Santo Buda (born c. 1945) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska Omaha from 1978 to 1989, compiling a record of 84–49, and the Omaha Mammoths of the Fall Experimental Football League during that team's lone season in 2014. Buda attended Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska. He played college football and college baseball at the University of Kansas, before graduating in 1967.[1]
Biographical details | |
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Born | c. 1945 |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1964–1966 | Kansas |
Baseball | |
1965–1967 | Kansas |
Position(s) | End, quarterback (football) First baseman (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1967–1974 | Kansas (assistant) |
1975–1977 | Kansas State (DL) |
1978–1989 | Nebraska–Omaha |
2014 | Omaha Mammoths |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 84–49 |
Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 NCC (1983–1984) | |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks (North Central Conference) (1978–1989) | |||||||||
1978 | Nebraska–Omaha | 8–3 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
1979 | Nebraska–Omaha | 8–3 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
1980 | Nebraska–Omaha | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1981 | Nebraska–Omaha | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
1982 | Nebraska–Omaha | 6–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
1983 | Nebraska–Omaha | 9–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | |||||
1984 | Nebraska–Omaha | 11–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
1985 | Nebraska–Omaha | 6–5 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
1986 | Nebraska–Omaha | 5–6 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
1987 | Nebraska–Omaha | 7–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
1988 | Nebraska–Omaha | 6–5 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
1989 | Nebraska–Omaha | 6–5 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
Nebraska–Omaha: | 84–49 | 56–39–1 | |||||||
Total: | 84–49 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks head football coaches | |
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