| Fred Pickard |
Full Name: Fred Neil Pickard
Born: August 1, 1938, Columbia, Tenn.
Died: January 28, 2021, Dickson, Tenn.
School: Central High School in Columbia, Tennessee
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1982 Football HOF - Loc 21
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| FRED PICKARD and Bob Nellums | FRED PICKARD, Tony Romeo, Coach Perry Moss |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1957 25 HB 5-9 168 So * Columbia, TN 1958 43 HB 5-9 165 Jr * Columbia, TN 1959 43 HB 5-9 165 Sr * Columbia, TN |
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| All-American Awards |
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Year Award
1958 Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
United Press International - All-American - Honorable Mention
Williamson Middle Group - All-American - Honorable Mention
1959 Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
United Press International - All-American - Honorable Mention
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1982 |
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In 1957 a 149-pound sophomore running back named Fred Pickard started for FSU. In 1959, Pickard, at 160 pounds, completed his career in garnet and gold. In those three years, Pickard led FSU in
rushing each season. His career marks of 339 carries for 1,546 yards set Florida State records. He scored 14 TDs, averaged 4.5 yards a carry and played tough defense. In '59, Pickard was chosen
Honorable Mention All-American by both AP and UPI. Fred Pickard gave FSU fans two of their greatest moments. In 1959, he scored the first TD ever scored in the FSU-Florida Series. That same year the
Tennessee native went home and led the Tribe to its first victory over an SEC eleven. That October 25, Pickard gained more yards than the entire Tennessee Volunteer team. Since graduation, Pickard's
successful coaching career has led him to the position of head coach at UT-Martin. Florida State hails Fred Pickard, a fine coach and brilliant and courageous athlete. Obituary for Fred Neil Pickard Published in the Florida Times-Union, Jan. 2, 2022 By Gene Frenette Fred Pickard, former Parker High football coach, 83, passes away in Tennessee. A native of Columbia, Tenn., Pickard was a standout running back at FSU (1957-59) with 339 carries for 1,546 yards and 14 TDs, earning honorable mention All-America honors with AP and UPI. He also scored the first touchdown in the Florida-FSU series in the Seminoles' 21-7 loss to UF in 1958. He was inducted into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1982. When his college career ended, Pickard went on to play minor league professional football with the Southern Football League Jacksonville Robins and made the All-SFL team in 1964, scoring 18 touchdowns five different ways (running, receiving, interception, punt return, kickoff return). His playing days ended in the North American Football League in 1966 with the Jacksonville Jaguars. "Football gave him everything and most of all, he loved his players," said Pickard's son, Clay. "So many of them reached out to him in retirement. He lived a great life. Jacksonville is what he would consider home." Pickard began coaching as an assistant at Parker in 1963 under Aaron Brown, eventually taking over as head coach in 1967 and stayed eight years through 1974, leaving to become the linebackers coach at UT-Martin under late Jacksonville native George MacIntyre, who went on to coach at Vanderbilt. Pickard was the UT-Martin head coach from 1982-85, compiling a 12-31-1 record. After leaving UT-Martin, he returned to Jacksonville as the athletic director at Englewood High for one year in 1986, then began a second tour of coaching duties at Parker the following season and stayed in that head coaching capacity through 1993, leading the Braves to an undefeated regular season in 1992. Pickard spent most of his retired years in Jacksonville, then moved back to Tennessee in 2017. "Fred was kind of like Bobby Bowden, very funny in the way he said things, though he didn't really say much," said Fernandina Beach resident Bob Withrow, who served as head coach at Paxon, Jackson and Sandalwood and was Parker's offensive coordinator for two seasons (1991-92) under Pickard. "Players would run through a wall for him. He was a special guy." Pickard is survived by his wife, Kathy; daughter Tracy (Carter) and son Clay, as well as five grandchildren - Corey Staggs, Jake Carter, Carley Carter, Jax Carter and Jett Carter. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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1957 9 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 2 | 12
1958 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 5 | 30
1959 9 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 2- 30- 1 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 7 | 44
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Tot 28 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 2- 30- 1 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 14 | 86
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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1957 9 | 86 463 5.4 2 80t | 2 20 10.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 1 36 36.0 0 | 7 64 9.1 0 | 583
1958 10 | 122 602 4.9 4 | 7 68 9.7 1 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 4 149 37.3 0 | 2 4 2.0 0 | 823
1959 9 | 131 481 3.7 5 | 8 138 17.3 1 | 0- 1 - 0 0 0 | 14 289 20.6 0 | 10 102 10.2 0 | 1040
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Tot 28 | 339 1546 4.6 11 80t | 17 226 13.3 2 | 0- 1- 0 0 0 | 19 474 24.9 0 | 19 170 8.9 0 | 2446
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1957 | GP Off Def
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Sep 21 Furman | 1
Sep 28 Boston College | 1
Oct 5 Villanova | 1
Oct 19 Abilene Christian | 1 LH LB
Oct 26 Virginia Tech | 1 LH LB
Nov 8 Miami | 1 LH LB
Nov 16 Mississippi Southern | 1 LH LB
Nov 23 Auburn | 1 LH LB
Nov 30 Tampa | 1 LH LB
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Tot | 9 6 6
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1958 | GP Off Def
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Sep 13 Tennessee Tech | 1
Sep 20 Furman | 1
Sep 26 Georgia Tech | 1
Oct 4 Wake Forest | 1
Oct 11 Georgia | 1 FB LB
Oct 18 Virginia Tech | 1 FB LB
Oct 25 Tennessee | 1 FB LB
Nov 1 Tampa | 1 FB LB
Nov 7 Miami | 1 FB LB
Nov 22 Florida | 1 FB LB
Dec 13 Oklahoma State | 1 FB LB
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Tot | 11 7 7
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1959 | GP Off Def
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Sep 19 Wake Forest | 1 RHB DB
Sep 26 Citadel | 1 RHB DB
Oct 3 Miami | 1 RHB DB
Oct 10 Virginia Tech | 1 RHB DB
Oct 17 Memphis State | 1 RHB DB
Oct 24 Richmond | 1 RHB DB
Oct 31 Georgia | 1 RHB DB
Nov 14 William & Mary | 1 FB LB
Nov 28 Tampa | 1 RHB DB
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Tot | 9 9 9
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Career Tot | 29 22 22
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1957 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 21 Furman | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 28 Boston College | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 5 Villanova | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 19 Abilene Christian | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 26 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 8 Miami | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 16 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 23 Auburn | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 30 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 2 | 12
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1958 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 13 Tennessee Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 20 Furman | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Sep 26 Georgia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 4 Wake Forest | 1 1 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 11 Georgia | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 18 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 25 Tennessee | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 1 Tampa | 1 1 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 7 Miami | 6 2 8 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Nov 22 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Dec 13 *Oklahoma State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 4- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 8 4 12 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 5 | 30
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1959 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 19 Wake Forest | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 30- 1 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Sep 26 Citadel | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 3 Miami | 4 1 5 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 6
Oct 10 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 17 Memphis State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 24 Richmond | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 1 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 2 | 14
Oct 31 Georgia | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 14 William & Mary | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 28 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 2 | 12
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Tot | 4 1 5 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 2- 30- 1 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 1 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 7 | 44
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1957 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 21 Furman | 6 79 13.2 0 49 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 0 0.0 0 | 79
Sep 28 Boston College | 3 2 0.7 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2
Oct 5 Villanova | 6 17 2.8 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 7 7.0 0 | 24
Oct 19 Abilene Christian | 16 62 3.9 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 62
Oct 26 Virginia Tech | 12 105 8.8 1 80t | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 13 6.5 0 | 118
Nov 8 Miami | 14 45 3.2 0 | 1 14 14.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 35 17.5 0 | 94
Nov 16 Mississippi Southern | 8 26 3.3 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 1 9 9.0 0 | 35
Nov 23 Auburn | 8 27 3.4 0 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 33
Nov 30 Tampa | 13 100 7.7 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 36 36.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 136
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Tot | 86 463 5.4 2 80t | 2 20 10.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 36 36.0 0 | 7 64 9.1 0 | 583
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1958 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 13 Tennessee Tech | 8 35 4.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 35
Sep 20 Furman | 8 43 5.4 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 43
Sep 26 Georgia Tech | 10 49 4.9 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 49
Oct 4 Wake Forest | 15 79 5.3 1 25t | 1 13 13.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 18 18.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 110
Oct 11 Georgia | 19 79 4.2 0 | 2 18 9.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 97
Oct 18 Virginia Tech | 15 64 4.3 0 | 1 7 7.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 71
Oct 25 Tennessee | 22 133 6.0 0 51 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 4 2.0 0 | 137
Nov 1 Tampa | 5 56 11.2 1 21t | 1 4 4.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 2 105 52.5 0 84 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 165
Nov 7 Miami | 11 30 2.7 0 | 1 8 8.0 1 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 26 26.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 64
Nov 22 Florida | 9 34 3.8 1 | 1 18 18.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 52
Dec 13 *Oklahoma State | 14 44 3.1 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 48
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Tot | 122 602 4.9 4 51 | 7 68 9.7 1 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 4 149 37.3 0 84 | 2 4 2.0 0 | 823
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1959 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 19 Wake Forest | 10 39 3.9 0 | 1 6 6.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 19 19.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 94
Sep 26 Citadel | 8 50 6.3 1 | 1 30 30.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 24 24.0 0 | 2 30 15.0 0 | 134
Oct 3 Miami | 11 29 2.6 1 | 1 14 14.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 12 12.0 0 | 3 9 3.0 0 | 64
Oct 10 Virginia Tech | 9 27 3.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 2 10 5.0 0 | 37
Oct 17 Memphis State | 8 12 1.5 0 | 1 3 3.0 0 | 0- 1- 0 0 0 | 3 54 18.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 69
Oct 24 Richmond | 12 94 7.8 2 | 1 8 8.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 22 22.0 0 | 3 53 17.7 0 | 177
Oct 31 Georgia | 29 98 3.4 0 | 2 15 7.5 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 5 111 22.2 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 224
Nov 14 William & Mary | 22 74 3.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 25 25.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 99
Nov 28 Tampa | 22 58 2.6 1 | 1 62 62.0 1 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 22 22.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 142
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Tot | 131 481 3.7 5 | 8 138 17.3 1 | 0- 1- 0 0 0 | 14 289 20.6 0 | 10 102 10.2 0 | 1040
* Bowl Game stats not included
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Fred Pickard, 83, whose lengthy football career earned him a place in the Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame and later served two coaching stints at Parker
High, passed away Friday in Dickson, Tenn., after a decade-long battle with Parkinson's disease.