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Donald Wayne Powers (November 14, 1944 – December 4, 2017)[1] was an American football coach. He was the 20th head football coach at The Citadel, serving for five seasons, from 1996 to 2000, and compiling a record of 19–36.[2] He also served as an assistant coach, working principally with linebackers and defensive backs, and as a defensive coordinator, at Western Carolina (in two stints), Western Kentucky, and East Carolina.[3][4][5][6][7]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 14, 1944 Lincolnton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 2017 (aged 73) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1967 | Western Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1983 | Western Carolina (LB, DC) |
| 1984 | Western Kentucky (DC) |
| 1985–1987 | East Carolina (DC) |
| 1988 | East Carolina (AHC) |
| 1989–1995 | The Citadel (DC) |
| 1996–2000 | The Citadel |
| 2006–2007 | Western Carolina (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–36 |
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1955–1956) | |||||||||
| 1996 | The Citadel | 4–7 | 3–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | The Citadel | 6–5 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | The Citadel | 5–6 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1999 | The Citadel | 2–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2000 | The Citadel | 2–9 | 1–7 | T-8th | |||||
| The Citadel: | 19–36 | 13–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–36 | ||||||||
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