Tom Kingsford
American football player and coach (1928–2005)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1928-09-27)September 27, 1928 Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 2005(2005-10-29) (aged 77) Peoria, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1947–1950 | Montana |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1956–1964 | Polson HS (MT) |
| 1965–1966 | Montana (assistant) |
| 1967–1977 | Southern Utah |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–51 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 RMAC Mountain Division (1970) | |
Thomas Roland Kingsford (September 27, 1928 – October 29, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Utah University from 1967 to 1977, compiling a record of 51–51.[1] An accomplished quarterback at the University of Montana, Kingsford was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1951 NFL Draft but had his playing career put on hold to serve in the Korean War.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NAIA independent) (1967–1968) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Southern Utah | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1968 | Southern Utah | 3–6 | |||||||
| Southern Utah Thunderbirds (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1977) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Southern Utah | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th (Mountain) | |||||
| 1970 | Southern Utah | 6–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (Mountain) | |||||
| 1971 | Southern Utah | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd (Mountain) | |||||
| 1972 | Southern Utah | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Southern Utah | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1974 | Southern Utah | 3–6 | 3–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Southern Utah | 3–6 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1976 | Southern Utah | 5–5 | 4–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1977 | Southern Utah | 8–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Southern Utah: | 51–51 | 33–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–51 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
External links
- Tom Kingsford at Find a Grave
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Montana Grizzlies starting quarterbacks
- Bill Kelly (1925–1926)
- Tom Davis (1928)
- Jim Morrow (1929)
- Tom Kingsford (1947–1950)
- Roy Bray (1956)
- Earl Keeley (1957)
- Bob O'Billovich (1959–1961)
- John Schulz (1959)
- Ray Brum (1968–1969)
- Rock Svennungsen (1972–1974)
- Van Troxel (1972–1975)
- Mike Roban (1976–1977)
- Tim Kerr (1977–1978)
- Bob Boyes (1978–1979)
- Bart Andrus (1980)
- Marty Mornhinweg (1980–1982, 1984)
- Kelly Richardson (1983)
- Brent Pease (1985–1986)
- Scott Werbelow (1985, 1987)
- Scott Waak (1987–1988)
- Grady Bennett (1988–1990)
- Brad Lebo (1991–1992)
- Dave Dickenson (1993–1995)
- Brian Ah Yat (1996–1998)
- Darren Rowell (1997)
- Drew Miller (1999–2000)
- John Edwards (2000–2002)
- Brandon Neill (2001)
- Jeff Disney (2003)
- Justin Hartman (2003)
- Craig Ochs (2003–2004)
- Jason Washington (2005)
- Cole Bergquist (2005–2008)
- Josh Swogger (2006)
- Andrew Selle (2009–2010)
- Justin Roper (2009–2010)
- Jordan Johnson (2011, 2013–2014)
- Nate Montana (2011)
- Trent McKinney (2012)
- Shay Smithwick-Hann (2012, 2014)
- Brady Gustafson (2015–2016)
- Chad Chalich (2015–2016)
- Makena Simis (2015)
- Reese Phillips (2017)
- Gresch Jensen (2017)
- Caleb Hill (2017)
- Dalton Sneed (2018–2019)
- Cam Humphrey (2019–2021)
- Kris Brown (2021–2022)
- Lucas Johnson (2022)
