| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 20, 1905 California, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1991 (aged 86) San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1929 | Oregon |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1940 | Menlo (backfield) |
| 1941–1943 | Menlo |
| 1946–1949 | Menlo |
| 1950–1961 | Cal Poly |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1944 | Menlo |
| 1946–1950 | Menlo |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 1950–1962 | Cal Poly |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 72–38–1 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 CAAA (1952–1953) | |
LeRoy Barry Hughes (November 20, 1905 – December 7, 1991) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Menlo Junior College in Atherton, California (1941–1943, 1946–1949) and California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California (1950–1961). [1] He was the head coach at Cal Poly during the California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash in 1960. [2] [3]
Hughes was a member of the University of Oregon men's basketball team from 1927 to 1929. [4] He was hired as athletic director and head football coach at Cal Poly in March 1950. [5]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | UPI Small College# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Mustangs ( California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1950–1961) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Cal Poly | 3–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1951 | Cal Poly | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Cal Poly | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Cal Poly | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1954 | Cal Poly | 6–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Cal Poly | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Cal Poly | 7–3 | 0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1957 | Cal Poly | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Cal Poly | 9–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | 15 | ||||
| 1959 | Cal Poly | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Cal Poly | 1–5 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1961 | Cal Poly | 4–4 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Cal Poly: | 72–38–1 | 30–16–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 72–38–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Students Greet Coach At Poly Stadium Rally". El Mustang. Cal Poly. March 24, 1950. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Remember the Mustangs: The Story of the 1960 Football Team". Cal Poly Mustangs. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Airliner Crashes Carrying Football Team". gendisasters.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon Ducks. 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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"Cal Poly Gets New Grid Coach".
Lompoc Record.
Lompoc, California. March 16, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
.