In January 1933, Paul J. Schissler resigned as Oregon State's head football coach.[2] In May 1933, 30-year-old Lon Stiner was appointed as the school's new head football coach. Stiner had been working as an assistant football coach at Oregon State since 1928.[3] Stiner remained the head football coach at Oregon State through the 1948 season, compiling a record of 74–49–17.