Paul Stagg
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 18, 1909 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1992 (aged 83) South Holland, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1931 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Moravian |
| Administrative career ( Pacific (OR) | |
| 1961–1967 | Pacific (CA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 94–99–12 (football) 15–5 (basketball) 12–8 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 NWC (1949, 1951–1952) | |
Paul Stagg (March 18, 1909 – September 4, 1992) was an
Moravian College (1934–1936), Springfield College (1937–1940), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1941–1946), and Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon (1946–1960), compiling a career college football record of 94–99–12. Stagg played football as a quarterback at the University of Chicago, where his father, Amos Alonzo Stagg, was the head coach.[1] He was an assistant coach under his father at Chicago in the fall of 1932 before graduating in December with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in geography. He followed the elder Stagg in 1933 to the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he served as an assistant coach for a season before taking the head coaching job at Moravian. Paul Stagg returned to the University of the Pacific in 1961 as director of physical education and intercollegiate athletics, a capacity in which he served until 1967.[1][2][3]
Stagg's older brother,
Moravian Greyhounds played to a 0–0 tie in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[4] The following year, Moravian beat Susquehanna, 26–16, in Selinsgrove.[5]
Marriage and graduate study
Stagg was married on August 13, 1934, to Virginia Russell in Chicago. He received a Master of Arts degree in physical education from Columbia University that June.[6] In the spring of 1947, he received a PhD in physical education from New York University.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moravian Greyhounds (Independent) (1934–1936)
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| 1934 | Moravian | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Moravian | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Moravian | 5–1 | |||||||
| Moravian: | 12–6–2 | ||||||||
| Springfield Gymnasts (Independent) (1937–1940) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Springfield | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1938 | Springfield | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1939 | Springfield | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Springfield | 2–6 | |||||||
| Springfield: | 11–19–2 | ||||||||
| Worcester Tech Engineers (Independent) (1941–1946) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Worcester Tech | 0–6 | |||||||
| 1942 | Worcester Tech | 0–6 | |||||||
| 1943 | Worcester Tech | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1944 | Worcester Tech | 2–2–2 | |||||||
| 1945 | Worcester Tech | 0–5 | |||||||
| 1946 | Worcester Tech | 0–2 | |||||||
| Worcester Tech: | 6–23–2 | ||||||||
Pacific Badgers (Northwest Conference ) (1947–1960)
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| 1947 | Pacific | 6–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Pacific | 5–3–1 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Pacific | 8–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–1st | W Pear | ||||
| 1950 | Pacific | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1951 | Pacific | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | W Pear | ||||
| 1952 | Pacific | 7–0–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Pacific | 2–4–2 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1954 | Pacific | 3–4 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1955 | Pacific | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Pacific | 3–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1957 | Pacific | 2–7 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1958 | Pacific | 1–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1959 | Pacific | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1960 | Pacific | 5–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Pacific: | 65–51–6 | 33–38–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 94–99–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Further reading
Sumner, David E. Amos Alonzo Stagg: College Football's Greatest Pioneer (Jefferson, NC: McFarland Books, 2021).
References
- ^ a b c Marsh, Tim; Schmidt, Ray (2003). "Another Stagg" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 16 (4). LA 84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Paul Stagg is Pacific Sports Boss". Lodi News-Sentinel. February 15, 1961. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Stagg Resigns at Pacific's Athletic Boss". Lodi News-Sentinel. December 21, 1966. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ Campbell, Jim (1994). "Like Father, Like Son" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. 8 (1). LA 84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Moravian's Late Drive Subdues Susquehanna" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. October 4, 1936. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Stagg–Russell" (PDF). The New York Times. August 16, 1934. Retrieved October 26, 2010.