Don Peden
| File:Don Peden.jpg Peden from 1925 Athena | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1898 Kewanee, Illinois |
| Died | February 23, 1970 (aged 71) San Diego, California |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1921 | Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| 1921–1922 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923 | Ohio (assistant) |
| 1924–1946 | Ohio |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1948 | Ohio |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1949 | Ohio |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds (scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–46–11 (football) 250–134 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 Buckeye (1929–1931, 1935–1936, 1938) | |
Don C. Peden (c. 1898 – February 23, 1970) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ohio University from 1924 to 1946, compiling a record of 121–46–11. Peden's winning percentage of .711 is the highest of any coach in the history of the Ohio Bobcats football program. His teams won six Buckeye Athletic Association championships, in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, and 1938. Peden was also the head baseball coach at Ohio from 1924 to 1948, tallying a mark of 250–134. The Bobcats' football stadium was renamed in his honor as Peden Stadium following his retirement.[1] Peden died at the age of 71 on February 23, 1970 in San Diego, California.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Bobcats (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1927) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Ohio | 4–4 | 2–4 | 14th | |||||
| 1925 | Ohio | 6–2 | 3–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1926 | Ohio | 5–2–1 | 4–2–1 | T–8th | |||||
| 1927 | Ohio | 4–2–2 | 3–1–2 | T–7th | |||||
| Ohio Bobcats (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1928–1938) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Ohio | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1929 | Ohio | 9–0 | 1st | ||||||
| 1930 | Ohio | 8–0–1 | 1st | ||||||
| 1931 | Ohio | 7–1 | 1st | ||||||
| 1932 | Ohio | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Ohio | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1934 | Ohio | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Ohio | 8–0 | 1st | ||||||
| 1936 | Ohio | 5–2–1 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1937 | Ohio | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1938 | Ohio | 7–2 | T–1st | ||||||
| Ohio Bobcats (NCAA College Division independent) (1939–1946) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Ohio | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1940 | Ohio | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1941 | Ohio | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1942 | Ohio | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Ohio | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1946 | Ohio | 6–3 | |||||||
| Ohio: | 121–46–11 | ||||||||
| Total: | 121–46–11 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "Peden Stadium and Tower". Ohio University. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ AP (February 24, 1971). "Don Peden Dies at 71". Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia, Ohio. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.