Dwight Wallace
American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator (born 1943)
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Dwight Wallace (born December 26, 1943)[1] is an American former football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the Ball State University from 1978 to 1984, compiling a record of 40–37.
BornDecember 26, 1943
Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
1964–1965Bowling Green
PositionQuarterback
1966Bowling Green (GA)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 26, 1943 Wilmington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1965 | Bowling Green |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966 | Bowling Green (GA) |
| 1967–1969 | Iowa Wesleyan (OC) |
| 1970 | Central Michigan (assistant/fr. HC) |
| 1971–1973 | Ball State (OC) |
| 1974–1977 | Colorado (PCG/RC) |
| 1978–1984 | Ball State |
| 1985–1989 | West Virginia (QB) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1981–1984 | Ball State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–37 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MAC (1978) | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (1978) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (1978–1994) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Ball State | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1979 | Ball State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1980 | Ball State | 6–5 | 5–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1981 | Ball State | 4–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1982 | Ball State | 5–6 | 4–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1983 | Ball State | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1984 | Ball State | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Ball State: | 40–37 | 30–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–37 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
