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and he held that position for nine seasons, from 1968 until 1976. His coaching record at
Abilene Christian was 62–32–2.
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who kicked a world-record 69 yard field goal on
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inducted
Bullington into its "Wall of Honor" in 1999 for his accomplishments as a player, coach, and administrator.
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from 1960 to 1965. While an assistant coach at
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In 2002, Bullington came out of retirement to serve as the interim
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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served
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by a score of 42–14. In 1976, his team won the San
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Abilene Christian, a position he had previously held.
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American gridiron football player and coach (1931–2018)
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894:NAIA National Football Championships
376:on July 20, 2018, at the age of 87.
1393:# denotes interim athletic director
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698: Conference title
958:"Amazing Feat" by Patrick Gonzales
807:ACU.edu Profiles: Wally Bullington
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818:WFAA Channel 8 Dallas/Fort Worth
937:College Football Data Warehouse
875:College Football Data Warehouse
725:"Staying on Track" Lou Seckler
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856:on December 17, 2014
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380:Head coaching record
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27:Biographical details
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1005:"Wally Bullington"
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1371:(2014–2018)
1369:Lee De León
1363:(2004–2014)
1355:(2002–2003)
1353:Shanon Hays
1339:(1995–2002)
1331:(1990–1995)
1329:Cecil Eager
1323:(1988–1990)
1321:Don Drennan
1315:(1969–1988)
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1239:Adam Dorrel
1233:(2012–2016)
1231:Ken Collums
1225:(2005–2011)
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1153:(1962–1967)
1151:Les Wheeler
1145:(1956–1961)
1137:(1950–1955)
1129:(1946–1949)
1121:(1943–1945)
1105:(1924–1941)
1097:(1922–1923)
1014:December 8,
561:(1973–1976)
427:(1968–1972)
328:Shrine Bowl
258:Coach Bully
198:Tournaments
98:Position(s)
1407:Categories
1377:Allen Ward
1207:Jack Kiser
1183:John Payne
1175:Ted Sitton
992:ACU Sports
710:References
403:Conference
38:1931-05-17
980:NCAA News
406:Standing
277:in 1973.
260:, was an
152:1969–1988
127:1968–1976
117:1960–1965
84:1949–1952
1387:(2021– )
1347:# (2002)
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940:Archived
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878:Archived
833:Archived
771:WWE News
400:Overall
1119:No team
903:history
683:62–32–2
671:33–21–2
668:62–32–2
385:College
182:Overall
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1009:Legacy
679:Total:
231:Awards
226:(1973)
220:(1973)
64:, U.S.
47:, U.S.
628:5–3–1
625:6–3–1
610:T–3rd
541:T–5th
518:T–6th
472:T–2nd
446:1–2–1
443:4–5–1
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368:Death
190:Bowls
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597:1974
577:11–1
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348:The
320:NAIA
162:2002
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646:9–2
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193:1–0
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