Kenneth Cochrane

For the Canadian politician, see Kenneth Judson Cochrane.
Kenneth Cochrane
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born c. 1908
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Died November 24, 1998 (aged 90)
Place of death Stuart, Florida
Playing career
1928–1930 Akron
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1953 Akron
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
 ? Akron
Head coaching record
Overall 8–9–1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

Kenneth "Red" Cochrane (c. 1908 – November 24, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron in Ohio from 1952 to 1953. As athletic director at Akron in 1950, Cochrane shorted the school's athletic nickname from "Zippers" to "Zips".[1] Cochrane was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He died on November 24, 1998 in Stuart, Florida at the age of 90.[2] He played college football at Akron from 1928 to 1930.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Akron Zips (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1952–1953)
1952 Akron 2–6–1 2–2–1 T–6th
1953 Akron 6–3 4–2 T–4th
Akron: 8–9–1 6–4–1
Total: 8–9–1

References

  1. ^ "Athletics History & Traditions". University of Akron. http://www.uakron.edu/about_ua/history/athletics_history_traditions.dot. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  2. ^ Taylor, Jill (November 28, 1998). "FORMER FAIR CHIEF `RED'COCHRANE DIES". The Palm Beach Post. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF4081328C91C1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 

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