Ken Hatfield

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Ken Hatfield

Sport	Football
Born	June 6, 1943 (1943-06-06) (age 65)
Place of birth	Helena, AR
Career highlights
Overall	168–140–4
Coaching stats
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Playing career
1961-1964	Arkansas
Position	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979-83 1984-89 1990-93 1994-2005	Air Force Arkansas Clemson Rice

Ken Hatfield (born June 6, 1943(1943-06-06) in Helena, Arkansas) is a former American football head coach. His last position was at Rice University, where he compiled a 55-78-1 record before resigning on November 30, 2005, following a 1-10 season.

Hatfield is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, where he starred at defensive back for the 1964 NCAA Division I-A national football championship team alongside such pro football luminaries as Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Hatfield began his college head coaching career at the United States Air Force Academy from 1979 to 1983. Hatfield then compiled a 55-17-1 record during a stint from 1984 to 1989 at the University of Arkansas, and was also the head football coach at Clemson University from 1990-93, compiling a 32-13-1 record. Ironically, the coach Hatfield succeeded at Clemson, Danny Ford, would eventually become the Razorbacks' coach in 1993.

One of the few remaining proponents of the conservative triple-option offense in college football, Hatfield has compiled a 168-140-4 record as a head coach.

[edit] Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl	Coaches^#	AP^°
Air Force Falcons (Western Athletic Conference) (1979 – 1983)
1979	Air Force	2-9
1980	Air Force	2-9-1	1-6	T-8th
1981	Air Force	4-7	2-5	7th
1982	Air Force	8-5	4-3	T-3rd	W Hall of Fame Classic
1983	Air Force	10-2	5-2	2nd	W Independence	15	13
Air Force:		26-32-1	12-16
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1984 – 1989)
1984	Arkansas	7-4-1	5-3	T-3rd	L Liberty
1985	Arkansas	10-2	6-2	T-2nd	W Holiday	12	12
1986	Arkansas	9-3	6-2	T-2nd	L Orange	16	15
1987	Arkansas	9-4	5-2	T-2nd	L Liberty
1988	Arkansas	10-2	7-0	1st	L Cotton	13	12
1989	Arkansas	10-2	7-1	1st	L Cotton	13	13
Arkansas:		55-17-1	36-10
Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1990 – 1993)
1990	Clemson	10-2	5-2	T-2nd	W Hall of Fame	9	9
1991	Clemson	9-2-1	6-0-1	1st	L Citrus	17	18
1992	Clemson	5-6	3-5	7th
1993	Clemson	8-3	5-3	T-3rd		22	23
Clemson:		32-13-1	19-10-1
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference/Western Athletic Conference/Conference USA) (1994 – 2005)
1994	Rice	5-6	4-3	T-1st*
1995	Rice	2-8-1	1-6	7th
1996	Rice	7-4	6-2	T-2nd
1997	Rice	7-4	5-3	T-2nd
1998	Rice	5-6	5-3	T-3rd
1999	Rice	5-6	4-3	4th
2000	Rice	3-8	2-6	T-6th
2001	Rice	8-4	5-3	T-4th
2002	Rice	4-7	3-5	T-6th
2003	Rice	5-7	5-3	T-4th
2004	Rice	3-8	2-6	9th
2005	Rice	1-10	1-7	T-5th (West)
Rice:		55-78-1	43-50
Total:		168-140-4 (.545)
National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title
^†Indicates BCS bowl game. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll of the season.

[edit] See also

List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association

[edit] External links

Information

Preceded by Bill Parcells	Air Force Falcons Head Coach 1979–1983	Succeeded by Fisher DeBerry
Preceded by Lou Holtz	Arkansas Razorbacks Head Coach 1984–1989	Succeeded by Jack Crowe; Joe Kines (interim)
Preceded by Danny Ford	Clemson Tigers Head Coach 1990–1993	Succeeded by Tommy West
Preceded by Fred Goldsmith (coach)	Rice Owls Head Coach 1994–2005	Succeeded by Todd Graham

v • d • e Air Force Falcons Head Football Coaches

Whitlow • Shaw • Martin • Parcells • Hatfield • DeBerry • Calhoun

v • d • e Arkansas Razorbacks Head Football Coaches

Futrall • Wilson • Searles • Thomas • McDaniel • Craig • Brown • Longman • Bezdek • Pickering • McConnell • Paine • McLaren • Schmidt • Thomsen • Cole • Tomlin • Rose • Barnhill • Douglas • Wyatt • Mitchell • Broyles • Holtz • Hatfield • Crowe • Kines (interim) • Ford • Nutt • Herring (interim) • Petrino

v • d • e Clemson Tigers Head Football Coaches

Riggs • Williams • Penton • Heisman • Shealy • Cochems • Williams • Shaughnessy • Stone • Dobson • Hart • Donahue • Stewart • Saunders • Cody • Neely • Howard • Ingram • Parker • Pell • Ford • Hatfield • West • Bowden

v • d • e Rice Owls Head Football Coaches

Arbuckle • Anderson • Heisman • Rothgeb • Meagher • Kitts • Neely • Hagan • Peterson • Conover • Rice • Alborn • Brown • Berndt • Goldsmith • Hatfield • Graham • Bailiff