Ralph Huffman
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1915 Asherville, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1979 (aged 63) Hays, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1936 | Fort Hays State |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1941 | Dodge City |
| 1942 | Fort Hays State (line) |
| 1945 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 1946–1955 | Fort Hays State |
| Track and field | |
| 1939–1942 | Dodge City |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–37–10 (college football) 8–12–3 (junior college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 CIAC | |
Donald Ralph "Red" Huffman Sr. (May 13, 1915 – May 7, 1979)[1] was an American football and track and field coach. He was the 12th head football coach at the Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, serving for ten seasons, from 1946 to 1955, and compiling a record of 41–37–10. [2]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hays State Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Fort Hays State | 2–4–2 | 1–2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1947 | Fort Hays State | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1948 | Fort Hays State | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Fort Hays State | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Fort Hays State | 3–4–2 | 0–3–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1951 | Fort Hays State | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952 | Fort Hays State | 1–6–2 | 0–3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1953 | Fort Hays State | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Fort Hays State | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1955 | Fort Hays State | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Fort Hays State: | 41–37–10 | 20–20–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 41–37–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Junior college football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge City Conquistadors (Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Dodge City | 0–3 | T–11th | ||||||
| 1940 | Dodge City | 2–1–1 | 4th | ||||||
| 1941 | Dodge City | 2–2 | 6th | ||||||
| Dodge City: | 8–12–3 | 4–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–12–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Deaths in the Area", Hutchinson News, May 9, 1979, Hutchinson, Kansas
- ^ Fort Hays State University coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "All Time Coaching Records - Football". Dodge City Community College. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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