Bunky Matthews facts for kids
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1915 |
| Died | September 28, 1976 (aged 61) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Alma mater | Columbia |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1935 | Bethune–Cookman |
| c. 1937 | Morehouse |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1944–1945 | Edward Waters |
| 1946–1960 | Bethune–Cookman |
| Basketball | |
| 1947–1956 | Bethune–Cookman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–54–6 (football) 90–47 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 3–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 SEAC (1947, 1949) 1 SIAC (1952) |
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Rudolph G. "Bunky" Matthews (August 14, 1915 – September 28, 1976) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bethune–Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1946 to 1960, compiling a record of 83–46–6. He is widely credited as being the first football coach in the modern, competitive era of Bethune–Cookman football history. Matthews was also the head basketball coach at Bethune–Cookman from 1947 to 1956, tallying a mark of 90–47.
Matthews died of a heart attack, on September 28, 1976.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Waters Tigers () (1944–1945) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Edward Waters | 2–4 | |||||||
| 1945 | Edward Waters | 2–4 | |||||||
| Edward Waters: | 4–8 | ||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Southeastern Athletic Conference) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Bethune–Cookman | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1947 | Bethune–Cookman | 10–2 | L Lions, W Flower | ||||||
| 1948 | Bethune–Cookman | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Bethune–Cookman | 5–3 | |||||||
| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1960) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Bethune–Cookman | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | Bethune–Cookman | 7–2 | W Vulcan | ||||||
| 1952 | Bethune–Cookman | 9–1 | W Tropical | ||||||
| 1953 | Bethune–Cookman | 6–3–2 | L Tropical | ||||||
| 1954 | Bethune–Cookman | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1955 | Bethune–Cookman | 5–4–1 | 4–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1956 | Bethune–Cookman | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1957 | Bethune–Cookman | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1958 | Bethune–Cookman | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1959 | Bethune–Cookman | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1960 | Bethune–Cookman | 3–4 | |||||||
| Bethune–Cookman: | 83–46–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 87–54–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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