Donald McKillip
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1924 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 2008 (aged 83) Concord, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953–1958 | Red Willow HS (NE) |
| 1959–1962 | McCook |
| 1963–1967 | Adams State |
| 1969 | Adams State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1989 | Saint Mary's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–17 (college) 30–7–2 (junior college) 45–6–2 (high school) |
| Bowls | 1–0 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 RMC (1967) 1 RMAC Mountain Division (1969) | |
Donald J. McKillip (September 6, 1924 – February 22, 2008)[1] was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. McKillip was the 11th head football coach at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—in Alamosa, Colorado and he held that position for six seasons, from 1963 to 1967 and again in 1969. He served as the athletic director at Saint Mary's College of California from 1970 to 1989.
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams State Indians (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1963–1967) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Adams State | 6–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1964 | Adams State | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Adams State | 5–4 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1966 | Adams State | 8–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | W Mineral Water Bowl | ||||
| 1967 | Adams State | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Adams State Indians (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Adams State | 7–3 | 6–1 | 1st (Mountain) | |||||
| Adams State: | 40–17 | 17–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Junior college
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCook Indians (Empire Junior College Conference) (1959–1962) | |||||||||
| 1959 | McCook | 3–2–1 | 4th | ||||||
| 1960 | McCook | 8–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | McCook | 9–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1962 | McCook | 3–1–1 | 2nd | ||||||
| McCook: | 30–7–2 | 15–6–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–7–2 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Donald McKillip's obituary
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Donald McKillip". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
 | This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |