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'''Franklin Deland Purnell''' April 5, 1933 – April 19, 2007) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played professionally as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Green Bay Packers]] during the [[1957 NFL season]].<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PurnFr20.htm</ref> Purnell served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as [[Alcorn State University]]—from 1960 to 1963.
'''Franklin Deland Purnell''' April 5, 1933 – April 19, 2007) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played professionally as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Green Bay Packers]] during the [[1957 NFL season]].<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PurnFr20.htm</ref> Purnell served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as [[Alcorn State University]]—from 1960 to 1963, compiling a record of 14–20.

==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Alcorn State Braves football|Alcorn A&M Braves]]
| conf = [[South Central Athletic Conference]]
| startyear = 1960
| endyear = 1961
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1960 NCAA College Division football season|1960]]
| name = Alcorn A&M
| overall = 4–4
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1961 NCAA College Division football season|1961]]
| name = Alcorn A&M
| overall = 3–4
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Alcorn State Braves football|Alcorn A&M Braves]]
| conf = [[Southwest Athletic Conference]]
| startyear = 1962
| endyear = 1963
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1962 NCAA College Division football season|1962]]
| name = Alcorn A&M
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1963 NCAA College Division football season|1963]]
| name = Alcorn A&M
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 0–7
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Alcorn A&M
| overall = 14–20
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 14–20
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:01, 23 May 2019

Frank Purnell
No. 33
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1933-04-05)April 5, 1933
Sweatman, Mississippi
Died:April 19, 2007(2007-04-19) (aged 74)
Winona, Mississippi
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Spring Hill
(Sweatman, Mississippi)
College:Alcorn A&M
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics as of 1957
Rushing attempts:5
Rushing yards:22
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:16
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Franklin Deland Purnell April 5, 1933 – April 19, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers during the 1957 NFL season.[1] Purnell served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Alcorn State University—from 1960 to 1963, compiling a record of 14–20.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Alcorn A&M Braves (South Central Athletic Conference) (1960–1961)
1960 Alcorn A&M 4–4
1961 Alcorn A&M 3–4
Alcorn A&M Braves (Southwest Athletic Conference) (1962–1963)
1962 Alcorn A&M 4–5 2–5 7th
1963 Alcorn A&M 3–7 0–7 8th
Alcorn A&M: 14–20
Total: 14–20

References