Rick Gilstrap
American football coach and former quarterback/running back
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1969–1971 | Clemson |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973 | Furman (GA) |
| 1974–1976 | Tulsa (DB) |
| 1977 | Wofford (DB/K) |
| 1978–1982 | Citadel (OC) |
| 1983–1984 | Mars Hill |
| 1985–1987 | Wofford |
| 1996–2009 | Lexington HS (SC) (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Ben Lippen School (SC) (QB/K/OC 2013) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–35-2 |
Rick Gilstrap is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, North Carolina from 1983 to 1984 and at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina from 1985 to 1987, compiling a career college football coaching record of 18–35-2. Gilstrap helped guide Wofford's transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1] Gilstrap played college football at Clemson University between 1969 and 1971, starting 18 games at running back or quarterback.[2] He has been married to Kiki Kirkland Gilstrap, Miss USA 1973 Miss Congeniality since 1977, and they are the parents of award-winning, professional soccer goalkeeper and coach, Hunter Gilstrap.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Lions (SAC-8) (1983–1984) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Mars Hill | 4–6–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1984 | Mars Hill | 6–5 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| Mars Hill: | 10–11–1 | 7–6–1 | |||||||
| Wofford Terriers (NAIA Division I independent) (1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Wofford | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1986 | Wofford | 4–6–1 | |||||||
| 1987 | Wofford | 1–10 | |||||||
| Wofford: | 8–24–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 18–35–2 | ||||||||
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Clemson Tigers starting quarterbacks
- Jeff Maxwell (1896)
- W. T. Brock (1897)
- A. F. Riggs (1898–99)
- Gus Lewis (1900–01)
- John Maxwell (1902–03)
- Rick McIver (1904–05)
- Doc McFadden (1906)
- Bun Lee (1907)
- Doc McFadden (1908)
- Bill Connelly (1909–10)
- Paul Bissell (1911)
- Jimmie James (1912–13)
- Red McMillan (1914)
- L. G. Hardin (1915)
- F. L. Witsell (1916–17)
- W. L. Frew (1918)
- Stumpy Banks (1919)
- Belton O'Neal (1920)
- E. H. Emanuel (1921)
- Rhett Turnipseed (1922)
- E. G. Dotterer (1923)
- Jonnie Walker (1924)
- Tick Hendee (1925)
- Bud Eskew (1926)
- A. D. Mouledous (1927)
- O. D. Padgett (1928–29)
- Grady D. Salley (1930)
- Buck Priester (1931)
- Alex Stevens (1932)
- Joe Cathcart (1933)
- Bill Dillard (1934)
- Mac Folger (1935)
- Don Willis (1936)
- Ben Pearson (1937–38)
- Joe Payne (1939)
- Hawk Craig (1940–42)
- Billy Rutledge (1943)
- Alton Cumbie (1944–45)
- Bob Martin (1946)
- John M. Moorer (1947)
- Bob Martin (1948)
- Dick Hendley (1949–50)
- George Rodgers (1951–52)
- Don King (1953–55)
- Charlie Bussey (1956)
- Bill Barbary (1957)
- Harvey White (1958–59)
- Lowndes Shingler (1960)
- Joe Anderson (1961–62)
- Jim Parker (1963)
- Jimmy Bell (1964)
- Thomas Ray (1965–66)
- Jimmy Addison (1967)
- Billy Ammons (1968)
- Rick Gilstrap (1969–70)
- Tommy Kendrick (1969–71)
- Ken Pengitore (1972–73)
- Mark Fellers (1974)
- Willie Jordan (1975)
- Steve Fuller (1976–78)
- Billy Lott (1979)
- Homer Jordan (1980–82)
- Mike Eppley (1983–84)
- Rodney Williams (1985–88)
- Chris Morocco (1989)
- DeChane Cameron (1990–91)
- Richard Moncrief (1992)
- Louis Solomon (1992)
- Patrick Sapp (1992–94)
- Nealon Greene (1994–97)
- Brandon Streeter (1998–99)
- Woodrow Dantzler (1999–2001)
- Willie Simmons (2002)
- Charlie Whitehurst (2002–05)
- Will Proctor (2005–2006)
- Cullen Harper (2007–08)
- Willy Korn (2008)
- Kyle Parker (2009–10)
- Tajh Boyd (2011–2013)
- Cole Stoudt (2014)
- Deshaun Watson (2014–2016)
- Kelly Bryant (2017–2018)
- Trevor Lawrence (2018–2020)
- DJ Uiagalelei (2020–2022)
- Cade Klubnik (2022–2023)
