Owen Dougherty
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1929 Dunmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 1991 (aged 61) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1950 | Penn State |
| Baseball | |
| 1949–1951 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1956–1968 | Indiana State / IUP (assistant) |
| 1979–1981 | IUP |
| Baseball | |
| 1963–1969 | IUP |
| 1990 | IUP |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–13 (football) 133–58 (baseball) |
Owen J. Dougherty (September 14, 1929 – February 27, 1991) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1981, compiling a record of 17–13. Dougherty was also the head baseball coach at IUP from 1963 to 1969 and again in 1990, tallying a mark of 133–58.
Dougherty died after heart surgery on February 27, 1991, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUP Indians (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1979–1981) | |||||||||
| 1979 | IUP | 7–3 | 3–3 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1980 | IUP | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 1981 | IUP | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th (West) | |||||
| IUP: | 17–13 | 8–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–13 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Dougherty, 61, IUP coach, dies". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 1, 1991. p. 30. Retrieved December 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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