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Ralph Carpenter (American Football)
Ralph L. "Sporty" Carpenter (August 6, 1930 – February 16, 1990) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas from 1971 to 1989, compiling a record of 119–76–5. Carpenter was also the head baseball coach at Henderson State from 1970 to 1975, tallying a mark of 106–68. A native of Hamburg, Arkansas, Carpenter played college football at Henderson State from 1954 to 1956 under head coach Duke Wells. He returned to Henderson State in 1967 as assistant football coach. Carpenter died on February 16, 1990, at a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ... from complications of a liver transplant. Head coaching record Football Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee, after Nashville. Memphis is the fifth-most populous city in the Southeast, the nation's 28th-largest overall, as well as the largest city bordering the Mississippi River. The Memphis metropolitan area includes West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and the Missouri Bootheel. One of the more historic and culturally significant cities of the Southern United States, Memphis has a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods. The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. The high Chickasaw Bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1972 NAIA Division I football season was the 17th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the third season of the league's two-division structure. The season was played from August to November 1972 and culminated in the 1972 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 9, 1972 in Commerce, Texas. East Texas State (now Texas A&M–Commerce) defeated Carson–Newman in the Division I Championship Bowl, 21–18, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference realignment Conference changes * This was the first season of play for the Great Plains Athletic Conference, which consisted of seven former members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference from Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe .... Membership changes Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1983 NAIA Division I football season was the 28th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 14th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1983 and culminated in the 1983 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 17, 1983 at Ralph Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colorado on the campus of Mesa College—now known as known as Colorado Mesa University. Carson–Newman defeated in the Champion Bowl, 36–28, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference changes * This is the final season that the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is officially recognized as an NAIA football conference. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason See also * 1983 NAIA Division II football season * 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season * 1983 NCAA Division II football season * 1983 NCAA Division III football season The 1983 NCAA Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1982 NAIA Division I football season was the 27th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 13th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1982 and culminated in the 1982 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 18, 1982 at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma on the campus of Central State University (now Central Oklahoma). Central State (OK) defeated in the Champion Bowl, 14–11, to win their second NAIA national title. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason See also * 1982 NAIA Division II football season * 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season * 1982 NCAA Division II football season * 1982 NCAA Division III football season The 1982 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1982, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1981 NAIA Division I football season was the 26th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 12th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1981 and culminated in the 1981 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played this year on December 19, 1981 at Burlington Memorial Stadium in Burlington, North Carolina (near the campus of Elon College). Defending national champion Elon defeated in the Champion Bowl, 3–0, to win their second NAIA national title. Conference changes * This is the final season the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Lone Star Conference. Both the GLIAC and the Lone Star became an NCAA Division II conferences, where both continue to sponsor football (with the exception of a ten-year hiatus for the GLIAC between 1989 and 1999). Conference standings Conference champions Postseason *† Cameron was disqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1980 NAIA Division I football season was the 25th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 11th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1980 and culminated in the 1980 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl. The title game was played on December 20, 1980 at Burlington Memorial Stadium in Burlington, North Carolina, near the campus of Elon College. Elon defeated in the Champion Bowl, 17–10, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason See also * 1980 NAIA Division II football season * 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season * 1980 NCAA Division II football season The 1980 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1980, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1979 NAIA Division I football season was the 24th season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA, was the 10th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1979 and culminated in the 1979 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known again this year as the Palm Bowl, the title game was played on December 15, 1979, at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas. The 1979 Texas A&I Javelinas football team, Texas A&I Javelinas defeated the 1979 Central State Bronchos football team, Central State Bronchos in the Palm Bowl, 20–14, to win their sixth NAIA national title. Conference realignment Membership changes Conference standings Conference champions Postseason See also * 1979 NAIA Division II football season * 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season * 1979 NCAA Division II football season * 1979 NCAA Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1978 NAIA Division I football season was the 23rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the ninth season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1978 and culminated in the 1978 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known this year as the Palm Bowl, the title game was played on December 16, 1978 at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas. Angelo State defeated Elon in the Palm Bowl, 24–14, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference changes * This is the final season that the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from two conferences, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The SWAC has since become an NCAA Division I FCS conference while the PSAC competes at the Division II level; both continue to sponsor football. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason See also * 1978 NAIA Division II football seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1977 NAIA Division I football season was the 22nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the eighth season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1977 and culminated in the 1977 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known this year as the Apple Bowl, the title game was played on December 10, 1977 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. Abilene Christian defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State in the Apple Bowl, 24–7, to win their second NAIA national title. Conference realignment Conference changes * This is the final season that the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Membership changes Conference standings Conference champions Postseason See also * 1977 NAIA Division II football season * 1977 NCAA Division I football season * 1977 NCAA Division II football season * 1977 NCAA Division III football season The 1977 NCAA Division III ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1976 NAIA Division I football season was the 21st season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the seventh season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1976 and culminated in the 1976 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 11, 1976 at Javelina Stadium on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas. Texas A&I defeated Central Arkansas in the Champion Bowl, 26–0, to win their fifth, and third consecutive, NAIA national title. Conference realignment Conference changes * This was the first season of play for the Central States Intercollegiate Conference. The conference, whose eight members were located in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, was formed by two independent teams and six former members of the Great Plains Athletic and Nebraska College conferences. * This was the final season of play for the Nebraska College Conference. The NCC, which had also been previously known as the Nebraska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicentennial Bowl
The Bicentennial Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played after the 1975 and 1976 regular seasons. Each game was held at a different venue; the first game in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the second game in Richmond, Virginia. The bowl's name came from the United States Bicentennial. Results are listed in NCAA records, but the games were not considered NCAA-sanctioned bowls. The 1975 game matched teams from the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference and Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference, and was considered an NAIA "special event." The 1976 game matched teams from thCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Associationand the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Game results MVPs :1975: Willie Guient ( TE, East Central) and Johnny Gross ( DT, Henderson State) :1976: Ricky Anderson ( FB, South Carolina State) and Jerry Curry ( RG, Norfolk State) Notes * The Ouachita Baptist Tigers opted not to participate in the 1975 game, in hopes of playing in the 1975 NAIA postseason. * The 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1975 NAIA Division I football season was the 20th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the sixth season of play of the top division of the NAIA's two-division structure for football. The season was played from August to November 1975 and culminated in the 1975 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 13, 1975 on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas. Texas A&I defeated Salem in the Champion Bowl, 37–0, to win their fourth, and second consecutive, NAIA national title. Conference realignment Conference changes * This was the first season of football for South Atlantic Conference. The league comprised eight teams from North Carolina and South Carolina, with seven being former members of the Carolinas Conference. * This was the final season of play for the Great Plains Athletic Conference, which disbanded after only four seasons. The seven members, spread across Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, would subsequently all depart for oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
