{{Short description|American football coach and college athletics administrator (1927–2019)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Cally Gault | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|12|22}} | birth_place = Bamberg, South Carolina, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|4|19|1927|12|22}} | death_place = | alma_mater = Presbyterian (1948)<br>South Carolina (MS) | coach_years1 = 1953–1962 | coach_team1 = North Augusta HS (SC) | coach_years2 = 1963–1984 | coach_team2 = Presbyterian | admin_years1 = 1963–1994 | admin_team1 = Presbyterian | overall_record = 127–101–8 (college) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = 1–1 (NAIA D–I playoffs) | championships = 4 Carolinas Conference (1966, 1968, 1970, 1972)<br>2 SAC (1978–1979) | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Calhoun Folk Gault''' (December 22, 1927 – April 19, 2019) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina from 1963 to 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.presby.edu/about/2019/04/20/obituary-for-calhoun-folk-cally-gault-pc-class-of-1948/|title=Obituary For Calhoun Folk "Cally" Gault, PC Class Of 1948|publisher=Presbyterian College|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> He also served as the school's athletic director until his retirement in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.presby.edu/about/2014/09/09/honoring-coach-cally-gault/|title=Honoring coach Cally Gault|publisher=Presbyterian College|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
Before he came to Presbyterian, he was a highly successful high school coach at North Augusta High School in North Augusta, South Carolina, winning three state championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/223447-cally-gault-one-of-north-augustas-leading-legends|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101022259/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/223447-cally-gault-one-of-north-augustas-leading-legends|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2019|title=Cally Gault: One of North Augusta's Leading Legends|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
==Head coaching record== ===College=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Presbyterian Blue Hose | conf = South Carolina Little Three | startyear = 1963 | endyear = 1964 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1963 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 3–6–1 | conference = 1–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1964 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 5–5 | conference = 1–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Presbyterian Blue Hose | conf = Carolinas Conference | startyear = 1965 | endyear = 1972 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1965 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 5–5 | conference = 1–4 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1966 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 6–4 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1967 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 5–4–1 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = 4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1968 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 7–4 | conference = 5–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1969 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 5–6 | conference = 3–2 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1970 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 8–3 | conference = 5–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1971 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 8–3 | conference = 3–2 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1972 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 7–2–1 | conference = 4–0–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Presbyterian Blue Hose | conf = NAIA Division I independent | startyear = 1973 | endyear = 1974 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1973 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 3–8 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1974 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 6–5 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Presbyterian Blue Hose | conf = South Atlantic Conference | startyear = 1975 | endyear = 1984 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1975 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 3–6–1 | conference = 3–2–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1976 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 3–7 | conference = 2–5 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1977 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 7–3–1 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1978 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 8–2–1 | conference = 6–0–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1979 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 11–2 | conference = 7–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = NAIA Division I Semifinal | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1980 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 4–7 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1981 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 6–5 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1982 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 5–5–1 | conference = 4–2–1 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1983 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 5–5–1 | conference = 4–2–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1984 | name = Presbyterian | overall = 7–4 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Presbyterian | overall = 127–101–8 | confrecord = 76–37–5 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 127–101–8 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = }}
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