Elliott Poss

{{Short description|American football coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Elliott Poss

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| birth_date = c. 1948

| birth_place = Wilkes County, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date|2006|2|14}} (aged 57)

| death_place = Athens, Georgia, U.S.

| alma_mater = Presbyterian
Georgia

| coach_years1 = 1975–1984

| coach_team1 = Presbyterian (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1985–1990

| coach_team2 = Presbyterian

| overall_record = 29–38–1

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record = 1–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs)

| championships =

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}}

Elliott Poss (c. 1948 – February 14, 2006) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina from 1985 to 1990, compiling a record of 29–38–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/augustachronicle/obituary.aspx?n=elliott-poss&pid=16744989|title=Elliott Poss|publisher=legacy.com|access-date=January 7, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://static.gseagles.com/custompages/football/FB_MG_1984.pdf|title=Football Media Guide|year=1984|publisher=Georgia Southern Eagles|access-date=January 7, 2020}} Poss was an assistant as Presbyterian from 1975 to 1984. During his stints as head coach, he mentored future Presbyterian head coach Harold Nichols.{{cite news|url=https://www.news-reporter.com/articles/elliott-poss/|newspaper=The News-Reporter|title=Elliott Poss|date=February 23, 2006|publisher=news-reporter.com|access-date=January 7, 2020}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Presbyterian Blue Hose

| conf = South Atlantic Conference

| startyear = 1985

| endyear = 1990

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1985

| name = Presbyterian

| overall = 7–3–1

| conference = 4–2–1

| confstanding = T–3rd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1986

| name = Presbyterian

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = T–5th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1987

| name = Presbyterian

| overall = 8–5

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 2nd

| bowlname = NAIA Division I Quarterfinal

| bowloutcome = L

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1988

| name = Presbyterian

| overall = 3–8

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = 8th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1989

| name = Presbyterian

| overall = 4–7

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = 6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1990

| name = Presbyterian

| overall = 2–9

| conference = 2–5

| confstanding = T–6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Presbyterian

| overall = 29–38–1

| confrecord = 18–23–1

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 29–38–1

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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| legend = no

}}

References