Jim Stangeland
American football player and coach (1921–2014) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jim Stangeland (December 21, 1921 – October 25, 2014)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at California State University, Long Beach from 1969 to 1973, where he compiled a record of 31–24–2, including back-to-back Pacific Coast Athletic Association championships (1970–1971) and an appearance in the Pasadena Bowl in 1970.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21, 1921 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 2014 (aged 92) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 | USC |
| 1947 | Arizona State |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1953 | North HS (AZ) |
| 1954–1955 | Downey HS (CA) |
| 1956 | Orange Coast (assistant) |
| 1957–1964 | Long Beach |
| 1965–1968 | USC (assistant) |
| 1969–1973 | Long Beach State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–24–2 (college) 58–15–2 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 0–0–1 (college) 4–0 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 junior college national (1964) 4 Metropolitan Conference (1960, 1962–1964) 2 PCAA (1970–1971) | |
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State 49ers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969–1973) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Long Beach State | 8–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | Long Beach State | 9–2–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | T Pasadena | ||||
| 1971 | Long Beach State | 8–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Long Beach State | 5–6 | 1–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Long Beach State | 1–9–1 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Long Beach State: | 31–24–2 | 14–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–24–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Junior college
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Vikings (Metropolitan Conference) (1957–1964) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Long Beach | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Long Beach | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Long Beach | 4–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1960 | Long Beach | 10–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W Junior Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1961 | Long Beach | 7–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1962 | Long Beach | 9–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | W Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1963 | Long Beach | 7–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Elks Bowl | ||||
| 1964 | Long Beach | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W Junior Rose Bowl | ||||
| Long Beach: | 58–15–2 | 41–11–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–15–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
