Dizzy McLeod
{{Short description|American athletics coach (1900–1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Dizzy McLeod
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date={{birth date|mf=yes|1900|11|23}}
| birth_place = Kendrick, Florida, U.S.
| death_date={{death date and age|mf=yes|1991|7|19|1900|11|23}}
| death_place = Marion County, Florida, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1919–1922
| player_team2 = Furman
| player_sport3 = Baseball
| player_years4 = 1919–1922
| player_team4 = Furman
| player_positions = Back (football)
Pitcher (baseball)
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1927
| coach_team2 = Clemson (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1932–1942
| coach_team3 = Furman
| coach_sport4 = Basketball
| coach_years5 = 1929–1933
| coach_team5 = Furman
| coach_sport6 = Baseball
| coach_years7 = 1928–1930
| coach_team7 = Furman
| coach_years8 = 1933–1935
| coach_team8 = Furman
| coach_years9 = 1937–1942
| coach_team9 = Furman
| admin_years1 = 1932–1945
| admin_team1 = Furman
| overall_record = 56–37–7 (football)
69–18 (basketball)
78–81–5 (basketball)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = Football
1 SIAA (1934)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
Archie Paul "Dizzy" McLeod (1900 – 1991) was a collegiate athletics coach. He served as the head football coach (1932–1942), basketball coach (1929–1933), baseball coach (1928–1930, 1933–1935, 1937–1942), and athletic director (1932–1945) at Furman University.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUbHFCfsfaQC|title=South Carolina Sports Legends|first=Ernie|last=Trubiano|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2009|isbn=9780738566559|access-date=October 21, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/dizzy-mcleod-1.html|title=Dizzy McLeod|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=October 16, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://cdm16821.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16821coll4/id/10477|title=Bonhomie|publisher=Furman University|access-date=October 16, 2019}}
McLeod was an assistant football coach at Clemson University in 1927.{{cite news |author= |title=Dizzy M'Leod Assumes Work As Assistant Coach At Clemson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37799535/the_greenville_news/ |newspaper=The Greenville News |location=Greenville, South Carolina |date=September 11, 1927 |page=11 |access-date=October 24, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Head coaching record
=Football=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Furman Purple Hurricane
| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| startyear = 1932
| endyear = 1935
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1932
| name = Furman
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1933
| name = Furman
| overall = 6–1–2
| conference = 4–0–1
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1934
| name = Furman
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1935
| name = Furman
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Furman Purple Hurricane
| conf = Southern Conference
| startyear = 1936
| endyear = 1942
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1936
| name = Furman
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1937
| name = Furman
| overall = 4–3–2
| conference = 1–2–2
| confstanding = T–8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1938
| name = Furman
| overall = 2–7–1
| conference = 0–4–1
| confstanding = 14th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1939
| name = Furman
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1940
| name = Furman
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1941
| name = Furman
| overall = 3–4–2
| conference = 2–3–2
| confstanding = 9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1942
| name = Furman
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Furman
| overall = 56–37–7
| confrecord = 34–19–6
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 56–37–7
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
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