Tripp Merritt
American football coach (1968–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guy William "Tripp" Merritt III (March 5, 1968 – August 10, 2020) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Davidson College from 2005 to 2012, compiling a record of 31–51.[1] Merritt died on August 10, 2020, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1968 Albemarle, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 2020 (aged 52) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | UNC Charlotte |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 | Western Carolina (GA) |
| 1993–1999 | Davidson (DC) |
| 2000–2002 | Saint Mary's (CA) (AHC) |
| 2003–2004 | Bucknell (AHC/DC) |
| 2005–2012 | Davidson |
| 2013 | Lenoir–Rhyne (WR) |
| 2014 | Christ's Church Academy (FL) |
| 2015 | Susquehanna (S) |
| 2017–2018 | Wilkes (DC/S) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–51 (college) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Wildcats (Pioneer Football League) (2005–2012) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Davidson | 4–6 | 1–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2006 | Davidson | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Davidson | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2008 | Davidson | 4–7 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2009 | Davidson | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2010 | Davidson | 3–8 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2011 | Davidson | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2012 | Davidson | 1–8[n 1] | 1–5[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Davidson: | 31–51 | 22–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–51 | ||||||||
Notes
- Merritt was fired on November 5, 2012. Brett Hayford was named interim head coach and led Davidson for the final two games of the season. The Wildcats finished 2–9 overall and 2–6 in Southeastern Conference play, placing eighth.
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