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
| bcsbowl =
| 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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| bcsbowl =
| 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
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