Whitney L. Van Cleve

American football coach (1922–1997)

Whitney L. Van CleveBiographical details

Born| (1922-04-06)April 6, 1922
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Died| January 21, 1997(1997-01-21) (aged 74)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1940–1941| Tuskegee
1946–1947| Tuskegee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1950| Grambling State (assistant)
1955–1963| Tuskegee
1964–1968| Alabama State
1969–1973| Hampton
1977–1979| Albany State
Head coaching record
Overall| 92–110–10
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SIAC (1965–1966)

Whitney L. Van Cleve (April 6, 1922 – January 21, 1997) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Tuskegee University from 1955 to 1963, Alabama State University from 1964 to 1968, Hampton University from 1969 to 1973, and Albany State University from 1977 to 1979, compiling career head coaching record of92–110–10.

## Coaching career

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Van Cleve began his coaching career as an assistant at Grambling College—now known as Grambling State University—under Eddie Robinson.[1]

### Tuskegee

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Van Cleve was the ninth head football coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for nine seasons, from 1955 until 1963. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 42–35–5.[2]

### Alabama State

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Van Cleve became the 15th head coach at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama starting the 1964 season, and he remained there for the next five seasons. He posted a record of 35–14–1.[3]

### Hampton

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Van Cleve was the 13th head football coach at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Unlike his success at Alabama State, Van Cleve posted a record of 3–44–2.[4]

### Albany State

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Van Cleve coached the Albany State Golden Rams football team from 1977 to 1979 and compiled a record of 12–17–2.

## Head coaching record

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

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Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1955–1963)
1955 | Tuskegee  | 2–6–2 | 1–5–2 | T–14th |
1956 | Tuskegee  | 6–3 |  |  |
1957 | Tuskegee  | 4–4 |  |  |
1958 | Tuskegee  | 6–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th |
1959 | Tuskegee  | 4–4–1 |  |  |
1960 | Tuskegee  | 7–2 |  |  |
1961 | Tuskegee  | 4–4–1 |  |  |
1962 | Tuskegee  | 4–5 |  |  |
1963 | Tuskegee  | 5–4 |  |  |
Tuskegee: | 42–35–5 |  |
Alabama State Hornets (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1964–1968)
1964 | Alabama State  | 4–6 |  |  |
1965 | Alabama State  | 6–4 |  | 1st |
1966 | Alabama State  | 8–2 |  | 1st |
1967 | Alabama State  | 9–1 |  |  |
1968 | Alabama State  | 8–1–1 |  |  |
Alabama State: | 35–14–1 |  |
Hampton Pirates (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1969–1973)
1969 | Hampton  | 0–9 | 0–7 | 17th |
1970 | Hampton  | 0–9 | 0–5 | 9th (Northern) |
1971 | Hampton  | 1–9 | 1–6 | 5th (Northern) |
1972 | Hampton  | 1–10 | 1–4 | 5th (Northern) |
1973 | Hampton  | 1–7–2 | 1–5–1 | T–9th |
Hampton: | 3–44–2 |  |
Albany State Golden Rams (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1977–1979)
1977 | Albany State  | 7–3 | 2–3 | T–3rd (Division I) |
1978 | Albany State  | 4–5–1 | 2–3 |  |
1979 | Albany State  | 1–9–1 | 0–4 |  |
Albany State: | 12–17–2 | 4–10 |
Total: | 92–110–10 |
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

## References

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1. ^ Dempsey, John (February 14, 1997). "Ex-Kat made an impact on college football". Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. Retrieved May 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Tuskegee University#Sports coaching records". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
3. ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2010-02-11 at the Wayback Machine Alabama State Coaching Records
4. ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2010-02-11 at the Wayback Machine Hampton College Coaching Records

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Tuskegee Golden Tigers head football coaches

* William Clarence Matthews (1893)
* No team (1894)
* William Clarence Matthews (1895)
* No team (1896)
* Charles Winter Wood (1897)
* No team (1898)
* Charles Winter Wood (1899–1901)
* Ernest T. Attwell (1902–1912)
* Gordon Thomas (1913–1914)
* Charles L. Lewis (1915–1916)
* James Gayle (1917–1921)
* Victor Turner (1922)
* Cleveland Abbott (1923–1954)
* Whitney L. Van Cleve (1955–1963)
* LeRoy Smith (1964–1969)
* Haywood Scissum (1970–1980)
* Lonzo Bullie (1981–1983)
* James Martin (1984–1992)
* Haney Catchings (1993–1995)
* Rick Comegy (1996–2005)
* Willie J. Slater (2006–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Willie J. Slater (2021)
* Reginald Ruffin (2022)
* Aaron James (2023– )

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Alabama State Hornets head football coaches

* Unknown (1901)
* Theodore Bradford (1902)
* No team (1903)
* Theodore Bradford (1904)
* J. A. Welton (1905)
* Unknown (1906–1908)
* John Hope (1909–1911)
* No team (1912–1913)
* John Hope (1914–1916)
* Professor Kilpatrick (1917–1918)
* No team (1919–1920)
* Ralph Harris (1921–1925)
* Bertrand C. Jacobs (1926–1928)
* Gaston F. Lewis (1929–1933)
* Rufus A. Lewis (1934–1942)
* John Brown (1943)
* George H. Lockhart (1944)
* John Brown (1945–1948)
* James H. Dixon (1949–1951)
* Arthur E. Simmons (1952–1961)
* C. E. Anderson (1962)
* Marino Casem (1963)
* Whitney L. Van Cleve (1964–1968)
* Henry Holbert (1969–1972)
* Willie Parker (1973–1975)
* George James Jr. (1976–1983)
* Willie Parker (1984)
* Ron Mitchell # (1985)
* Willie Parker (1986)
* Houston Markham (1987–1997)
* Ron Dickerson (1998–1999)
* L. C. Cole (2000–2002)
* Charles Coe (2003–2006)
* Reggie Barlow (2007–2014)
* Brian Jenkins (2015–2017)
* Donald Hill-Eley (2017–2021)
* Travis Pearson # (2021)
* Eddie Robinson (2022– )

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Hampton Pirates head football coaches

* Terry Monroe (1902–1911)
* Bill Armstrong (1912)
* L. L. Peppin (1913)
* Charles Holston Williams (1914–1917)
* John Harvey (1918)
* Charles Holston Williams (1919–1920)
* Gideon Smith (1921–1940)
* James Griffin (1941–1942)
* Sylvius Moore (1943–1944)
* Herman Heilson (1945–1946)
* James Griffin (1947–1948)
* Harry R. Jefferson (1949–1956)
* Ben Whaley (1957–1964)
* Mel Labat (1965–1968)
* Whitney L. Van Cleve (1969–1973)
* Walter Lovett (1974–1980)
* Ed Wyche (1981–1983)
* Fred Freeman (1984–1991)
* Joe Taylor (1992–2007)
* Jerry Holmes (2008)
* Donovan Rose (2009–2013)
* Connell Maynor (2014–2017)
* Robert Prunty (2018–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Robert Prunty (2021–2023)
* Trenton Boykin (2024– )

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Albany State Golden Rams head football coaches

* Unknown (1923–1925)
* J. E. Brown (1926)
* Unknown (1927)
* No team (1928–1929)
* Unknown (1930)
* No team (1931)
* Unknown (1932–1942)
* No team (1943–1944)
* Forrest Kirkpatrick (1945–1949)
* Chris Roulhoc (1950)
* Obie O'Neal (1951–1967)
* Bobby Lee (1968–1969)
* Willie Parker (1970)
* Hampton Smith (1971–1976)
* Whitney L. Van Cleve (1977–1979)
* Willie Williamson (1980–1981)
* John Wright # (1981)
* Hampton Smith (1982–1999)
* Mike White (2000–2014)
* Dan Land (2015–2016)
* Gabe Giardina (2017–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Gabe Giardina (2021–2022)
* Quinn Gray (2023– )

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