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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1932 Oberlin, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 2020 (aged 88) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1954 | Louisiana College |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1954 | Louisiana College |
| Positions | Fullback (football) Catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1955 | Ville Platte HS (LA) (assistant) |
| c. 1955 | Eunice HS (LA) (assistant) |
| 1957–1960 | Basile HS (LA) (assistant) |
| 1961–1964 | Basile HS (LA) |
| 1965 | McNeese State (GA) |
| 1966–1978 | McNeese State (assistant) |
| 1979–1981 | McNeese State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1980–1985 | McNeese State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–6–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Southland (1979–1980) | |
| Awards | |
| Southland Coach of the Year (1979) | |
Joseph Ernest Duplechin Jr. (July 19, 1932 – December 24, 2020)[1] was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the McNeese State University from 1979 to 1981, compiling a record of 28–6–1. Duplechin was the athletic director at McNeese State from 1980 to 1985.[2]
Duplechin died at the age of 88, on December 24, 2020.[3][4]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference) (1979–1981) | |||||||||
| 1979 | McNeese State | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Independence | ||||
| 1980 | McNeese State | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L Independence | ||||
| 1981 | McNeese State | 7–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| McNeese State: | 28–6–1 | 13–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–6–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Joseph Ernest Duplechain Jr". Ancestry.com. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Duplechin resigns post". The Ville Platte Gazette. Ville Platte, Louisiana. May 9, 1985. p. 1-B. Retrieved January 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Verrico, Taylor (December 26, 2020). "Ernie Duplechin, McNeese Hall of Fame coach, passes away at 88". Lake Charles, Louisiana: KPLC. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Former Bearcat coach dies". Basile Weekly. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
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