Frankie DeBusk

American football coach and player (born 1969)

Frankie DeBuskCurrent position

Title| Athletic director
Team| Dobyns-Bennett HS (TN)
Biographical details
Born| c. 1969 (age 54-55)
Greenville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater| Furman University (1991)
Playing career
1987–1990| Furman
Position(s)| Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991| Furman (GA)
1992| Furman (WR)
1993–1995| Chattanooga (QB/WR)
1996–1997| Chattanooga (OC/QB)
1998–2015| Tusculum
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2007| Tusculum (interim AD)
2007–2015| Tusculum
2019–present| Dobyns-Bennett HS (TN)
Head coaching record
Overall| 96–100
Tournaments| 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SAC (2003, 2008)
Awards

* First Team All-SoCon (1989–1990)
* SoCon Offensive Player of the Year (1990)
* Furman Hall of Fame (1997)
* Tusculum Hall of Fame (2023)

Frank T. DeBusk (born c. 1969) is an American former college football coach and player. He was the head football coach at Tusculum University in Greeneville, Tennessee, from 1998 to 2015.

## Playing career

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DeBusk was the starting quarterback for Furman, where he was a member of the 1988 Furman Paladins football team, which defeated Georgia Southern in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] He was a two-time First Team All-Southern Conference (SoCon) selection in 1989 and 1990. During his senior year, he was also named the SoCon Offensive Player of the Year.[2]

## Coaching career

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1991, DeBusk began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for his alma mater, Furman.[3] In 1992, he returned as a restricted earnings wide receivers coach.[3] In 1993, he was hired as the quarterbacks coach and wide receivers coach for Chattanooga.[3] While in that position he coached future National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer Terrell Owens.[3] In 1996, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and retained his role as quarterbacks coach.[4] After two seasons he was hired as the head football coach for Tusculum. In eighteen seasons as head coach he led the team to a 96–100 record.[3] He also won two South Atlantic Conference (SAC) titles, including the team's first-ever in 2003. He finished with 96 wins which was good enough for first all-time in Tusculum history. He was fired following the 2015 season.[5][3]

## Athletic director career and honors

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In 2007, DeBusk was named interim athletic director for Tusculum.[6] He was promoted as the full-time athletic director later that same year.[7] He maintained that position until he resigned in September 2015.[7] In 2019, he was hired as the athletic director for Dobyns-Bennett High School.[8]

In 1997, DeBusk was inducted into the Furman Hall of Fame.[2] In 2023, he was inducted into the Tusculum Hall of Fame.[9]

## Head coaching record

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs  | AFCA#

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Tusculum Pioneers (South Atlantic Conference) (1998–2015)
1998 | Tusculum  | 5–6 | 0–0[n 1] | N/A[n 1] |  |
1999 | Tusculum  | 2–9 | 0–8 | 9th |  |
2000 | Tusculum  | 7–4 | 4–3 | 4th |  |
2001 | Tusculum  | 8–2 | 5–3 | 2nd |  | 18
2002 | Tusculum  | 7–4 | 3–4 | 5th |  |
2003 | Tusculum  | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st |  | 17
2004 | Tusculum  | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd |  |
2005 | Tusculum  | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th |  |
2006 | Tusculum  | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th |  |
2007 | Tusculum  | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–3rd |  |
2008 | Tusculum  | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 16
2009 | Tusculum  | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th |  |
2010 | Tusculum  | 6–5 | 2–5 | 7th |  |
2011 | Tusculum  | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–6th |  |
2012 | Tusculum  | 2–9 | 1–6 | T–7th |  |
2013 | Tusculum  | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th |  |
2014 | Tusculum  | 6–5 | 4–3 | 3rd |  |
2015 | Tusculum  | 4–7 | 2–5 | 7th |  |
Tusculum: | 96–100 | 50–70 |
Total: | 96–100 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Provisional conference member as Tusculum transitioned from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II

## References

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1. ^ "Frankie DeBusk no longer at Tusculum". WCYB. December 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
2. ^ a b "Frank T. DeBusk (1997)". Furman University. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Tusculum College Announces Frankie DeBusk No Longer Head Football Coach". Greeneville Publishing Company. December 1, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
4. ^ "Frankie DeBusk - QBs/Offensive Coordinator". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
5. ^ Greene, Adam (December 1, 2015). "Frankie DeBusk out as Tusculum coach after 18 seasons". knox news. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
6. ^ "Frankie DeBusk Named Tusculum Interim AD". tricitiessports.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
7. ^ a b "Tusculum's DeBusk stepping down from athletic director position, to remain head football coach :: Tusculum University". Tusculum University News. September 1, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
8. ^ "DeBusk named athletics director at Dobyns-Bennett". Kingsport Times-News. July 9, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
9. ^ "2023 Tusculum Sports Hall of Fame class announced". Tusculum Pioneers. August 1, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

## External links

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* Furman Hall of Fame profile
* Chattanooga profile

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Furman Paladins starting quarterbacks

* Townl
* H. P. Young (1891)
* Sharps
* No team (1903–12)
* Speedy Speer
* Milton McManaway
* Whitey Rawl
* Bob Smith
* June Scott
* Rhoten Shetley
* Sam Wyche (1964–1965)
* Clyde Hewell (1966–1968)
* Cleve Hightower (1969)
* John DeLeo (1970–1971)
* Charles Elvington (1972–1974)
* David Whitehurst (1973–1976)
* David Henderson (1977–1979)
* Tim Sorrells (1979–1981)
* David Charpia (1981–1983)
* Bobby Lamb (1983–1985)
* Keith Moore (1986–1987)
* Frankie DeBusk (1988–1990)
* Patrick Baynes (1989)
* Hugh Swilling (1991–1992)
* Philly Jones (1991–1995)
* Braniff Bonaventure (1994–1996)
* Brent Rickman (1997–1998)
* Justin Hill (1997–2000)
* Billy Napier (2000–2002)
* Bo Moore (2003)
* Josh Stepp (2003)
* Ingle Martin (2004–2005)
* Renaldo Gray (2006–2007)
* Jordan Sorrells (2006–2009)
* Chris Forcier (2010–2011)
* Cody Worley (2010)
* Dakota Derrick (2010–2012)
* Reese Hannon (2012–2016)
* Dillon Woodruff (2013–2014)
* Duncan Fletcher (2013)
* Richard Hayes III (2013)
* P. J. Blazejowski (2014–2017)
* Harris Roberts (2018)
* Darren Grainger (2018–2019)
* JeMar Lincoln (2018)
* Hamp Sisson (2019–2021)
* Jace Wilson (2021–2022)
* Tyler Huff (2022–2023)
* Carson Jones (2024)

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Tusculum Pioneers head football coaches

* Unknown (1901–1902)
* Stephen Andrew Lynch (1903)
* Unknown (1904–1906)
* No team (1907)
* Fitzhugh W. Gregg (1908)
* Unknown (1909)
* No team (1910–1912)
* Unknown (1913–1914)
* J. Bruce Anderson (1915–1916)
* Unknown (1917–1918)
* Sam Doak (1919–1921)
* Hal Blair (1922)
* George Downing (1923)
* Tom McCann (1924)
* Sam Graham (1925)
* Carlton Palmer (1926–1927)
* Sam Doak (1928–1936)
* Ty Disney (1937)
* Johnny Faulds (1938–1939)
* Laird Holt (1940–1941)
* No team (1942–1945)
* Marion Edens (1946)
* Tom Armstrong (1947–1950)
* No team (1951–1990)
* Tom Bryant (1991–1994)
* Dewayne Wells (1995–1997)
* Frankie DeBusk (1998–2015)
* Jerry Odom (2016–2023)
* Billy Taylor (2024– )

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1988 Furman Paladins football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions

* Frankie DeBusk
* Julius Dixon
* George Quarles
* Robby Wells

* Head coach: Jimmy Satterfield

* Assistant coaches: Bruce Fowler
* Clay Hendrix
* Bobby Johnson
* Bobby Lamb

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