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American football player and coach (1928–2005)

Tom Kingsford
Biographical details
Born	(1928-09-27)September 27, 1928 Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Died	October 29, 2005(2005-10-29) (aged 77) Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1947–1950	Montana

Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1964	Polson HS (MT)
1965–1966	Montana (assistant)
1967–1977	Southern Utah

Head coaching record
Overall	51–51 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 RMAC Mountain Division (1970)

Thomas Roland Kingsford (September 27, 1928 – October 29, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Utah University from 1967 to 1977, compiling a record of 51–51. An accomplished quarterback at the University of Montana, Kingsford was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1951 NFL draft but had his playing career put on hold to serve in the Korean War.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NAIA independent) (1967–1968)
1967	Southern Utah	3–6
1968	Southern Utah	3–6
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1977)
1969	Southern Utah	4–5	2–3	4th (Mountain)
1970	Southern Utah	6–3	5–1	T–1st (Mountain)
1971	Southern Utah	5–5	3–3	T–3rd (Mountain)
1972	Southern Utah	6–3	4–2	T–2nd
1973	Southern Utah	5–4	4–2	T–2nd
1974	Southern Utah	3–6	3–3	T–2nd
1975	Southern Utah	3–6	1–6	7th
1976	Southern Utah	5–5	4–5	4th
1977	Southern Utah	8–2	7–2	3rd
Southern Utah:		51–51	33–27
Total:		51–51
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

v t e Montana Grizzlies starting quarterbacks
Bill Kelly (1925–1926) Tom Davis (1928) Jim Morrow (1929) Tom Kingsford (1947–1950) Roy Bray (1956) Earl Keeley (1957) Bob O'Billovich (1959–1961) John Schulz (1959) Ray Brum (1968–1969) Rock Svennungsen (1972–1974) Van Troxel (1972–1975) Mike Roban (1976–1977) Tim Kerr (1977–1978) Bob Boyes (1978–1979) Bart Andrus (1980) Marty Mornhinweg (1980–1982, 1984) Kelly Richardson (1983) Brent Pease (1985–1986) Scott Werbelow (1985, 1987) Scott Waak (1987–1988) Grady Bennett (1988–1990) Brad Lebo (1991–1992) Dave Dickenson (1993–1995) Brian Ah Yat (1996–1998) Darren Rowell (1997) Drew Miller (1999–2000) John Edwards (2000–2002) Brandon Neill (2001) Jeff Disney (2003) Justin Hartman (2003) Craig Ochs (2003–2004) Jason Washington (2005) Cole Bergquist (2005–2008) Josh Swogger (2006) Andrew Selle (2009–2010) Justin Roper (2009–2010) Jordan Johnson (2011, 2013–2014) Nate Montana (2011) Trent McKinney (2012) Shay Smithwick-Hann (2012, 2014) Brady Gustafson (2015–2016) Chad Chalich (2015–2016) Makena Simis (2015) Reese Phillips (2017) Gresch Jensen (2017) Caleb Hill (2017) Dalton Sneed (2018–2019) Cam Humphrey (2019–2021) Kris Brown (2021–2022) Lucas Johnson (2022) Sam Vidlak (2023) Clifton McDowell (2023) Keali'i Ah Yat (2023–2024)

v t e San Francisco 49ers 1951 NFL draft selections
Y. A. Tittle Peter F. Schabarum Bill Mixon Dick Steere Al Carapella Bishop Strickland Dick Forbes Joe Arenas Bruce Van Alstyne Nick Feher Bill Jessup Jim Monachino Dick Harvin Rex Berry Dave Sparks Bob White Art Michalik Jim Murphy John Phillips Al Tate Hardy Brown Dwight Winslow Wally Brunswald Tom Kingsford Mike Peterson Keith Carpenter Ray Lung Jack Rohan S.P. Garnett Jerry Faske

v t e Southern Utah Thunderbirds head football coaches
Bruce Osborne (1963–1964) Bill Reeske (1965–1966) Tom Kingsford (1967–1977) Jack Bishop (1978–1982) Don Conrad (1983–1985) Jack Bishop (1986–1995) Rich Ellerson (1996) C. Ray Gregory (1997–2002) Gary Andersen (2003) Wes Meier (2004–2007) Ed Lamb (2008–2015) Demario Warren (2016–2021) DeLane Fitzgerald (2022– )