Timothy J. Landis (2000) - Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Timothy J. Landis

Class

1986
Induction

2000
Sport(s)

Baseball, Basketball, Football

Tim Landis is not only one of the greatest players to ever step on the baseball field for Randolph-Macon, but he was also a standout football player and played one year of basketball for the Yellow Jackets.
As a pitcher on the baseball team, at the time of induction Landis held a total of seven school records -- four single-season and three career. His single-season records, all set in 1986, include: most innings pitched (90.2), most complete games (9), most decisions (11), and most wins (9). For his career, his records are: wins (22), complete games (18), and shutouts (5).
During his four-year career, Landis was named to the all-Old Dominion Athletic Conference team three times. As a sophomore, he was second-team all-ODAC as a designated hitter. On the mound, he was second on the team in earned run average (2.48) and posted a 3-0 record in 32.7 innings pitched.
In 1985, Landis was a first-team all-ODAC selection following a breakthrough season in which he won eight games, striking out 21 batters, with an earned run average of 3.99 in 74.1 innings pitched.
Landis had his best campaign, both offensively and defensively, in 1986. He was the team's second-leading hitter, batting .333, with 10 runs batted in. On the hill, he set the school single-season records for wins, decisions, complete games and innings pitched. He was named first-team all-ODAC for the second consecutive year, and was also the ODAC Player of the Year.
In football, Landis was a three-year letterwinner at quarterback. As a senior in 1985, he set the Randolph-Macon record for completion percentage in a season at 64.5%, which is ranked second all-time in the ODAC. He was first-team all-ODAC that year. Landis held both the school and conference records for completion percentage in a career (63.1%).
To cap off his career, Landis received the George Compton Award, given annually to the college's top male athlete.
Landis continues to support Randolph-Macon, annually contributing to the Yellow Jacket Club. He served as an assistant football coach with the Yellow Jackets in 1986. For the past seven years, Landis was the head football coach at Davidson College in North Carolina, where he compiled a 35-36-1 record (49.3%). He led the Wildcats to back-to-back eight-win seasons in 1998 and 1999, which is the program record for victories in a season. With a win against Randolph-Macon last year, Landis' record against his alma mater currently stands at 2-5.
Landis served as the head football coach for Saint Mary's from 2000-2002. In 2003 he was named the head coach at Bucknell University where he coached for seven years. In 2010 Landis served as the offensive coordinator for San Jose State University before becoming the head coach at Rennselaer Polytechnic University in 2011. Landis is now serving as the tight ends coach at Lycoming College.