Albert Harold "Abe" Poffenroth (November 26, 1917 – May 1, 1997)[1] was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern Washington College of Education—now known as Eastern Washington University from 1947 to 1952 and Central Washington College of Education—now known as Central Washington University—from 1955 to 1960.[2] Poffenroth was also the head baseball coach at Eastern Washington from 1950 to 1953, tallying a mark of 41–54.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1917 |
| Died | May 1, 1997 (aged 79) Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1939 | Eastern Washington |
| 1942 | Second Air Force |
| 1943 | Pocatello AAB |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1943 | Pocatello AAB |
| 1946 | Eastern Washington (backfield) |
| 1947–1952 | Eastern Washington |
| 1955–1960 | Central Washington |
| Baseball | |
| 1950–1953 | Eastern Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–43–3 (football) 41–54 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 WIC/Evergreen (1947–1950, 1957–1958) | |
Poffenroth attended John R. Rogers High School in Spokane, Washington. He was a four-year letter winner in football as a running back at Eastern Washington, from 1936 to 1939. After graduating from Eastern Washington in 1940, Poffenroth was a teacher and assistant football coach in Vancouver, Washington. In 1942, he joined the United States Army Air Forces and was assigned to the Second Air Force. He played on the 1942 Second Air Force Bombers football team. After completing Officer Candidate School, Poffenroth was assigned to Pocatello Army Air Base. He was the head coach and a player for the 1943 Pocatello Army Air Base Bombardiers football team.[3]
Poffenroth return to his alma mater, Eastern Washington, in 1946, when he was hired as head baseball coach, backfield coach for the football team, and junior varsity basketball coach.[4] The following year, he succeeded Red Reese as head football coach.[5]
Poffenroth died on May 1, 1997, at his home in Spokane.[6]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocatello Army Air Base Bombardiers (Independent) (1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Pocatello AAB | 0–3 | |||||||
| Pocatello AAB: | 0–3 | ||||||||
| Eastern Washington Savages (Washington Intercollegiate Conference / Evergreen Conference) (1947–1952) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Eastern Washington | 6–1–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1948 | Eastern Washington | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1949 | Eastern Washington | 7–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1950 | Eastern Washington | 8–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1951 | Eastern Washington | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952 | Eastern Washington | 1–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| Eastern Washington: | 32–19–1 | 21–12–1 | |||||||
| Central Washington Wildcats (Evergreen Conference) (1955–1960) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Central Washington | 2–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1956 | Central Washington | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1957 | Central Washington | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Central Washington | 6–1–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1959 | Central Washington | 3–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1960 | Central Washington | 4–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Central Washington: | 26–21–2 | 21–12–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–43–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Albert H Poffenroth". Fold3. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Abe Poffenroth". Central Washington Wildcats. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Rowe, Dave (November 10, 1943). "Eagles Off For Pocatello". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 10. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Abe Poffenroth Signs At E. W. C." Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. August 19, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Poffenroth Appointed Football Coach at Eastern Washington College". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. June 8, 1947. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Poffenroth, Noted Rogers Alum, Eastern Coach Dies". The Spokesman-Review. May 3, 1997. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
