Biographical details | |
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Born | (1905-02-04)February 4, 1905 Brooklyn, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | January 3, 1990(1990-01-03) (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) | |
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. Armstrong was also the head basketball coach at Chadron State from 1935 to 1950, tallying a mark of 157–76.
As a college athlete, Armstrong played football and basketball at the University of Iowa.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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
- "Ross Armstrong". chadroneagles.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- "Oregon Beaten by Livermore Cageres". Berkeley Daily Gazette. December 23, 1925. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
External links
Chadron State Eagles head football coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |
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- Chadron State Eagles men's basketball coaches
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