Dick MacPherson
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 4, 1930 Old Town, Maine |
| Playing career | |
| 1950s | Springfield (MA) |
| Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958 | Illinois (GA) |
| 1959–1960 | UMass (assistant) |
| 1961–1965 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1966 | Maryland (DB) |
| 1967–1970 | Denver Broncos (LB/DB) |
| 1971–1977 | UMass |
| 1978–1980 | Cleveland Browns (LB) |
| 1981–1990 | Syracuse |
| 1991–1992 | New England Patriots |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 111–73–5 (college) 8–24 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 4–1–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division II playoffs) |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Yankee (1971–1972, 1974, 1977) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Coach of the Year (1987) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1987) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1987) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1987) Sporting News College Football COY (1987) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1987) |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009 (profile) |
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Richard F. MacPherson (born November 4, 1930) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1971 to 1977 and at Syracuse University from 1981 to 1990, compiling a career college football record of 111–73–5. MacPherson was the head coach of the National Football League's New England Patriots from 1991 to 1992, tallying a mark of 8–24. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2009.
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Coaching career
MacPherson's record at Syracuse was 66–46–4 and included an undefeated season in 1987, when his team finished 11–0–1 and tied Auburn in the 1988 Sugar Bowl. After the 1990 season he left Syracuse to become head coach of the New England Patriots and was replaced by assistant Paul Pasqualoni. MacPherson coached the Pats from 1991 to 1992 and received strong consideration for Coach of the Year honors turning around a team that went 1–15 in 1990 and leading them to a 6–10 record in his first season.
MacPherson also served as an assistant coach with the Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns.
Later life
MacPherson has provided commentary during radio coverage of Syracuse football games for several seasons.
MacPherson was honored as the Grand Marshal at the 28th Annual Syracuse St. Patrick's Parade[1] in 2010.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Redmen/Minutemen (Yankee Conference) (1971–1977) | |||||||||
| 1971 | UMass | 4–4–1 | 3–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1972 | UMass | 9–2 | 5–0 | 1st | W Boardwalk | ||||
| 1973 | UMass | 6–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1974 | UMass | 5–6 | 4–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1975 | UMass | 8–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1976 | UMass | 5–5 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1977 | UMass | 8–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| UMass: | 45–27–1 | 27–8–1 | |||||||
| Syracuse Orangemen (NCAA Division I-A Independent) (1981–1990) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Syracuse | 4–6–1 | |||||||
| 1982 | Syracuse | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1983 | Syracuse | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1984 | Syracuse | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1985 | Syracuse | 7–5 | L Cherry | ||||||
| 1986 | Syracuse | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1987 | Syracuse | 11–0–1 | T Sugar | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 1988 | Syracuse | 10–2 | W Hall of Fame | 12 | 13 | ||||
| 1989 | Syracuse | 8–4 | W Peach | ||||||
| 1990 | Syracuse | 7–4–2 | W Aloha | 21 | |||||
| Syracuse: | 66–46–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 111–73–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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NFL
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| NE | 1991 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4th in AFC East | – | – | – | – |
| NE | 1992 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 5th in AFC East | – | – | – | – |
| NE Total | 8 | 24 | 0 | .250 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 8 | 24 | 0 | .250 | – | – | – | – | ||
References
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External links
- Dick MacPherson at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Dick MacPherson at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Dick MacPherson at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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- 1930 births
- Living people
- Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches
- Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches
- Maryland Terrapins football coaches
- Syracuse Orange football coaches
- UMass Minutemen football coaches
- Cleveland Browns coaches
- Denver Broncos coaches
- New England Patriots head coaches
- New England Patriots coaches
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Springfield Pride football players
- People from Old Town, Maine
- Players of American football from Maine
