Gene Augusterfer

Gene Augusterfer
Position:	Fullback, defensive back
Personal information
Born:	October 4, 1913; Washington, D.C.
Died:	January 15, 1957 (aged 43); Washington, D.C.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. John's College; (Washington, D.C.)
College:	Catholic University
Career history
As a player:
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1935);
As a coach:
	Arkansas A&M (1943–1944) (head coach); Catholic University (1947) (head coach);
Career NFL statistics
Games:
Games:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Eugene Francis Augusterfer (October 4, 1913 – January 15, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a fullback and defensive back for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League (NFL) in 1935. Augusterfer served as head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as the University of Arkansas at Monticello—from 1943 to 1944 and at his alma mater, Catholic University, in 1947. Augusterfer died on January 15, 1957 following a year-long illness. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.^[1]

Head coaching record[]


Year	Team	Overall	Bowl/playoffs
Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1943–1944)
1943	Arkansas A&M	5–2–1	L Oil
1944	Arkansas A&M	7–2
Arkansas A&M:		14–4–1
Catholic University Cardinals (Independent) (1947)
1947	Catholic University	3–3
Catholic University:		3–3
Total:		17–7–1

^ "Gene Augusterfer". The Plain Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. February 25, 1957. p. 18. Retrieved March 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

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