Thomas H. Bell
{{short description|American football coach, lacrosse coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Thomas H. Bell
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|8|2}}
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| alma_mater =
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1966–1968
| coach_team2 = Chicopee HS (MA) (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1971
| coach_team3 = Dean
| coach_years4 = 1972–1975
| coach_team4 = Plymouth State
| coach_years5 = 1976–1982
| coach_team5 = New Haven
| coach_years6 = 1985
| coach_team6 = Yale (assistant)
| coach_years7 = 1986–1992
| coach_team7 = Coast Guard
| coach_years8 = 1993
| coach_team8 = Springfield Cathedral HS (MA)
| coach_years9 = 1994–1997
| coach_team9 = Macalester
| coach_years10 = 2001–2002
| coach_team10 = Barron G. Collier HS (FL)
| coach_years11 = 2004–2007
| coach_team11 = Hoosac Valley HS (MA)
| coach_years12 = 2011–?
| coach_team12 = Westfield State (OL/TE)
| coach_sport13 = Lacrosse
| coach_years14 = 1979–1980
| coach_team14 = New Haven
| overall_record = 95–102–6 (college football)
4–18 (college lacrosse)
4–3 (junior college football)
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| championships = 1 NEFC (1979)
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Thomas H. Bell (born August 2, 1944) is an American football and lacrosse coach. He served as the head football coach at Plymouth State University (1972–1975), the University of New Haven (1976–1982), the United States Coast Guard Academy (1986–1992), and Macalester College (1994–1997), compiling a career college football record of 95–102–6. Bell was also the head men's lacrosse coach at New Haven from 1979 to 1980, tallying a mark of 4–18.
Coaching career
Bell was the head football coach for the Coast Guard Bears located in New London, Connecticut. He held that position for seven seasons, from 1986 until 1992. His coaching record at Coast Guard was 38 wins and 28 losses. Bell took over mostly losing football programs and was able to transform them into winners. During his career he was able to change the fortunes of Plymouth State University, the University of New Haven and the United States Coast Guard Academy. {{Cite web|last=DeLassus|first=David|title=United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/nefc/coast_guard/coaching_records.php|access-date=January 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120212930/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/nefc/coast_guard/coaching_records.php|archive-date=November 20, 2010}}
Head coaching record
=College football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Plymouth State Panthers
| conf = New England Football Conference
| startyear = 1972
| endyear = 1975
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1972
| name = Plymouth State
| overall = 4–2–1
| conference = 3–1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1973
| name = Plymouth State
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1974
| name = Plymouth State
| overall = 7–1–1
| conference = 5–1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1975
| name = Plymouth State
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Plymouth State
| overall = 23–9–2
| confrecord = 16–7–2
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = New Haven Chargers
| conf = New England Football Conference
| startyear = 1976
| endyear = 1980
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1976
| name = New Haven
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = T–8th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1977
| name = New Haven
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = 7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1978
| name = New Haven
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1979
| name = New Haven
| overall = 8–0–1
| conference = 8–0–1
| confstanding = 1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1980
| name = New Haven
| overall = 6–3–1
| conference = 6–2–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = New Haven Chargers
| conf = NCAA Division II independent
| startyear = 1981
| endyear = 1982
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1981
| name = New Haven
| overall = 4–4–2
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1982
| name = New Haven
| overall = 4–6
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = New Haven
| overall = 32–30–4
| confrecord = 23–17–2
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Coast Guard Bears
| conf = NCAA Division III independent
| startyear = 1986
| endyear = 1991
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 4–5
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1987
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 6–2
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1988
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 9–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1989
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 5–4
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1990
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 4–5
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1991
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 6–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Coast Guard Bears
| conf = Freedom Football Conference
| startyear = 1992
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1992
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 8th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 35–28
| confrecord = 1–6
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Macalester Scots
| conf = Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1994
| endyear = 1997
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1994
| name = Macalester
| overall = 0–10
| conference = 0–9
| confstanding = 10th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1995
| name = Macalester
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 0–9
| confstanding = 10th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1996
| name = Macalester
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–7
| confstanding = T–7th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1997
| name = Macalester
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 0–9
| confstanding = 10th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Macalester
| overall = 5–35
| confrecord = 2–34
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 95–102–6
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
=Junior college football=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Dean Red Demons
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1971
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1971
| name = Dean
| overall = 4–3
| conference =
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Dean
| overall = 4–3
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 4–3
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
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{{Dean Bulldogs football coach navbox}}
{{Plymouth State Panthers football coach navbox}}
{{New Haven Chargers football coach navbox}}
{{Coast Guard Bears football coach navbox}}
{{Macalester Scots football coach navbox}}
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Category:Coast Guard Bears football coaches
Category:Dean Bulldogs (junior college) football coaches
Category:Macalester Scots football coaches
Category:New Haven Chargers football coaches
Category:Plymouth State Panthers football coaches
Category:Yale Bulldogs football coaches
Category:Westfield State Owls football coaches
Category:College men's lacrosse coaches in the United States