W. H. "Hank" Norton (October 15, 1927 – January 16, 2019)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia from 1960 to 1993.[2] Norton coached Ferrum to four NJCAA National Football Championships and then guided the program to four-year NCAA varsity status in 1985.[3]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ferrum Panthers (NCAA Division III independent) (1985–1993) | |||||||||
1985 | Ferrum | 6–5 | |||||||
1986 | Ferrum | 3–8 | |||||||
1987 | Ferrum | 8–2–1 | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||||
1988 | Ferrum | 11–1 | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||||
1989 | Ferrum | 11–2 | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||||
1990 | Ferrum | 8–2 | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||||
1991 | Ferrum | 7–2 | |||||||
1992 | Ferrum | 4–5 | |||||||
1993 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
Ferrum: | 63–31–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 63–31–1 |
Junior college
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ferrum Panthers (NJCAA independent) (1960–1969) | |||||||||
1960 | Ferrum | 5–0–2 | |||||||
1961 | Ferrum | 6–1–2 | |||||||
1962 | Ferrum | 3–3–1 | |||||||
1963 | Ferrum | 3–5 | |||||||
1964 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
1965 | Ferrum | 10–0 | W Savannah Shrine Bowl | ||||||
1966 | Ferrum | 8–1–1 | L Savannah Shrine Bowl | ||||||
1967 | Ferrum | 7–1 | |||||||
1968 | Ferrum | 10–0 | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||||
1969 | Ferrum | 6–2 | |||||||
Ferrum Panthers (Coastal Football Conference) (1970–1984?) | |||||||||
1970 | Ferrum | 6–2–1 | |||||||
1971 | Ferrum | 8–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1972 | Ferrum | 8–2 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
1973 | Ferrum | 9–1 | |||||||
1974 | Ferrum | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||
1975 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
1976 | Ferrum | 6–4 | |||||||
1977 | Ferrum | 9–1 | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||||
1978 | Ferrum | 8–2 | |||||||
1979 | Ferrum | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1980 | Ferrum | 9–1–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
1981 | Ferrum | 8–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
1982 | Ferrum | 9–1 | |||||||
1983 | Ferrum | 6–4 | |||||||
1984 | Ferrum | 7–3 | |||||||
Ferrum: | 181–45–9 | ||||||||
Total: | 181–45–9 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Ferrell, Jermaine. "Former Ferrum Football Coach Hank Norton passed away". VirginiaFirst. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Phillips, Michael (December 7, 2017). "Touchdown Club will honor longtime Ferrum coach Hank Norton at Dudley banquet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ Dobson, Amy (June 7, 2013). "Hank Norton: A life of football and fly-fishing". Southside Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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