John Massengale

John Massengale

Biographical details
Born	1939 Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
Died	(2013-11-27)November 27, 2013 Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1959	Northwest Missouri State
1961–1962	Northwest Missouri State
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?	New Mexico (assistant)
1969–1970	Eastern Washington (DC)
1971–1978	Eastern Washington
Head coaching record
Overall	35–39–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Evergreen (1974)

John Massengale (1939 – November 27, 2013) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington from 1971 to 1978, compiling a record of 35–39–1.

Massengale played college football at Northwest Missouri State College — now known as Northwest Missouri State University — lettering for two years as a two-way tackle. He began his coaching career at the high school level in Kansas and Illinois before moving on to the University of New Mexico where he worked as an assistant coach for the freshman football team and earned a doctorate degree. Massengale joined the football coach staff as Eastern Washington in 1969 as defensive coordinator under head coach Brent Wooten.

Massengale was born in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1939. He died on November 27, 2013.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Washington Savages (Evergreen Conference) (1971–1978)
1971	Eastern Washington	5–5	3–2	3rd
1972	Eastern Washington	3–7	2–4	T–4th
1973	Eastern Washington	5–4	2–4	5th
1974	Eastern Washington	4–5	4–2	1st
1975	Eastern Washington	3–6	2–3	6th
1976	Eastern Washington	4–4–1	3–2–1	3rd
1977	Eastern Washington	5–4	3–3	T–3rd
1978	Eastern Washington	6–4	4–2	2nd
Eastern Washington:		35–39–1	23–22–1
Total:		35–39–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth