| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 2, 1922 Washington, D.C. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1943–1945 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1952 | Florida (assistant) |
| 1953–1954 | Southwest Missouri State |
| Golf | |
| 1949–1952 | Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–12 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Big Six (1944) | |
Joseph William Dellastatious (born October 2, 1922 in Washington, D.C.[1])[2] is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State—now known as Missouri State University–from 1953 to 1954, compiling a record of 5–12. He played college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a quarterback.[3] He had previously played at Clemson University.[4]
Dellastatious was drafted by National Football League (NFL) teams twice, first by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1945 NFL Draft[5] and by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1946 NFL Draft.[6]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1952–1953) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Southwest Missouri State | 3–6 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Southwest Missouri State | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Southwest Missouri State: | 5–12 | 4–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–12 | ||||||||