Art Baker (coach)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 30, 1929 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965-1969 | Clemson (RB) |
| 1970-1972 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| 1973–1977 | Furman |
| 1978–1982 | The Citadel |
| 1983 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 1984 | Florida State (QB) |
| 1985–1988 | East Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 69–80–5 |
| Statistics | |
Art Baker (born November 30, 1929) is a former head coach of the Furman (1973–1977), The Citadel (1978–1982) and East Carolina (1985–1988) college football programs.[1] Baker is a 1953 Presbyterian College graduate and also was a former assistant football coach there. Baker played football for the Blue Hose from 1950 to 1952, starting at halfback his last two years. He was a member of Mu chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Baker is a recipient of Presbyterian's Bob Waters Award. He was an assistant coach for Frank Howard at Clemson from 1965 to 1969. From 1970 to 1972, Baker was an assistant coach at Texas Tech.[2] Baker succeeded Bob King at Furman for the 1973 season. As head coach at Furman Baker hired Dick Sheridan, Jimmy Satterfield and Bobby Johnson as assistants and all later became head coaches at Furman. Baker was an assistant coach in 1984 for Bobby Bowden at Florida State. He was Associate Athletics Director for Development and Gamecock Club Director at the University of South Carolina for 6 and a half years, retiring on June 30, 1995.
Family
Baker is a native of Sumter, South Carolina. He married Edith Edens of Dalzell, South Carolina. They have 4 children and four grandchildren.[citation needed]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman (Southern Conference) (1973–1977) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Furman | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1974 | Furman | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1975 | Furman | 5–5–1 | |||||||
| 1976 | Furman | 6–4–1 | |||||||
| 1977 | Furman | 4–5–2 | |||||||
| Furman: | 27–24–4 | ||||||||
| The Citadel (Southern Conference) (1978–1984) | |||||||||
| 1978 | The Citadel | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1979 | The Citadel | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1980 | The Citadel | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1981 | The Citadel | 7–3–1 | |||||||
| 1982 | The Citadel | 5–6 | |||||||
| The Citadel: | 30–24–1 | ||||||||
| East Carolina (Independent) (1985–1988) | |||||||||
| 1985 | East Carolina | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1986 | East Carolina | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1987 | East Carolina | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1988 | East Carolina | 3–8 | |||||||
| East Carolina: | 12–32 | ||||||||
| Total: | 69–80–5 | ||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. |
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