Jacksonville State University Athletics

Bill Burgess finished with a career record of 84-49-4 and won the 1992 NCAA Division II National Championship in 12 seasons as head coach. He won four Gulf South Conference crowns, five straight invitations to the NCAA Division II playoffs and he advanced to the title game in three of those seasons. He was a three-time Gulf South Conference Coach-of-the-Year selection and was named the 1992 NCAA Division II National Coach-of-the-Year. JSU won the Gulf South Conference in 1988 with a 7-1 record, then the Gamecocks won the 1989 GSC title with a perfect 8-0 record and finished NCAA Runner-up. Jax State then finished 6-0 in 1991 and 5-0-1 in 1992 to win back-to-back GSC titles, capped with the 1992 National Championship in JSU’s final game as a Division II member. Burgess coached the Gamecocks from 1985 until 1996.