Paul Downing
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1873-11-27)November 27, 1873 Newark, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | December 11, 1944(1944-12-11) (aged 71) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1891–1894 | Stanford |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1895 | Oregon Agricultural |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 0–2–1 |
Paul Milton Downing (November 27, 1873 – December 11, 1944) was an American college football player and coach. He played at Stanford University and was the head coach at Oregon Agricultural College (today's Oregon State University).[1] While at Stanford, he was friends with classmate and future United States President Herbert Hoover.[2]
After his football days, Downing went on to become a top executive at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[3] He was actively involved in creation of hydroelectric power facilities.[4] He died at the age of 71 on December 11, 1944, in San Francisco, California.[5]
Football
Stanford
Downing played four years for the Stanford Cardinal football team, never missing a minute of play in all four years.[2] Downing played in the first Big Game matchup between Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley.[6]
Oregon Agriculture College
In 1895, Downing became the third head coach of Oregon Agricultural College and held the post for the program's third season.[7] He served as the head coach for the 1895 season[8] and his team produced a record of 0 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie.[9]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Oregon Agricultural Aggies (Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association) (1895) | |||||||||
1895 | Oregon Agricultural | 0–2–1 | Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association | last | n/a | ||||
Oregon Agricultural: | 0–2–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 0–2–1 |
See also
References
- ^ Edmonston, George. "Up Close and Personal: Riley's return a repeat of the past". Oregon State University Alumni Association. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "Hoover to talk over old football days". Prescott Evening Courier. November 12, 1931. p. 5. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "THE PRESIDENCY: The Hoover Week: Nov. 16, 1931". Time. November 16, 1931. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ Estcourt, Doris (November 1920). Stanford Vision in the Electrical Power Industry. The Stanford illustrated review. Vol. 22 (2 ed.). Stanford University Alumni Association. pp. 58–59.
- ^ "Paul Downing, 71, Utility Executive; Official of the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Since 1920 Dies—Classmate of Hoover" (PDF). The New York Times. December 12, 1944. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sagamore Publishing. pp. 8, 12. ISBN 1-57167-116-1.
- ^ Shafer, Ian. "Oregon State University - 1895". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ Carlson, Kip (2006). Oregon State Football. p. 9. ISBN 0-7385-3137-5. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-Game (Coach: Paul Downing)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
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- Tommy Code (1896)
- Will Bloss (1897)
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- Fred Herbold (1902)
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- Joseph Pipal (1916–1917)
- Homer Woodson Hargiss (1918–1919)
- R. B. Rutherford (1920–1923)
- Paul J. Schissler (1924–1932)
- Lon Stiner (1933–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Lon Stiner (1945–1948)
- Kip Taylor (1949–1954)
- Tommy Prothro (1955–1964)
- Dee Andros (1965–1975)
- Craig Fertig (1976–1979)
- Joe Avezzano (1980–1984)
- Dave Kragthorpe (1985–1990)
- Jerry Pettibone (1991–1996)
- Mike Riley (1997–1998)
- Dennis Erickson (1999–2002)
- Mike Riley (2003–2014)
- Gary Andersen (2015–2017)
- Cory Hall # (2017)
- Jonathan Smith (2018–2023)
- Kefense Hynson # (2023)
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# denotes interim head coach