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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1929-07-17)July 17, 1929 Bellaire, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 2021(2021-02-25) (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | West Liberty (1951) |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1950 | West Liberty |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966 | Bellaire HS (OH) |
| 1967 | Marshall (assistant) |
| 1973–1981 | Bethany (WV) |
| 1982–1986 | Slippery Rock |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–58–2 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 PAC (1975, 1980) | |
E. Donald Ault (July 17, 1929 – February 25, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia from 1973 to 1981 and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania from 1982 to 1986, compiling a career college football coaching record of 70–58–2.
The football field at Bethany College was named in Ault's honor in 2021. Ault died on February 25, 2021.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Bison (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1973–1981) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Bethany | 3–5–1 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1974 | Bethany | 5–3–1 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Bethany | 5–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1976 | Bethany | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1977 | Bethany | 2–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1978 | Bethany | 2–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1979 | Bethany | 6–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Bethany | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1981 | Bethany | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Bethany: | 43–35–2 | 36–26 | |||||||
| Slippery Rock Rockets (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1982–1986) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Slippery Rock | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
| 1983 | Slippery Rock | 6–4 | 3–3 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 1984 | Slippery Rock | 6–4 | 3–3 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 1985 | Slippery Rock | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 1986 | Slippery Rock | 3–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| Slippery Rock: | 27–23 | 15–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 70–58–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Kapral, Bubba (May 16, 2018). "Sherwood named new AD at Bellaire". The Times Leader. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Don Ault". West Liberty University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Bethany (W.Va.) College football coach Don Ault has been named the new head football coach at Slippery Rock State College". United Press International. December 18, 1981. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Bethany Mourns Death Of Hall of Famer Don Ault". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register. Wheeling, West Virginia. February 27, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- "Don Ault" (PDF). Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Cremator. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
| Slippery Rock head football coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |