Charles A. Huntington
American football player and coach
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| Intro | American football player and coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Sports coach Basketball coach | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 7 July 1891 | |
| Death | January 1973 (aged 81 years) | |
| Star sign | Cancer |
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Biography
Charles A. "Shy" Huntington (July 7, 1891 – January 1973) was a quarterback and later a multi-sport coach at the University of Oregon.
Playing and coaching career
Huntington began his football career as a quarterback and safety at the University of Oregon. He was the critical player in Oregon's Rose Bowl upset over heavily favored Pennsylvania in 1917, throwing a touchdown pass and intercepting three passes on defense as the Ducks won 14–0.
Huntington took over as head coach for the Ducks in 1918. He would coach the Ducks for six seasons. He finished with a 26–12–6 record. In 1919, he coached the Ducks to a Rose Bowl berth; they lost to Harvard, 7–6, on January 1, 1920.
He served as Oregon's baseball coach in 1919 and 1920, and he coached the basketball team for one season, 1919–20, achieving a record of eight wins and nine losses.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Webfoots (Pacific Coast Conference) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Oregon | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1919 | Oregon | 5–2 | 2–1 | T–1st | L Rose | ||||
| 1920 | Oregon | 3–2–1 | 1–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1921 | Oregon | 5–1–3 | 0–1–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1922 | Oregon | 6–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1923 | Oregon | 3–4–1 | 0–4–1 | 8th | |||||
| Oregon: | 26–12–6 | 8–8–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–12–6 | ||||||||