Harold "Tuffy" Stratton
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21, 1920 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 1994 (aged 73) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1941 | Northeastern State |
| 1946–1947 | Tulsa |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1949 | Northeastern State (assistant) |
| 1950–1953 | Bacone |
| 1954 | Arkansas Tech (assistant) |
| 1955 | Southwest Missouri State |
| 1956–1961 | Northeastern State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–31–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | 2–0 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NAIA (1958) 2 OCAC (1956, 1958) | |
Harold Lavern "Tuffy" Stratton (December 21, 1920 – August 17, 1994) was an American football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University—now known as Missouri State University–1955 and at Northeastern Oklahoma State University from 1956 to 1961, where he led his team to the NAIA Football National Championship in 1958.[2][3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1955) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Southwest Missouri State | 2–6–1 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Southwest Missouri State: | 2–6–1 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Northeastern State Redmen (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1956–1961) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Northeastern State | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | L Mineral Water | ||||
| 1957 | Northeastern State | 7–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1958 | Northeastern State | 11–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W NAIA Championship | ||||
| 1959 | Northeastern State | 3–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1960 | Northeastern State | 1–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1961 | Northeastern State | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Northeastern State: | 33–25 | 17–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–31–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Stratton To Coach Southwest Missouri". Charleston Daily Mail. February 27, 1955. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Coach Tuffy Stratton Dies at 73". News OK. August 19, 1994. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Coach Stratton Game NSU thrills for Seven Seasons". Muskogee Phoenix. August 5, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
Categories:
- 1920 births
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- American football halfbacks
- Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football coaches
- Bacone Warriors football coaches
- Missouri State Bears football coaches
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- Junior college football coaches in the United States
- People from Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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