Pat Culpepper

John Patrick Culpepper Jr. (born 1941) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 14–29–1.

Pat Culpepper

Biographical details
Born	1941 (age 83–84)
Playing career
1960–1962	Texas
Position(s)	Linebacker, fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1964	Texas (assistant)
1966–1968	Tulane (assistant)
1968–1972	Baylor (assistant)
1974	Memphis State (assistant)
1975	Colorado (assistant)
1976–1979	Northern Illinois
1980–1983	Midland HS (TX)
1984–1991	Lufkin HS (TX)
Head coaching record
Overall	14–29–1 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Second-team All-SWC (1962)

A native of Johnson County, Texas, Culpepper was a linebacker for the Texas Longhorns 1960–1962. He helped his teams to Southwest Conference championships in 1961 and 1962. Culpepper was an All-SWC selection in 1961 and a team co-captain as a senior. He is best remembered for his hit (along with Johnny Treadwell) on Arkansas' Danny Brabham in 1962 that forced a fumble at the goal line and spurred the Longhorns to a 7–3 victory and a SWC title.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (1976–1979)
1976	Northern Illinois	1–10	0–6	10th
1977	Northern Illinois	3–8	2–5	8th
1978	Northern Illinois	5–6	2–4	7th
1979	Northern Illinois	5–5–1	3–3–1	T–4th
Northern Illinois:		14–29–1	7–18–1
Total:		14–29–1