Paul Durham (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 18, 1913 Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1] |
| Died | June 22, 2007 (aged 93) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1935 | Linfield |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1935 | Linfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| ?–1947 | Franklin HS (OR) |
| 1948–1967 | Linfield |
| Basketball | |
| 1949–1952 | Linfield |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1968–1975 | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 121–51–10 (college football) 31–48 (college basketball) |
| Tournaments | Football 2–3 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 7 NWC (1956–1957, 1961–1962, 1964–1965, 1967) | |
| Awards | |
| Football NAIA Coach of the Year (1962) | |
Paul H. Durham (October 18, 1913 – June 22, 2007) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon from 1948 to 1967, compiling a record of 121–51–10 . During his tenure, he began a string of consecutive winning seasons at Linfield that continues to this day.[2] Durham was also Linfield's head men's basketball coach from 1949 to 1952, tallying a mark of 31–48.[3] He concluded his career as the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfield Wildcats (Northwest Conference) (1948–1967) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Linfield | 3–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1949 | Linfield | 4–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1950 | Linfield | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1951 | Linfield | 3–3–3 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952 | Linfield | 5–3–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1953 | Linfield | 5–4 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Linfield | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1955 | Linfield | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Linfield | 6–1–2 | 3–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1957 | Linfield | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Linfield | 7–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1959 | Linfield | 4–3–1 | 1–2–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1960 | Linfield | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Linfield | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 1962 | Linfield | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Linfield | 8–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1964 | Linfield | 8–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
| 1965 | Linfield | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 1966 | Linfield | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Linfield | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Linfield: | 121–51–10 | 65–33–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 121–51–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul H. Durham". Tribute Archive. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Paul Durham". Linfield Wildcats. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Season-by-Season". Linfield Wildcats men's basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Paul Durham". NACDA. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 2007 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine athletic directors
- Linfield Wildcats football coaches
- Linfield Wildcats football players
- Linfield Wildcats men's basketball coaches
- Linfield Wildcats men's basketball players
- College men's track and field athletes in the United States
- High school football coaches in Oregon