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Russell Young (American football)

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Russell Young
Biographical details
Born(1912-03-19)March 19, 1912
Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 1983(1983-01-19) (aged 70)
Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1943–1955West De Pere HS (WI)
1956–1957Ripon (assistant)
1958Wayne State (MI)
1959–1962Wisconsin–Oshkosh (assistant)
1963–1976Wisconsin–Oshkosh
1977–1981Wisconsin–Whitewater (assistant)
Basketball
1956–1958Ripon
1962–1964Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Head coaching record
Overall72–68–2 (college football)
48–61 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 WSUC (1968, 1972, 1976)

Russell Kenneth Young (March 19, 1912 – January 19, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne—now known as Wayne State College—in 1958 and the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from 1963 to 1976, compiling a career college football coaching 72–68–2 record of.[2] Young was also the head basketball coach at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin from 1956 to 1958 and Wisconsin–Oshkosh from 1962 o 1964, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 48–61. [3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wayne State Wildcats (Nebraska College Conference) (1958)
1958 Wayne State 4–5 4–4 6th
Wayne State: 4–5 4–4
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans (Wisconsin State College Conference / Wisconsin State University Conference) (1963–1976)
1963 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 0–5–2 0–5–2 9th
1964 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 5–4 3–4 T–6th
1965 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 5–4 3–4 6th
1966 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 3–6 3–5 6th
1967 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 6–3 6–2 3rd
1968 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 8–2 7–1 T–st
1969 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 6–4 5–3 T–3rd
1970 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 5–5 5–3 T–2nd
1971 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4–6 4–4 T–4th
1972 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 8–2 8–0 1st
1973 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4–6 4–4 T–4th
1974 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 3–7 2–6 T–6th
1975 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 3–7 3–5 T–5th
1976 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 8–2 6–2 T–1st
Wisconsin–Oshkosh: 68–63–2 59–48–2
Total: 72–68–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Russ Young". wifca.org. March 1982. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball History". uwoshkoshtitans.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ripon College Men's Basketball Coaching Records by Wins". riponredhawks.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.