John Gregory (American football coach)
Born: | Arkansas Twisters | November 22, 1938
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2008–2011 | Iowa Barnstormers |
2012 | Tampa Bay Storm (OC) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Awards | 1995 AFL Coach of the Year 1996 AFL Coach of the Year |
John Gregory (November 22, 1938 – December 12, 2022) was an American football head coach. He coached college football and at the professional level in the Canadian Football League (CFL), Arena Football League (AFL), and Indoor Football League (IFL).
Coaching career
Early years
Gregory's first coaching job was at
His first college head coaching job was at
After serving as Northern Iowa offensive coordinator in 1982, Gregory was the
Saskatchewan Roughriders
After the 1986 season he was hired to coach Saskatchewan Roughriders, a team that had no playoff appearances in the past 10 years. While the Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th (and last) place in the CFL West Division with a 5-12-1 record in his first season at the helm of the Western Riders in 1987, the following year, he led the Riders to an 11–7 record and a playoff berth. He won the Annis Stukus Trophy as the league's coach of the year. In 1989, the Roughriders finished 9–9 and won the 77th Grey Cup, their first since 1966. After a 1–6 start in 1991, he was fired and replaced by Don Matthews. He had a 35–43–1 overall record in Saskatchewan.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
That same season, he was hired to replace David Beckman as head coach of the 0–8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He made the postseason two of the four years he was with the team and finished with a 24–40 record.
Arena Football
In 1995,
In 2005, Gregory came out of retirement to coach the
In 2007, it was announced that Gregory would return to Iowa to coach the new expansion Iowa Barnstormers.[3]
On May 17, 2011, Gregory resigned from his position with the Barnstormers.[4]
In 2012, Gregory was the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Storm. It is his first position where he has not been a team head coach for more than two decades.[5]
Gregory was the commissioner of the National Arena League during its first season in 2017.[6]
Personal life and death
Gregory died on December 12, 2022, at the age of 84.[7]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference) (1972–1981) | |||||||||
1972 | South Dakota State | 6–5 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
1973 | South Dakota State | 5–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1974 | South Dakota State | 6–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
1975 | South Dakota State | 7–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
1976 | South Dakota State | 5–4–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1977 | South Dakota State | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
1978 | South Dakota State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1979 | South Dakota State | 9–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
1980 | South Dakota State | 3–8 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
1981 | South Dakota State | 4–6 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |||||
South Dakota State: | 55–50–3 | 29–33–5 | |||||||
Total: | 55–50–3 |
CFL
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
SAS | 1987 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .294 | 4th in West Division | – | – | – | – |
SAS | 1988 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 2nd in West Division | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost West Semi-Final |
SAS | 1989 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in West Division | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Won Grey Cup |
SAS | 1990 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in West Division | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost West Semi-Final |
SAS | 1991 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 4th in West Division | – | – | – | Fired |
HAM | 1991 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 4th in East Division | – | – | – | – |
HAM | 1992 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 2nd in East Division | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost East Final |
HAM | 1993 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 2nd in East Division | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost East Final |
HAM | 1994 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 5th in East Division | – | – | – | Fired |
Total | 61 | 82 | 1 | .426 | 0 Division Championships |
5 | 4 | .555 | 1 Grey Cups |
AFL & af2
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
Iowa | 1995 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 2nd in AC Central | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in AC Semifinals |
Iowa | 1996 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1st in AC Central | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost in ArenaBowl X |
Iowa | 1997 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1st in AC Central | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost in ArenaBowl XI |
Iowa | 1998 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 3rd in AC Central | – | – | – | – |
Iowa | 1999 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1st in AC Central | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in AC Final |
Iowa | 2000 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 1st in AC Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in AC Semifinal |
NY | 2001 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 1st in NC Eastern | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in Wild Card |
NY | 2002 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 4th in NC Eastern | – | – | – | – |
NY | 2003 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 4th in NC Eastern | – | – | – | – |
CAR | 2004 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2nd in NC Eastern | – | – | – | – |
ARK | 2005
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5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3rd in AC South | – | – | – | – |
ARK | 2006
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10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1st in NC Midwest | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost in NC Final |
ARK | 2007
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12 | 4 | 0 | .688 | 1st in NC Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in First round |
Iowa | 2008
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6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 5th in AC Midwest | – | – | – | – |
Iowa | 2009
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12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1st AC in Midwest | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in First round |
Iowa | 2010 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4th NC in Midwest | – | – | – | – |
Iowa | 2011 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 4thth NC in Central | – | – | – | – |
Total | 117 | 90 | 0 | .565 | 8 | 9 | .471 |
References
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barnstormers Rehire Former Coach John Gregory | KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Sports Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Barnstormers: Head Coach John Gregory Resigns". Iowa Barnstormers. May 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm - The Official Web Site :: Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "CHRIS SIEGFRIED ANNOUNCED AS NAL COMMISSIONER John Gregory Steps Down Following Successful 2017 Season". National Arena League. October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Former CFL head coach John Gregory dies at the age of 84". Sports Net. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
External links
- Arkansas Twisters profile at the Wayback Machine (archived July 3, 2007)
- Arena Fan coaching profile