Burley Bearden

Burley Bearden

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	August 28, 1917 Waxahachie, Texas
Died	January 18, 1997 (aged 79) Mansfield, Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966–1970	Texas–Arlington
Head coaching record
Overall	27–24
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Southland (1966–1967)

Burley L. Bearden (August 28, 1917 – January 18, 1997) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at Arlington from 1966 until 1970, compiling record of 27–24. In 1967, he led his team to victory in the Pecan Bowl, beating North Dakota State 13–0.^[1] The school discontinued its football team after completion of the 1985 season.^[2]

Bearden was born on August 28, 1917.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Texas–Arlington Maverickss (Southland Conference) (1966–1970)
1966	Texas–Arlington	6–4	3–1	T–1st
1967	Texas–Arlington	10–1	4–0	1st	W Pecan
1968	Texas–Arlington	6–4	3–1	2nd
1969	Texas–Arlington	5–5	2–2	T–2nd
1970	Texas–Arlington	0–10	0–4	5th
Texas–Arlington:		27–24	12–8
Total:		27–24
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

1. Shafer, Ian. "Pecan Bowl (Since 1964)". College Football Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
2. Garcia, Art (July 15, 2011). "Joining the WAC is first big step-UTA's move to higher profile conference would be enhanced with addition of football". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
3. "Burley L Bearden Arlington TX Moore Memorial Gardens". LocateGrave. Retrieved September 19, 2012.