Paul Durham (American football)

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Paul Durham
Biographical details
Born(1913-10-18)October 18, 1913
DiedJune 22, 2007(2007-06-22) (aged 93)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Playing career
Football
c. 1935Linfield
Basketball
c. 1935Linfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?–1947Franklin HS (OR)
1948–1967Linfield
Basketball
1949–1952Linfield
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1968–1975Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall121–51–10 (college football)
31–48 (college basketball)
TournamentsFootball
2–3 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
7 NWC (1956–1957, 1961–1962, 1964–1965, 1967)
Awards
Football
NAIA Coach of the Year (1962)

Paul H. Durham (October 18, 1913 – June 22, 2007) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon from 1948 to 1967. During his tenure, he began a string of consecutive winning seasons at Linfield that continues to this day.[1] He also served as Linfield's head men's basketball coach from 1949 to 1952.[2] Durham concluded his career as the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[3]

Head coaching record[]

College football[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Linfield Wildcats (Northwest Conference) (1948–1967)
1948 Linfield 3–6 1–5 6th
1949 Linfield 4–4 2–3 4th
1950 Linfield 6–3 3–2 T–2nd
1951 Linfield 3–3–3 1–3–1 T–4th
1952 Linfield 5–3–1 2–3 4th
1953 Linfield 5–4 3–2 2nd
1954 Linfield 3–6 1–4 T–4th
1955 Linfield 3–6 2–3 T–3rd
1956 Linfield 6–1–2 3–1–1 1st
1957 Linfield 8–1 5–0 1st
1958 Linfield 7–1–1 3–1–1 2nd
1959 Linfield 4–3–1 1–2–2 6th
1960 Linfield 7–2 4–1 2nd
1961 Linfield 10–1 5–0 1st L NAIA Championship
1962 Linfield 8–0–1 5–0 1st
1963 Linfield 8–1 4–1 2nd
1964 Linfield 8–1–1 5–0 1st L NAIA Semifinal
1965 Linfield 8–2 5–0 1st L NAIA Championship
1966 Linfield 7–2 5–1 2nd
1967 Linfield 8–1 5–1 T–1st
Linfield: 121–51–10 65–33–5
Total: 121–51–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[]

  1. ^ "Paul Durham". Linfield Wildcats. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Season-by-Season". Linfield Wildcats men's basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Paul Durham". NACDA. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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