Ross Oakley Armstrong Sr. (February 4, 1905 – January 3, 1990) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska from 1938 to 1952.[1] Armstrong was also the head basketball coach at Chadron State from 1935 to 1950, tallying a mark of 157–76.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1905 Brooklyn, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1990 (aged 84) Chadron, Nebraska. U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925 | Iowa |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1927 | Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1952 | Chadron State |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1950 | Chadron State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1937–1950 | Chadron State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–52–4 (football) 157–76 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 NCC (1947–1948) | |
As a college athlete, Armstrong played football and basketball at the University of Iowa.[2]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron State Eagles (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938–1952) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Chadron State | 2–6 | 0–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1939 | Chadron State | 4–3–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Chadron State | 5–4 | 1–2 | 4rd | |||||
| 1941 | Chadron State | 3–4 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | Chadron State | 4–1–1 | 1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Chadron State Eagles (Nebraska College Conference) (1943–1952) | |||||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Chadron State | 0–4 | 0–2 | ||||||
| 1946 | Chadron State | 3–7 | 1–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1947 | Chadron State | 7–1–1 | 5–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1948 | Chadron State | 7–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1949 | Chadron State | 7–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Chadron State | 5–4–1 | 4–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1951 | Chadron State | 1–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1952 | Chadron State | 3–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Chadron State: | 51–52–4 | 29–33–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–52–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ross Armstrong". chadroneagles.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Oregon Beaten by Livermore Cageres". Berkeley Daily Gazette. December 23, 1925. Retrieved November 18, 2018.