Fred McCollum

Fred McCollum
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	Birmingham, Alabama
Alma mater	Auburn University
Playing career
1931–1933	Auburn
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1934–1941	Auburn (assistant)
1946	Livingston State
1947–1950	Troy State
Head coaching record
Overall	24–20–3

Fred "Buddy" McCollum was an American football coach and player. He was the head football coach at the Livingston State Teachers College (now the University of West Alabama) in 1946 and at the Troy State Teachers College (now Troy University) from 1947 to 1950.

McCollum was a member of the Auburn Tigers football team from 1931 tho 1933 where he played the tackle position.^[1] Following his graduation, he served as an assistant coach for the Tigers in the 1941 season. In December 1941, McCollum was called into active duty with the United States Army to serve in World War II.^[2]

On his return, he was the head football coach at Livingston State for the 1946 season and compiled an overall record of four wins and two losses during his tenure.^[3] In the following season, McCollum took the head coaching position at Troy State. From 1947 to 1950, he compiled an overall record of twenty wins, eighteen losses and three ties (20–18–3) with the Red Wave.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall
Livingston State Tigers (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference) (1946)
1946	Livingston State	4–2
Livingston State:		4–2
Troy State Red Wave (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference) (1947–1950)
1947	Troy State	5–4–1
1948	Troy State	6–5
1949	Troy State	6–3–1
1950	Troy State	3–6–1
Troy State:		20–18–3
Total:		24–20–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title

References

↑ "All-Time Lettermen". 2006 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. p. 159. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
↑ "Auburn line coach called by Army". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. January 1, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
1 2 DeLassus, David. "Buddy McCollum Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

West Alabama Tigers head football coaches

Unknown (1938)
Paul Tubb (1939–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Fred McCollum (1946)
C. A. Douglas (1947–1948)
Vaughn Mancha (1949–1951)
Bob Williams (1952)
T. Ray Richeson (1953–1956)
Robert Cire (1957–1959)
Jim Garner (1960–1966)
Morris Higginbotham (1967–1969)
Mickey Andrews (1970–1972)
Jim King (1973–1976)
Jack Crowe (1977–1978)
Frank North (1979–1984)
Sam McCorkle (1985–1990)
Lloyd Sisco (1991–1993)
Todd Stroud (1994–1996)
Bobby Johns (1997–2000)
Randy Pippin (2001–2003)
Sam McCorkle (2004–2005)
Bobby Wallace (2006–2010)
Will Hall (2011–2013)
Brett Gilliland (2014– )

Troy Trojans head football coaches

Virgil McKinley (1909)
Dan Herren (1910)
George Penton (1911–1912)
No team (1913–1920)
J. W. Campbell (1921–1923)
Ross Ford (1924)
Otis Bynum (1925–1926)
Gladwin Gaumer (1927–1928)
No team (1929)
No coach (1930)
Albert Elmore (1931–1937)
Albert Choate (1938–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Albert Choate (1946)
Fred McCollum (1947–1950)
Jim Grantham (1951–1954)
William Clipson (1955–1965)
Bill Atkins (1966–1971)
Tom Jones (1972–1973)
Byrd Whigham (1974–1975)
Charlie Bradshaw (1976–1982)
Chan Gailey (1983–1984)
Rick Rhoades (1985–1987)
Robert Maddox (1988–1990)
Larry Blakeney (1991–2014)
Neal Brown (2015– )

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