Pat Culpepper

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other John Patrick Culpepper Jr. (born 1941) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 14–29–1.

A native of Johnson County, Texas, Culpepper was a linebacker for the Texas Longhorns 1960–1962. He helped his teams to Southwest Conference championships in 1961 and 1962. Culpepper was an All-SWC selection in 1961 and a team co-captain as a senior. He is best remembered for his hit (along with Johnny Treadwell) on Arkansas' Danny Brabham in 1962 that forced a fumble at the goal line and spurred the Longhorns to a 7–3 victory and a SWC title.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (1976–1979)
1976	Northern Illinois	1–10	0–6	10th
1977	Northern Illinois	3–8	2–5	8th
1978	Northern Illinois	5–6	2–4	7th
1979	Northern Illinois	5–5–1	3–3–1	T–4th
Northern Illinois:		14–29–1	7–18–1
Total:		14–29–1

External links

• Texas Longhorns profile
• Colorado Buffaloes profile

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