Tim Landis Resigns to Become Bucknell Head Coach
12/4/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 4, 2002
Moraga, CA - Tim Landis today announced that he has resigned from his position as head coach of the Saint Mary's College football team to accept the same position at Bucknell University. Landis will assume his new duties on December 10 and a search to replace him has already begun.
"Leaving Saint Mary's College is a very tough thing to do," commented Landis. "I've really enjoyed my experience here and I'm proud of what we've accomplished. This opportunity is a great fit for me for a lot of different reasons. I'm excited about the opportunity to return to my home state and coach at a university of Bucknell's caliber."
Landis posted an 18-16 (.529) record in three years at Saint Mary's and led the Gaels to a 6-6 mark last season against one of the toughest schedules in school history. He led the Gaels to a 6-5 record in 2001 and was named the NCAA Division I-AA Independent Coach of the Year. The Gaels' 6-5 record tied for the best record among the 12 independent schools. During the 11-game season, Landis' offense was ranked in the top-five in rushing all season, before finishing fourth in the nation with 279.7 rushing yards per contest.
In his first season, Landis led the Gaels to a 6-5 record, marking the program's first winning season in three years. His spread option offense was ranked 24th in the nation (I-AA) in total offense (434.4 ypg) and fourth in the country with 309.5 yards rushing per game. Landis' rushing attack eclipsed the 500-yard mark three times, including a school record 535 yards in the season finale against Drake. The offense set a new standard at Saint Mary's with 4,778 yards of total offense and tied a school mark with 50 touchdowns in a single season.
The 38-year Landis coached one student-athlete that earned All-America honors (Travis White) and five players were named to District VIII Academic All America under his leadership (Nate Brown, Jed Bodger, Travis Burkett, Andre Coleman, Nathan Frowsing, and C.J. LaBoy).
Before being named head football coach at Saint Mary's, Landis served a seven-year stint as head coach at Davidson College where he accumulated a career record of 35-36-1 (.493). In his last two seasons with the Wildcats, he guided the team to historical seasons, posting an 8-2 mark in 1998 and 8-3 record in 1999 - matching the school's highest win total in the 102-year history of the program.
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