College Football Hall of Fame ballot released

[Matt Burglund]

I think that's on a season.

Those are his career totals. When he graduated they were school records. Today they’re Top 10. Not sure why the HOF folks didn’t catch that.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Surely this blurb is some sort of typo or is missing the phrase “held the records when he graduated.” A measly 1700 yards is Clarion’s all-time leading receiver?

They messed up the wording.

However, that was a much different style of football in that era. A lot of teams were about 85% run and 15% pass. In comparison, most WRs from that time had numbers that would look putrid today.

[Matt Burglund]

The 2027 ballot was released yesterday.

PSAC Holdovers

Jahri Evans — Bloomsburg (OL) — 2005 First Team All-American who also earned Second Team All-America honors as a junior … Two-time Division II Player of the Year finalist and three-time First Team All-PSAC East selection … Helped Huskies to the 2005 PSAC East title and an NCAA playoff berth.

Billy Hess — West Chester (WR) — 1988 First Team All-American and Harlon Hill Trophy finalist … 1988 PSAC East Player of the Year and four-time All-PSAC receiver, who also earned all-conference honors as a defensive back in 1988 … Led West Chester to PSAC title game appearances in 1986 and 1987.

Gary McCauley — Clarion (TE) — Two-time First-Team All-America selection (1980-81) ... Member of two conference title teams ... Held school career records for receptions (135) and receiving yards (1,736) ... Four-year starter.

Franklyn Quiteh — Bloomsburg (RB) — Three-time First Team All-American and 2013 Harlon Hill Award winner … Second all-time in Division II history with 7,523 rushing yards and only player in D-II annals to top 2,000 rush yards three times … PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year owns nearly all conference and school rushing records.

Jimmy Terwilliger — East Stroudsburg (QB) — 2005 First Team All-American and three-time Harlon Hill finalist, winning the trophy in 2005 … Three-time PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year who set 18 Division II and two all-divisions records by career’s end … Only quarterback in history to be named a First Team All-PSAC East selection in each of his four seasons.

Glenn Killinger (Coach) — Dickinson (PA) (1922), Rensselaer (NY) (1927-32), Moravian (PA) (1933), West Chester (PA) (1934-41, 45-59) — Winningest coach in West Chester history…Member of the College Football Hall of Fame as a player and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame…Had only one losing season in 37 years as a head coach.

George Mihalik (Coach) — Slippery Rock (HC) — Most wins in SRU history, boasting 22 winning seasons in 28 years … Six-time PSAC Coach of the Year who won or shared eight PSAC Western Division championships and made six trips to the NCAA playoffs … Perfect 17-0 home record in his final three seasons.

New for 2027

Kevin Donley (Coach) — Anderson (IN) (1978-81), Georgetown (KY) (1982- 92), California (PA) (1993-96), Saint Francis (IN) (1998-2024) — Winningest coach in NAIA history and ranks fifth all-time in wins (356) across all divisions … Boasts three national titles, six national championship game appearances, 26 playoff appearances and 20 conference titles in 46 years as a head coach … Four-time NAIA National Coach of the Year founded the Saint Francis (IN) football program and retired as the winningest active coach in college football.

Bill Zwaan Sr. (Coach) — Widener (PA) (1997-2002), West Chester (PA) (2003-23) — Most wins (163) in West Chester history, retiring as Division II’s active career leader in victories … Led the Golden Rams to six PSAC Eastern Division titles, a 2018 outright PSAC Championship, and a school record 10 playoff appearances … Owns the highest winning percentage (79.4) in Widener history, guiding The Pride to three conference titles.

Of Note

Longtime East Stroudsburg coach Denny Douds, who holds the PSAC record for career wins (264) and games coached (471), is not eligible because he doesn’t meet the minimum career winning percentage of .595. Douds’ career record is 264-204-3, for a W-L% of .564.

[IUPNation]

The 2027 ballot was released yesterday.

PSAC Holdovers

Jahri Evans — Bloomsburg (OL) — 2005 First Team All-American who also earned Second Team All-America honors as a junior … Two-time Division II Player of the Year finalist and three-time First Team All-PSAC East selection … Helped Huskies to the 2005 PSAC East title and an NCAA playoff berth.

Billy Hess — West Chester (WR) — 1988 First Team All-American and Harlon Hill Trophy finalist … 1988 PSAC East Player of the Year and four-time All-PSAC receiver, who also earned all-conference honors as a defensive back in 1988 … Led West Chester to PSAC title game appearances in 1986 and 1987.

Gary McCauley — Clarion (TE) — Two-time First-Team All-America selection (1980-81) ... Member of two conference title teams ... Held school career records for receptions (135) and receiving yards (1,736) ... Four-year starter.

Franklyn Quiteh — Bloomsburg (RB) — Three-time First Team All-American and 2013 Harlon Hill Award winner … Second all-time in Division II history with 7,523 rushing yards and only player in D-II annals to top 2,000 rush yards three times … PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year owns nearly all conference and school rushing records.

Jimmy Terwilliger — East Stroudsburg (QB) — 2005 First Team All-American and three-time Harlon Hill finalist, winning the trophy in 2005 … Three-time PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year who set 18 Division II and two all-divisions records by career’s end … Only quarterback in history to be named a First Team All-PSAC East selection in each of his four seasons.

Glenn Killinger (Coach) — Dickinson (PA) (1922), Rensselaer (NY) (1927-32), Moravian (PA) (1933), West Chester (PA) (1934-41, 45-59) — Winningest coach in West Chester history…Member of the College Football Hall of Fame as a player and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame…Had only one losing season in 37 years as a head coach.

George Mihalik (Coach) — Slippery Rock (HC) — Most wins in SRU history, boasting 22 winning seasons in 28 years … Six-time PSAC Coach of the Year who won or shared eight PSAC Western Division championships and made six trips to the NCAA playoffs … Perfect 17-0 home record in his final three seasons.

New for 2027

Kevin Donley (Coach) — Anderson (IN) (1978-81), Georgetown (KY) (1982- 92), California (PA) (1993-96), Saint Francis (IN) (1998-2024) — Winningest coach in NAIA history and ranks fifth all-time in wins (356) across all divisions … Boasts three national titles, six national championship game appearances, 26 playoff appearances and 20 conference titles in 46 years as a head coach … Four-time NAIA National Coach of the Year founded the Saint Francis (IN) football program and retired as the winningest active coach in college football.

Bill Zwaan Sr. (Coach) — Widener (PA) (1997-2002), West Chester (PA) (2003-23) — Most wins (163) in West Chester history, retiring as Division II’s active career leader in victories … Led the Golden Rams to six PSAC Eastern Division titles, a 2018 outright PSAC Championship, and a school record 10 playoff appearances … Owns the highest winning percentage (79.4) in Widener history, guiding The Pride to three conference titles.

Of Note

Longtime East Stroudsburg coach Denny Douds, who holds the PSAC record for career wins (264) and games coached (471), is not eligible because he doesn’t meet the minimum career winning percentage of .595. Douds’ career record is 264-204-3, for a W-L% of .564.

Giggles at the last part..cos take his Mansfield/Cheyney record away and may be just barely above .500.

A stern post will be coming from the Press Box.

[IUPalum]

Dr. Evil had a great career.

However, it has to be mentioned he went 9-19 against IUP (and just 3-15 vs Frank Sr., including a 9-game losing streak).

whammy!

[CC_BU]

If I had any say in who moves forward - and no disrespect intended to the others - I'd only support Quiteh and Terwilliger. They were virtually unstoppable. The others were very good but not really among the best ever from the national perspective.

A running back can't be unstoppable without a good line. Evans was a candidate for the NFL HOF. He's not in (yet) but certainly he should be in the college HOF.

[Fightingscot82]

A running back can't be unstoppable without a good line. Evans was a candidate for the NFL HOF. He's not in (yet) but certainly he should be in the college HOF.

That's a fair point. Great linemen also rarely get the name recognition of the skill guys.

[RocknTheSnackBar]

Longtime East Stroudsburg coach Denny Douds, who holds the PSAC record for career wins (264) and games coached (471), is not eligible because he doesn’t meet the minimum career winning percentage of .595. Douds’ career record is 264-204-3, for a W-L% of .564.[/FONT][/SIZE]



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The Mike Leach Rule. Silly. Basically Douds is being penalized for hanging on too long. Guy won like ten division championships and at least 3 PSAC's. (Whether that is HoF worthy anyway is for another forum). Hope no one tells Connie Mack of this win % criteria

[nodnol]

That's a fair point. Great linemen also rarely get the name recognition of the skill guys.

I agree with that too although Evans was out of college before Quiteh. Both deserve it IMO

[Ram040506]

Longtime East Stroudsburg coach Denny Douds, who holds the PSAC record for career wins (264) and games coached (471), is not eligible because he doesn’t meet the minimum career winning percentage of .595. Douds’ career record is 264-204-3, for a W-L% of .564.[/FONT][/SIZE]

The Mike Leach Rule. Silly. Basically Douds is being penalized for hanging on too long. Guy won like ten division championships and at least 3 PSAC's. (Whether that is HoF worthy anyway is for another forum). Hope no one tells Connie Mack of this win % criteria[/QUOTE]

He can be in the psac HOF. Or create a new one called the hall of good. Just because he was there forever doesn’t mean he should be in the HOF conversation.

[IUPNation]

The Mike Leach Rule. Silly. Basically Douds is being penalized for hanging on too long. Guy won like ten division championships and at least 3 PSAC's. (Whether that is HoF worthy anyway is for another forum). Hope no one tells Connie Mack of this win % criteria

He had an automatic two wins for almost 40 years against two schools that finally saw the light and gave up foosball. You take that away and he wasn’t testing it up on everyone else. Yes he has done good years but he didn’t have Frank good years on a consistent basis.

[RocknTheSnackBar]

Thanks for not interpreting my post. Evidently nine divisions and three PSAC's are not good enough. I'm cool with that

[EastStroud13]

Douds went 38-58 in the 2010s. Without that time period, Douds would have finished 226-146-3, a win percentage of 60.7%. However, he would have been lower on the overall wins list. Plus, the lack of hardware is hard to ignore: only 6 outright East Division titles in 45 years, and no PSAC titles since 1982. It's a good career, but not a CFHOF resume.

I'm happy with what he gave to the program. He's a PSAC HOF guy for sure. The CFHOF is for guys who were truly elite.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Douds went 38-58 in the 2010s. Without that time period, Douds would have finished 226-146-3, a win percentage of 60.7%. However, he would have been lower on the overall wins list. Plus, the lack of hardware is hard to ignore: only 6 outright East Division titles in 45 years, and no PSAC titles since 1982. It's a good career, but not a CFHOF resume.

I'm happy with what he gave to the program. He's a PSAC HOF guy for sure. The CFHOF is for guys who were truly elite.

Agreed.

PSAC HOF ... why not.

The big Hall? No.

[Ram040506]

Douds went 38-58 in the 2010s. Without that time period, Douds would have finished 226-146-3, a win percentage of 60.7%. However, he would have been lower on the overall wins list. Plus, the lack of hardware is hard to ignore: only 6 outright East Division titles in 45 years, and no PSAC titles since 1982. It's a good career, but not a CFHOF resume.

I'm happy with what he gave to the program. He's a PSAC HOF guy for sure. The CFHOF is for guys who were truly elite.

Bingo, this hits it on the head. Legend at ESU