George E. Cooper

American football player, sports coach, and college athletics administrator
George E. Cooper
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Tempe Normal
1922–1927Colorado State Teachers
Basketball
1917–1922Tempe Normal
1922–1931Colorado State Teachers
Baseball
1918–1922Tempe Normal
1922–1926Colorado State Teachers
1929Colorado State Teachers
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1917–1922Tempe Normal
Head coaching record
Overall15–13–1 (football)
130–62 (basketball)
60–28–1 (baseball)

George E. Cooper was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Tempe Normal School, now Arizona State University, in 1919 and at Colorado State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Colorado, from 1922 to 1927, compiling a career college football record of 15–13–1. Cooper was also the head basketball coach at Tempe Normal from 1917 to 1922 and at Colorado State Teachers from 1922 to 1931, tallying a career college basketball mark of 130–62. In addition, he coached baseball at the two schools, at Tempe Normal from 1918 to 1922, and at Colorado State Teachers from 1922 to 1926 and again in 1929, amassing a career college baseball record of 60–28–1. Cooper played football at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Tempe Normal Owls (Independent) (1919)
1919 Tempe Normal 0–2
Tempe Normal: 0–2
Colorado State Teachers (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922 Colorado State Teachers 1–4–1
1923 Colorado State Teachers 2–3–1
1924 Colorado State Teachers 2–5
Colorado State Teachers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1925–1927)
1925 Colorado State Teachers 2–6–1 0–6 12th
1926 Colorado State Teachers 6–4 3–3 T–6th
1927 Colorado State Teachers 2–7 1–6 12th
Colorado State Teachers: 15–29–3 4–15
Total: 15–31–3

References

  1. ^ Eger, Bob (2001). Maroon & Gold: A History of Sun Devil Athletics. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 43. ISBN 1-58261-223-4. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
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Arizona State Sun Devils athletic directors
  • Frederick M. Irish (1896–1913)
  • George Schaeffer (1914–1916)
  • George E. Cooper (1917–1921)
  • Ernest C. Wills (1922)
  • Aaron McCreary (1923–1929)
  • Ted Shipkey (1930–1932)
  • Rudy Lavik (1933–1949)
  • Donn Kinzle (1949–1952)
  • Donald R. Van Petten (1952–1954)
  • Clyde B. Smith (1955–1971)
  • Fred Miller (1971–1980)
  • Robert Knox # (1980)
  • Joseph Kearney (1980)
  • Dick Tamburo (1980–1984)
  • Frank Sackton # (1984–1985)
  • Charles S. Harris (1985–1995)
  • Christine Wilkinson # (1995–1996)
  • Kevin White (1996–2000)
  • Christine Wilkinson # (2000)
  • Gene Smith (2000–2005)
  • Christine Wilkinson # (2005)
  • Lisa Love (2005–2012)
  • Steve Patterson (2012–2013)
  • Jim Rund # (2013–2014)
  • Ray Anderson (2014–2023)
  • Jim Rund # (2023– )

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Northern Colorado Bears head football coaches
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Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball head coaches
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  • No coach (1908–1909)
  • No team (1909–1910)
  • No coach (1910–1914)
  • Royce Long (1914–1916)
  • Paul Abbott (1916–1917)
  • Ralph Glaze (1917–1919)
  • William E. Search (1919–1922)
  • George E. Cooper (1922–1931)
  • John S. Davis (1931–1937)
  • Jules Doubenmier (1937–1940)
  • Pete Butler (1940–1943)
  • John W. Hancock (1943–1945)
  • Pete Butler (1945–1956)
  • John Bunn (1956–1963)
  • George Sage (1963–1968)
  • Thurm Wright (1968–1983)
  • Ron Brillhart (1983–1992)
  • Ken Smith (1992–1999)
  • Craig Rasmuson (1999–2006)
  • Tad Boyle (2006–2010)
  • B. J. Hill (2010–2016)
  • Jeff Linder (2016–2020)
  • Steve Smiley (2020– )
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Northern Colorado Bears head baseball coaches
  • George E. Cooper (1924–1927)
  • Pete Brown & George E. Cooper (1928–1929)
  • Pete Brown (1929–1940)
  • Pete Butler (1941–1942)
  • No team (1943–1945)
  • Pete Butler (1946–1967)
  • Thurman Wright (1968–1970)
  • Tom Petroff (1970–1985)
  • John Barnes (1986–1990)
  • Terry Hensley (1991–2002)
  • Kevin Smallcomb (2003–2010)
  • Carl Iwasaki (2011–2022)
  • Mike Anderson (2023– )