Chauncey Simpson
| Chauncey Simpson | |
|---|---|
 Simpson from The Savitar, 1946 | |
| Sport(s) | American football, track, golf |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 21, 1910 |
| Died |
April 20, 1970 (aged 59) Green Valley, Arizona |
| Playing career | |
| 1924 | Missouri |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football c. 1930 1934–1942 1943–1945 1946–1954 |
Kirksville State (assistant) Missouri (assistant) Missouri Missouri (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–14–2 (football) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
1 Big Six (1945) | |
Chauncey Simpson (December 21, 1901 – April 20, 1970) was the interim head football coach at Missouri from 1943 to 1945 while Don Faurot, the standing head coach, served in the Navy during World War II. He compiled a 12–14–2 record including a 40–27 loss to Texas in the 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic.[1] During that time, he also served as the school's track coach. He himself, was a football player at Missouri. With Faurot's return in 1946 Simpson reverted to his pre-war position as an assistant football coach. He was also the institution's long-time golf coach before retiring in the 1960s. Simpson's record as Missouri's head football coach was 12 wins, 14 losses and 2 ties.[1]
He was the younger brother of hurdler and track coach Robert Simpson.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Tigers (Big Six Conference) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Missouri | 3–5 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1944 | Missouri | 3–5–2 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1945 | Missouri | 6–4 | 5–0 | 1st | L Cotton | ||||
| Total: | 12–14–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Missouri Year by Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ↑ "Iowa State Track Team Meets U.M.". Carroll Daily Herald. April 30, 1937. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
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