Tom Nugent

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Name = Thomas N. "Tom" Nugent


DateOfBirth = 1913-02-24
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DateOfDeath = 2006-01-19
Sport = Football
College = Florida State, Maryland, VMI
Title = Head coach
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CoachYears = 1949-1952
1953-1958
1959-1965
CoachTeams = Virginia Military Institute
Florida State
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Thomas N. "Tom" Nugent (February 24 1913 – January 19 2006) was an NCAA Division I college football head coach, sportscaster, public relations man, and inventor of the I formation. He coached at the Florida State University, the University of Maryland, College Park, and the Virginia Military Institute.

He was the 20th head college football coach for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets located in Lexington, Virginia and he held that position for four seasons, from 1949 until 1952. His career coaching record at VMI was 19 wins, 18 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him sixth at VMI in total wins and 14th at VMI in winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsouth/virginia_military_institute/coaching_records.php Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records ] ]

Head Coaching Record

CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1953
name = Florida State
overall = 5-5-0

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year = 1954
name = Florida State
overall = 8-4-0

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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1955
name = Florida State
overall = 5-5-0

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year = 1956
name = Florida State
overall = 5-4-1

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year = 1957
name = Florida State
overall = 4-6-0

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year = 1958
name = Florida State
overall = 7-4-0

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year = 1959
name = Maryland
overall = 5-5-0

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year = 1960
name = Maryland
overall = 6-4-0

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year = 1961
name = Maryland
overall = 7-3-0

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year = 1962
name = Maryland
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year = 1963
name = Maryland
overall = 3-7-0

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year = 1964
name = Maryland
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year = 1965
name = Maryland
overall = 4-6-0

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year = 1949
name = VMI
overall = 3-5-1

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year = 1950
name = VMI
overall = 6-4-0

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year = 1952
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References

External links

* [http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137833717421&path=!sports&s=1045855934844 "Richmond Times-Dispatch" obituary]
* [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060120/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_obit_nugent_3 AP obituary]
* [http://www.vmi.edu/Athletics.aspx?id=60 Virginia Military Institute athletics website]