| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Dartmouth |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 46–72–2 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 1, 1956 Pembroke, Massachusetts |
| Died |
September 19, 2023 (aged 66) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 80–149–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Ivy League Championships (1990, 1991) | |
Eugene Francis "Buddy" Teevens III (born October 1, 1956 - died September 19, 2023) was the head football coach at Dartmouth College. He has previously served in the same position at the University of Maine, Tulane University, and Stanford University.
Early life[]
Born in Pembroke, Teevens attended Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston, Massachusetts and Deerfield Academy.[1] He attended college at Dartmouth, and played quarterback there from 1975 to 1978.[2]
He was the quarterback of the Big Green team that won the Ivy League football title in 1978.[2] He was an honorable mention All-America that same year.[2] He also played hockey while at Dartmouth; in Teevens' senior year, the hockey team finished third in the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship.[2] He graduated from Dartmouth in 1979 with an A.B. in history.[2]
Coaching career[]
Early positions[]
Teevens' first coaching job was as running backs coach at DePauw University from 1979 to 1980.[2] He was then offensive coordinator at Boston University from 1981 to 1984.[2]
From 1985 to 1986, he was the head coach at the University of Maine.[2] He had an overall record of 13–9 there.[2]
Dartmouth[]
Teevens' first stint with the Big Green, from 1987 to 1991, showed an upward trend.[2] Beginning with a 2–8 record, Dartmouth then had successive years of 5–5 and 7–2–1.[2] In 1990 and 1991, Dartmouth won the Ivy League championship.[2]
Tulane[]
After his first head coaching job at Dartmouth, Teevens was the coach at Tulane University from 1992 to 1996.[2] While he had an overall record of 11–45 in five years at Tulane, he recruited many of the players on the 1998 team that went 11-0.[2]
Return to assistant coaching[]
Between 1997 and 1998, Teevens was the offensive coordinator and receivers coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for head coach Ron Turner.[2]
In 1999, Teevens was the running backs coach at the University of Florida.[2] The next year, he coached the passing game, wide receivers, tight ends, placekickers, long snappers, and Holders.[2] He coached tight ends in 2001 along with being the assistant offensive coordinator.[2] In his three years at Florida, he coached under Steve Spurrier.[2]
Stanford[]
Teevens coached at Stanford from 2002 to 2004.[2] In his three years at the Farm, his teams posted a 10–23 record,[2] beating Brigham Young twice and San José State three times.[3] However, Stanford failed to improve much during his tenure. Teevens went winless against rivals USC, Cal, and Notre Dame, and never posted a win against a team that finished the season with a winning record.[3] Teevens was fired on November 29, 2004.[4] The Associated Press noted that Teevens was "respected for his class and loyalty" and that he even appeared at the official announcement of his firing.[5]
Return to Dartmouth[]
Teevens was re-hired as Dartmouth's head coach on January 5, 2005,[6] and in the 2005 season, the Big Green posted a 2–8 record.[2] As of the end of 2009, Teevens has an overall record of 35–63–2 as the head coach at Dartmouth.[2]
However, in the 2010 season, Dartmouth seemed to turn the corner under Teevens, posting a 6-4 record, their best record in 13 years.
Personal life[]
Teevens and his wife, Kirsten, have two children: Lindsay, who graduated from the University of Florida in 2008, and Eugene IV, who attended Coastal Carolina University.[2]
Death[]
On March 16, 2023, Teevens was hit by a Ford F150 in St. Augustine, Florida, while riding his bicycle.[7] Teevens' spinal cord was injured and he lost his right leg.[7] Teevens died on September 19, 2023, from the injuries he sustained in the accident. He was 66.[8]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1985–1986) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Maine | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Maine | 7–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Maine: | 13–9 | ||||||||
| Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League) (1987–1991) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Dartmouth | 2–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1988 | Dartmouth | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1989 | Dartmouth | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1990 | Dartmouth | 7–2–1 | 6–1–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1991 | Dartmouth | 7–2–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Dartmouth (1st Stint): | 26–22–2 | 21–13–1 | |||||||
| Tulane Green Wave (Independent/Conference USA) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Tulane | 2–9 | Independent | ||||||
| 1993 | Tulane | 4–8 | Independent | ||||||
| 1994 | Tulane | 1–10 | Independent | ||||||
| 1995 | Tulane | 2–9 | Independent | ||||||
| 1996 | Tulane | 2–9 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Tulane: | 11–45 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Stanford Cardinal (Pacific-10 Conference) (2002–2004) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Stanford | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2003 | Stanford | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2004 | Stanford | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| Stanford: | 10–23 | 5–19 | |||||||
| Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League) (2005–present) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Dartmouth | 2–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Dartmouth | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2007 | Dartmouth | 3–7 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2008 | Dartmouth | 0–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2009 | Dartmouth | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2010 | Dartmouth | 6–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Dartmouth | 5–5 | 4–3 | T-2nd | |||||
| Dartmouth (2nd Stint): | 20–50 | 15–34 | |||||||
| Dartmouth (Total): | 46–72–2 | 36–47–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 80–149–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ Gator Football 2001 Media Guide. University of Florida Athletics.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 Buddy Teevens Bio - DartmouthSports.com. Dartmouth Varsity Sports.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eugene "Buddy" Teevens All-Time Coaching Records by Opponent. College Football Data Warehouse.
- ↑ "Stanford Ends Buddy Teevens' Tenure as Head Football Coach", Stanford University Athletics, November 29, 2004.
- ↑ "Coach won 10 games in three losing camapigns", Associated Press, November 29, 2004.
- ↑ "Teevens Named Dartmouth Football Coach - DartmouthSports.com", Dartmouth Varsity Sports, January 5, 2005.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "An Ivy League football pioneer's absence looms large, but 'you can't hold Buddy Teevens back'", The Athletic. (en)
- ↑ Dartmouth Announces Death of Buddy Teevens '79 (in en). Dartmouth College (19 September 2023).