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American college athletics coach and administrator

Tatum Gressette
Biographical details
Born	(1900-03-22)March 22, 1900
Died	July 19, 1997(1997-07-19) (aged 97)
Playing career
Football
1920–1921	South Carolina

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1939	The Citadel
Baseball
1932–1939	The Citadel

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1939	The Citadel

Head coaching record
Overall	34–41–3 (football)
Tournaments	Football 1 SIAA (1936)

Tatum Wannamaker Gressette Sr. (March 22, 1900 – July 19, 1997) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the ninth head football coach at The Citadel, serving for eight seasons, from 1932 to 1939, and compiling a record of 34–41–3.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932–1934)
1932	The Citadel	4–5	2–2	T–14th
1933	The Citadel	3–5–1	2–2–1	T–14th
1934	The Citadel	3–5–1	3–1	T–8th
1935	The Citadel	4–3–1	4–1	T–9th
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936)
1936	The Citadel	4–6 /	0–4 / 4–0	14th / T–1st
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1937–1939)
1937	The Citadel	7–4	2–3	8th
1938	The Citadel	6–5	2–3	10th
1939	The Citadel	3–8	0–4	15th
The Citadel:		34–41–3	19–22–1
Total:		34–41–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

Tatum Gressette's obituary
Citadel Coaching Records Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Tatum Gressette at Find a Grave

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs athletic directors
Carl Prause (1922–1929) Johnny Floyd (1930–1931) Tatum Gressette (1932–1939) Bo Rowland (1940–1946) J. Quinn Decker (1946–1953) John D. McMillan (1953–1954) John Sauer (1955–1956) Eddie Teague (1957–1985) Walt Nadzak (1985–2000) Les Robinson (2000–2008) Larry Leckonby (2008–2014) Jim Senter (2014–2017) Robert Acunto # (2017–2018) Mike Capaccio (2018– ) # denotes interim athletic director

The Citadel Bulldogs athletic directors

Carl Prause (1922–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
Bo Rowland (1940–1946)
J. Quinn Decker (1946–1953)
John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
John Sauer (1955–1956)
Eddie Teague (1957–1985)
Walt Nadzak (1985–2000)
Les Robinson (2000–2008)
Larry Leckonby (2008–2014)
Jim Senter (2014–2017)
Robert Acunto # (2017–2018)
Mike Capaccio (2018– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches
Syd Smith (1905) Ralph Foster (1906–1908) Sam Costen (1909–1910) Louis LeTellier (1911–1912) George C. Rogers (1913–1915) Harry J. O'Brien (1916–1918) George C. Rogers (1919) Harry J. O'Brien (1920–1921) Carl Prause (1922–1929) Johnny Floyd (1930–1931) Tatum Gressette (1932–1939) Bo Rowland (1940–1942) No team (1943–1945) J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952) John D. McMillan (1953–1954) John Sauer (1955–1956) Eddie Teague (1957–1965) Red Parker (1966–1972) Bobby Ross (1973–1977) Art Baker (1978–1982) Tom Moore (1983–1986) Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995) Don Powers (1996–2000) Ellis Johnson (2001–2003) John Zernhelt (2004) Kevin Higgins (2005–2013) Mike Houston (2014–2015) Brent Thompson (2016–2022) Maurice Drayton (2023– )

The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches

Syd Smith (1905)
Ralph Foster (1906–1908)
Sam Costen (1909–1910)
Louis LeTellier (1911–1912)
George C. Rogers (1913–1915)
Harry J. O'Brien (1916–1918)
George C. Rogers (1919)
Harry J. O'Brien (1920–1921)
Carl Prause (1922–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
Bo Rowland (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952)
John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
John Sauer (1955–1956)
Eddie Teague (1957–1965)
Red Parker (1966–1972)
Bobby Ross (1973–1977)
Art Baker (1978–1982)
Tom Moore (1983–1986)
Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995)
Don Powers (1996–2000)
Ellis Johnson (2001–2003)
John Zernhelt (2004)
Kevin Higgins (2005–2013)
Mike Houston (2014–2015)
Brent Thompson (2016–2022)
Maurice Drayton (2023– )

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs head baseball coaches
Not available (1899–1904) Mr. Gunner (1905) Not available (1906) J. W. Moore (1907) O. B. "Rip" Simmons (1908) Babe Brothers (1909) George A. Schmick (1910) "Barney" Legge (1911) Ralph McLaurin (1912) Not available (1913) George C. Rogers (1914–1915) Thomas S. McMillan (1916) Harry J. O'Brien (1917–1918) Thomas S. McMillan (1919) Ed Sabre (1920) George C. Rogers (1921–1924) "Bull Dog" Drummond (1925) H. L. Matthews (1926–1930) Jimmy Floyd (1931) No team (1932–1934) Tatum Gressette (1935) Red Smith (1936) H. L. Matthews (1937–1938) Not available (1939–1940) No team (1941–1946) Dusty Rhodes (1947) Bunzy O'Neal (1948) Jeff Clark (1949) Jim Bailey (1950) Jeff Clark (1951) John D. McMillan (1952–1953) Fred Montsdeoca (1954–1956) Mack Erwin (1957–1960) Jim Newsome (1961–1964) Chal Port (1965–1991) Fred Jordan (1992–2017) Tony Skole (2018–2024) Russell Triplett (2025– )

The Citadel Bulldogs head baseball coaches

Not available (1899–1904)
Mr. Gunner (1905)
Not available (1906)
J. W. Moore (1907)
O. B. "Rip" Simmons (1908)
Babe Brothers (1909)
George A. Schmick (1910)
"Barney" Legge (1911)
Ralph McLaurin (1912)
Not available (1913)
George C. Rogers (1914–1915)
Thomas S. McMillan (1916)
Harry J. O'Brien (1917–1918)
Thomas S. McMillan (1919)
Ed Sabre (1920)
George C. Rogers (1921–1924)
"Bull Dog" Drummond (1925)
H. L. Matthews (1926–1930)
Jimmy Floyd (1931)
No team (1932–1934)
Tatum Gressette (1935)
Red Smith (1936)
H. L. Matthews (1937–1938)
Not available (1939–1940)
No team (1941–1946)
Dusty Rhodes (1947)
Bunzy O'Neal (1948)
Jeff Clark (1949)
Jim Bailey (1950)
Jeff Clark (1951)
John D. McMillan (1952–1953)
Fred Montsdeoca (1954–1956)
Mack Erwin (1957–1960)
Jim Newsome (1961–1964)
Chal Port (1965–1991)
Fred Jordan (1992–2017)
Tony Skole (2018–2024)
Russell Triplett (2025– )

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