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American football player and coach

George Litton
Biographical details
Bornc. 1935
Playing career
1955–1958East Tennessee State
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959Pennington Gap HS (VA)
1961East Tennessee State (freshmen)
1962–1969Lees–McRae
1970–1974Gardner–Webb
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1962–1970Lees–McRae
Head coaching record
Overall16–35 (college)
41–32–4 (junior college)
3–6–1 (high school)
Bowls0–1 (college)
0–1 (junior college)
Tournaments0–1 (NJCAA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 R10 (1967)

George Litton Jr. (born c. 1935) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina from 1970 to 1974, compiling a record of 16–35. Litton was also the head football coach at Lees–McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina from 1962 to 1969, when the school was a junior college.

A native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Litton played college football as an end at East Tennessee State College—now known as East Tennessee State University.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (NAIA Division I independent) (1970–1974)
1970 Gardner–Webb 2–8
1971 Gardner–Webb 3–7
1972 Gardner–Webb 2–9
1973 Gardner–Webb 7–5 L Poultry
1974 Gardner–Webb 2–6
Gardner–Webb: 16–35
Total: 16–35

Junior college

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NJCAA
Lees–McRae Bobcats (Western Carolinas Junior College Conference) (1962)
1962 Lees–McRae 2–7 1–3 4th
Lees–McRae Bobcats (Region 10 Junior College Conference / Region 10 Conference) (1963–1969)
1963 Lees–McRae 2–6–1 1–5 4th
1964 Lees–McRae 3–6 2–4 4th
1965 Lees–McRae 5–5 1–4 4th
1966 Lees–McRae 6–4 1–4 4th
1967 Lees–McRae 8–1–1 5–0–1 1st L Savannah Shrine Bowl 2
1968 Lees–McRae 8–2–1 3–1 2nd L El Toro Bowl 10
1969 Lees–McRae 7–1–1 1–1 2nd 10
Lees–McRae: 41–32–4 15–22–2
Total: 41–32–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Litton Named Head Football Coach" (PDF). The Pilot. Gardner–Webb University. January 27, 1970. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. "The Fred I. Dickerson Athletic Hall of Fame". Lees–McRae College. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  3. "George Litton to be head coach at Pennington high". The Post. Big Stone Gap, Virginia. June 18, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "George Litton Accepts Lees-McRae Post". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. May 2, 1962. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
Lees–McRae Bobcats head football coaches
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs head football coaches
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