Ed Peasley (born c. 1935)[1] is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University from 1971 to 1974.

Ed Peasley
Biographical details
Bornc. 1935
Mendota, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Playing career
1956Compton Junior College
1957–1959Washington
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1965Washington (assistant)
1966–1967Stanford (assistant)
1968–1969Stanford (DL)
1970Stanford (LB)
1971–1974Northern Arizona
1975The Hawaiians (assistant)
1976–1977Indio HS (CA)
Head coaching record
Overall15–35 (college)

High school

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Peasley attended Mendota Township High School in Mendota, Illinois.[2]

College career

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Peasley initially attended Compton Junior College, earning Little All-American honors at end and played in the Junior Rose Bowl in 1956.[3] Peasley was a letterman for the Washington Huskies at end from 1957 to 1959.[4]: 167 

Coaching career

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Peasley began his coaching career at Washington, coaching as an assistant from 1961 to 1965.[2][3] Peasley then coached at Stanford in a variety of roles from 1966 to 1970.[5] Northern Arizona University gave Peasley a head coaching role, where he served from 1971 to 1974,[6] compiling a 15–35 record.[7] After four losing seasons he was fired along, with four assistants, in November 1974.[1] Peasley joined The Hawaiians of the World Football League (WFL) as an assistant in 1975, the league's final season.[8] He served as a head football coach at Indio High School from 1976 to 1977.[9]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (Big Sky Conference) (1971–1974)
1971 Northern Arizona 5–5 1–3 6th
1972 Northern Arizona 3–8 0–4 7th
1973 Northern Arizona 4–6 2–3 3rd
1974 Northern Arizona 3–6 2–3 5th
Northern Arizona: 15–25 5–13
Total: 15–25

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ed Peasley, NAU's Coach, Is Ousted". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Associated Press. November 20, 1974. p. E-5. Retrieved September 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ a b "Ed Peasley". Waybackjacks.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Merrill, John (September 28, 1966). "Farm Welcomes Four New Coaches". The Stanford Daily. Vol. 150, no. 4. Stanford, California. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Guide gostanford.com Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "2012 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide by NAU Athletics". issuu. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  7. ^ "Ed Peasley Coaching Profile". Totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Football Network". Charlottehornetswfl.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Football - Coaching History". Cms.dsusd.k12.ca.us. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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