Les DeVall
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1919 Ellisville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 2008 (aged 89) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1940–1941 | Mississippi Southern |
| Position(s) | William Carey |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–32–2 (college football) 6–2 (college baseball) 84–13–2 (junior college football) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 GSC Coach of the Year (1957, 1961, 1963, 1965) | |
| Awards | |
| Football 3× GSC Coach of the Year (1957, 1961, 1963) | |
Leslie Coombs DeVall Jr. (May 2, 1919 – August 27, 2008) was an American football player and coach.
He played
blocking back.[1]
DeVall began his coaching career as the head football coach at
Louisiana College in Alexandria, Louisiana for one season before serving in the same role for nine seasons at McNeese State University.[3]
DeVall died away in 2008.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Carey Crusaders () (1954–1955)
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| 1954 | William Carey | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1955 | William Carey | 6–2 | |||||||
| William Carey: | 11–4 | ||||||||
Louisiana College Wildcats () (1956)
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| 1956 | Louisiana College | 6–4–1 | |||||||
| Louisiana College: | 6–4–1 | ||||||||
| McNeese State Cowboys (Gulf States Conference) (1957–1965) | |||||||||
| 1957 | McNeese State | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1958 | McNeese State | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1959 | McNeese State | 6–3 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1960 | McNeese State | 7–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1961 | McNeese State | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1962 | McNeese State | 6–2–1 | 3–2 | 2nd | W Golden Isles Bowl | ||||
| 1963 | McNeese State | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | McNeese State | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1965 | McNeese State | 5–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| McNeese State: | 58–24–1 | 30–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 75–32–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Southern Miss. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Record Mens Baseball". William Carey University. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Leslie DeVall". mcneesesports.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Les DeVall". mcneesesports.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.