Stewart "Red" Faught (January 7, 1924 – September 16, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana, from 1957 to 1988, compiling a record of 155–146–6 .[1] As college football player, Faught was the starting quarterback at Indiana State University.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1924 Sullivan, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 2005 (aged 81) Franklin, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1943–1946 | Indiana State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1951 | South Bend Riley HS (IN) (assistant) |
| 1952–1954 | Linton-Stockton HS (IN) |
| 1955–1956 | Clinton HS (IN) |
| 1957–1988 | Franklin (IN) |
| 1990–1991 | Georgetown (KY) (OC) |
| 1997 | Georgetown (KY) (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 155–146–6 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Hoosier (1966) 2 HCC (1980–1981) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× Hoosier Coach of the Year | |
Following his tenure at Franklin, Faught joined the Georgetown Tigers staff as the offensive coordinator. In 1991, the Tigers won the NAIA Division II Football National Championship.
Head coaching record
editHigh school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Wildcats (Western Indiana Conference) (1955–1956) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Clinton | 5–5 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Clinton | 4–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Clinton: | 9–11 | 5–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–11 | ||||||||
College
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Grizzlies (Hoosier/Hoosier–Buckeye Conference) (1957–1969) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Franklin | 4–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1958 | Franklin | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1959 | Franklin | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Franklin | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Franklin | 1–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1962 | Franklin | 3–4–2 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1963 | Franklin | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1964 | Franklin | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Franklin | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | Franklin | 4–5 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967 | Franklin | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1968 | Franklin | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1969 | Franklin | 4–4–1 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Franklin Grizzlies (NAIA Division II independent) (1970–1977) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Franklin | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1971 | Franklin | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1972 | Franklin | 8–3 | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||||
| 1973 | Franklin | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1974 | Franklin | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1975 | Franklin | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1976 | Franklin | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1977 | Franklin | 8–2 | |||||||
| Franklin Grizzlies (Heartland Collegiate Conference) (1978–1986) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Franklin | 1–9 | 1–6 | 6th | |||||
| 1979 | Franklin | 6–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Franklin | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1981 | Franklin | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1982 | Franklin | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1983 | Franklin | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1984 | Franklin | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1985 | Franklin | 5–4–1 | 2–4–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1986 | Franklin | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Franklin Grizzlies (NAIA Division II independent) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Franklin | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1988 | Franklin | 7–3 | |||||||
| Franklin: | 155–146–6 | 63–60–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 155–146–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Stewart Faught". Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Stewart Ray "Red" Faught". news-graphic.com. September 21, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2018.