Randy Pippin
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Running Backs |
| Team | UAB |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 25, 1963 |
| Alma mater | Tennessee Tech University |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1982 | Cisco J.C. |
| 1983–1984 | Tennessee Tech |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1987 | Tennessee Tech (GA) |
| 1988–1989 | Middle Tennessee (LB) |
| 1990–1992 | Trinity Valley C.C. (DC) |
| 1993–1995 | Trinity Valley C.C. |
| 1996–1997 | Tennessee Tech (OC) |
| 1998–2000 | Middle Georgia |
| 2001–2003 | West Alabama |
| 2005–2007 | Northwest Mississippi C.C. |
| 2008-2010 | Classical Academy |
| 2011–2012 | East Texas Baptist (DC) |
| 2012-2014 | East Central (DC) |
| 2015-present | UAB (RB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 71-54-2 |
| Bowls | 4-0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1994 NJCAA National Football Championship | |
| Awards | |
| National Coach of the Year, TVCC Hall of Fame | |
Randy Pippin (born March 25, 1963) is the current defensive coordinator at East Central University. He is in his third season. He grew up in Texas and attended Cisco College before transferring to Tennessee Technological University where he played running back from 1981 to 1984. He began his coaching career in 1985 as a graduate assistant at Tennessee Tech, and then held assistant positions at Middle Tennessee (1988–1989), Trinity Valley Community College (1990–1992) and again at Tennessee Tech (1996–1997). Pippin has also served as head coach at Trinity Valley Community College (1993–1995), Middle Georgia College (1998–2000), West Alabama (2001–2003), Northwest Mississippi Community College (2005–2007) and The Classical Academy (Colorado) (2009-2011) East TX Baptist University (2011-2012) East Central University (2012-2014) and UAB (2015-present)
Coaching career
Pippin started his coaching career as a graduate assistant on the defense at Tennessee Tech from 1985–1987.[1] From Tech, Pippin served as linebackers coach at Murfreesboro (1988–1989) and as defensive coordinator at Trinity Valley Community College (1990–1992).[1]
From 1993 to 1995, Pippin had his first head coaching job at Trinity Valley after being promoted from defensive coordinator. At Trinity, he compiled an overall record of 24 wins, seven losses and two ties (24–7–2). He also led the Cardinals to the 1994 NJCAA National Football Championship after defeating Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in the Tyler Shrine Bowl.[2][3] After serving as offensive coordinator at Tennessee Tech for two seasons, Pippin took the position of head coach at Middle Georgia College.[1]
At Middle Georgia, he led the Warriors to an overall record of 24 wins and ten losses (24–10) and a victory in the 1998 Mineral Water Bowl.[4] Pippin was also noted for having Tonya Butler sign a national letter of intent to attend Middle Georgia on a football scholarship for a placekicker.[5] At the time of her signing, Butler was the first female to earn a football scholarship in Georgia.[5] Following the 2000 season, Pippin resigned from Middle Georgia and took the head coaching position at the University of West Alabama.[6]
At West Alabama, he led the Tigers to an overall record of eight wins and 25 losses (8–25) during his three-year tenure. The most notable event of his tenure at West Alabama came on September 13, 2003, when Tonya Butler (who he previously signed at Middle Georgia) became the first female in NCAA history to kick a field goal in a regulation game.[7][8] The goal was scored on a 27-yard attempt against Stillman with 9:41 remaining in the first quarter.[7]
After leaving West Alabama, Pippin took became the head coach at Northwest Mississippi Community College. During his three-year stint with the Rangers, he compiled an overall record of thirteen wins and fourteen losses (13–14). From there he served as head coach at The Classical Academy before becoming defensive coordinator at East Texas Baptist University for the 2011 -2012 seasons.[1] He then moved to East Central University where he currently serves as Defensive Coordinator
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Alabama Tigers (Gulf South Conference) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
| 2001 | West Alabama | 1–10 | 0–9 | 12th | |||||
| 2002 | West Alabama | 5–6 | 3–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2003 | West Alabama | 2–9 | 1–8 | 12th | |||||
| West Alabama: | 8–25 | 4–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–25 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
Junior college
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Valley Cardinals (Texas Junior College Football Conference) (1993–1995) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Trinity Valley | 11-1 | W Real Dairy Bowl | ||||||
| 1994 | Trinity Valley | 12–0 | W Tyler Shrine Bowl | ||||||
| 1995 | Trinity Valley | 4–6 | |||||||
| Trinity Valley: | 24–7–2 | ||||||||
| Middle Georgia Warriors (Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association) (1998–2000) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Middle Georgia | 9–3 | W Mineral Water Bowl | ||||||
| 1999 | Middle Georgia | 5–6 | |||||||
| 2000 | Middle Georgia | 10–1 | |||||||
| Middle Georgia: | 24–10 | ||||||||
| Northwest Mississippi Rangers (Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Northwest Mississippi | 1–6 | 1–5 | ||||||
| 2006 | Northwest Mississippi | 6–4 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 2007 | Northwest Mississippi | 6–4 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Northwest Mississippi: | 13–14 | 12–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 71-54-2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Football Coaching Staff: Randy Pippin". East Texas Baptist University. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ↑ Perkins, Chris (December 3, 1994). "Trinity Valley aims for junior college title". The Dallas Morning News. p. 7B.
- ↑ Carter, Al; Bill Nichols (January 10, 1995). "Junior colleges likely will benefit from NCAA ruling". The Dallas Morning News. p. 9B.
- ↑ "Middle Georgia 41, Northwest Miss. 3". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. December 5, 1998.
- 1 2 Carvell, Michael (February 4, 1999). "Middle Georgia signs Butler". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 6D.
- ↑ Youngblood, Shane (December 13, 2000). "UWA hires 'proven winner'". The Tuscaloosa News. p. C1. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- 1 2 Carroll, Andrew (September 14, 2000). "UWA's Tonya Butler aims for NCAA history". The Tuscaloosa News. p. C1. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ↑ Rosen, Karen (October 17, 2003). "Pioneer still gets her football kicks". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 8D.