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Leo Townsend

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Leo Townsend
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1935North Carolina Central
Basketball
1935–1936North Carolina Central
Head coaching record
Overall16–17 (football)
0–11 (basketball)

Leo Townsend was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North Carolina Central University—in Durham, North Carolina four seasons, from 1932 to 1935, compiling a record of 16–17. Townsend was also the head basketball coach at North Carolina Central for one season, in 1935–36, tallying a mark of 0–11.

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
North Carolina College Eagles (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932–1935)
1932 North Carolina College 3–5 3–5 6th
1933 North Carolina College 4–4 4–4 8th
1934 North Carolina College 4–5 4–4 7th
1935 North Carolina College 5–3 5–2 5th
North Carolina College: 16–17 16–15
Total: 16–17

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Leo Townsend; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Central University Football Records Book" (PDF). North Carolina Central University. p. 44. Retrieved May 27, 2026.