George Landis is an American football coach. He is the defensive backs coach at Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Landis served as the head football coach at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania from 1982 to 1985 and Bucknell University from 1986 to 1988, compiling a career college football coaching record of 34–37–2. He was also the head baseball coach at Dartmouth College for one season, in 1981, tallying a mark of 7–24. Landis played college football at Pennsylvania State University.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive backs coach |
| Team | Central Dauphin HS (PA) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1968–1970 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1972 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 1973–1974 | Villanova (DB) |
| 1975–1976 | Cornell (DB) |
| 1977 | Mainland HS (NJ) |
| 1978–1981 | Dartmouth (DB) |
| 1982–1985 | Bloomsburg |
| 1986–1988 | Bucknell |
| 1991 | UConn (assistant) |
| 1992–1993 | Penn (OC) |
| 2004–2005 | Pine Grove HS (PA) |
| 2006–2009 | Central Dauphin East HS (PA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1981 | Dartmouth |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–37–2 (college football) 7–24 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 PSAC (1985) 2 PSAC East Division (1984–1985) | |
| Awards | |
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Raised in Linwood, New Jersey, Landis played prep football at Mainland Regional High School.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D2# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg Huskies (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1982–1985) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Bloomsburg | 1–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 1983 | Bloomsburg | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd (East) | |||||
| 1984 | Bloomsburg | 5–5 | 5–1 | T–1st (East) | |||||
| 1985 | Bloomsburg | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 3 | |||
| Bloomsburg: | 24–18–1 | 16–7–1 | |||||||
| Bucknell Bison (Colonial League) (1986–1988) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Bucknell | 3–7 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1987 | Bucknell | 4–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1988 | Bucknell | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Bucknell: | 10–19–1 | 4–9–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–37–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (April 21, 1978). "sport tower". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. p. 13. Retrieved January 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Steele, Jack. "Lions 'Ready' Avers Landis", The Press of Atlantic City, January 1, 1970. Accessed November 30, 2024. "His mother, Mrs. Charlotte Landis of Linwood, N. J., arrived here and his wife, the former Kathy Maguire of Atlantic City, made light comments and tried to keep the pressure down. George is playing it cool.... Landis, one of the finest football players that ever cavorted for Coach Andy Prohaska at Linwood's Mainland High, feels that the Nittany Lions, rated No. 2 in the country, will play their best tonight."