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David B. Aaron was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He was hired in 1946 as athletic director, head football coach, and head basketball coach at Austin Peay State College—now known as Austin Peay State University. Aaron served as the head football coach at Austin Peay for nine seasons, from 1946 to 1954, compiling a record of 44–35–6. He was the head basketball coach for 16 seasons, until 1962, tallying a mark of 258–174. Aaron earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees at Peabody College and a Bachelor of Laws degree at Cumberland University. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, assigned to the rank of lieutenant commander before his discharge.[1]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay Governors (Independent) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Austin Peay | 5–4 | |||||||
| Austin Peay Governors (Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1947–1954) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Austin Peay | 3–6–1 | 0–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1948 | Austin Peay | 8–2 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1949 | Austin Peay | 8–2 | 1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Austin Peay | 5–2–1 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Austin Peay | 1–8–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Austin Peay | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1953 | Austin Peay | 4–4 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1954 | Austin Peay | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| Austin Peay: | 44–35–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 44–35–6 | ||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "David Aaron Named Sports Director At Austin Peay". Clarksville, Tennessee. February 11, 1946. p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32111377/the_leafchronicle/.
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