly: 72–38–1 30–16–1
Total: 72–38–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Students Greet Coach At Poly Stadium Rally". El Mustang. Cal Poly. March 24, 1950. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Remember the Mustangs: The Story of the 1960 Football Team". Cal Poly Mustangs. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Airliner Crashes Carrying Football Team". gendisasters.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon Ducks. 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly Gets New Grid Coach". Lompoc Record. Lompoc, California. March 16, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.