Forrest Perkins
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1920 Dodgeville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 2014 (aged 94) Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1956–1984 | Whitewater State / Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Baseball | |
| 1960–1965 | Whitewater State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1971–1984 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 185–93–8 (football) 68–27 (baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 1–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 11 WSCC/WSUC/WAIC (1959–1960, 1962, 1966–1967, 1969, 1974–1975, 1978, 1980, 1984) | |
| Awards | |
| Football NAIA Coach of the Year (1966) | |
Forrest W. Perkins (November 13, 1920 – December 13, 2014) was an American football, baseball, and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater from 1956 to 1984, compiling a record of 185–93–8. He was the school's athletic director from 1971 until his retirement in 1984. He also coached baseball and track and field at Wisconsin–Whitewater.
Perkins was born on November 13, 1920, and attended Dodgeville High School in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from University of Wisconsin–Platteville, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. Perkins served in World War II with the United States Marine Corps while enrolled at Wisconsin–Platteville. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1950 and coached football and baseball at the high school level in the state of Wisconsin before arriving at Wisconsin–Whitewater.[1]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater State Quakers / Whitewater State Warhawks / Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (Wisconsin State College Conference / Wisconsin State University Conference / Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1956–1984) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Whitewater State | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1957 | Whitewater State | 5–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Whitewater State | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Whitewater State | 7–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Whitewater State | 7–0–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Whitewater State | 6–3 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1962 | Whitewater State | 6–3 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Whitewater State | 6–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Whitewater State | 3–5–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1965 | Whitewater State | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Whitewater State | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 1967 | Whitewater State | 8–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | Whitewater State | 6–3–1 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1969 | Whitewater State | 8–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1970 | Whitewater State | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1972 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 7–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 6–2–2 | 4–2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1975 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1976 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 2–9 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1977 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 7–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1978 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 7–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1979 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1981 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 7–3 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1982 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 7–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1983 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 6–5 | 6–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Whitewater State / Wisconsin–Whitewater: | 185–93–8 | 149–58–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 185–93–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Kabelowsky, Art (December 13, 2014). "WIAC football: UW-Whitewater coaching legend Forrest Perkins dies at 94". Madison.com. Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
External links[edit]
- 1920 births
- 2014 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers baseball players
- Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers football players
- Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers men's basketball players
- Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks athletic directors
- Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks baseball coaches
- Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football coaches
- College track and field coaches in the United States
- High school baseball coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in Wisconsin
- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- United States Marines
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- People from Iowa County, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin