Don Read

Don Read
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1933-12-15) December 15, 1933
Playing career
late 1950s Sacramento State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960s Placer HS (CA) (assistant)
1960s Petaluma HS (CA)
1966–1967 Humboldt State (assistant)
1968–1971 Portland State
1972–1973 Oregon (assistant)
1974–1976 Oregon
1977–1980 Oregon Tech
1981–1985 Portland State
1986–1995 Montana
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2004–2005 Montana
Head coaching record
Overall 154–127–1 (college)
19–5–2 (high school)
Tournaments 8–4 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division I-AA National (1995)
1 Western Football (1984)
2 Big Sky (1993, 1995)
Awards
AFCA Division I-AA COY (1995)

Don Read (born December 15, 1933) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Portland State University (1968–1971, 1981–1985), the University of Oregon[1] (1974–1976), the Oregon Institute of Technology (1977–1980), and the University of Montana (1986–1995), compiling a career college football record of 154–127–1. From 1968 to 1971 and from 1981 to 1985, he led the Portland State Vikings to a 39–52–1 record. From 1974 to 1976, he guided the Oregon Ducks to a 9–24 record with a 3–18 mark in conference. His best success came at Montana, where he went 85–36, including three 11-win seasons and an NCAA Division I-AA National Championship in his final year of coaching, 1995. Read currently resides in Corvallis, Oregon, where he participates in scouting and game planning for the Oregon State Beavers.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Portland State Vikings (NCAA College Division independent) (1968–1971)
1968 Portland State 4–6
1969 Portland State 6–4
1970 Portland State 6–4
1971 Portland State 4–5
Portland State: 20–19
Oregon Webfoots (Pacific-8 Conference) (1974–1976)
1974 Oregon 2–90–78th
1975 Oregon 3–82–56th
1976 Oregon 4–71–6T–7th
Oregon: 9–243–18
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Evergreen Conference) (1977–1980)
1977 Oregon Tech 2–7
1978 Oregon Tech 5–4
1979 Oregon Tech 7–2
1980 Oregon Tech 7–2
Oregon Tech: 21–15
Portland State Vikings (NCAA Division II Independent) (1981)
1981 Portland State 2–9
Portland State Vikings (Western Football Conference) (1982–1985)
1982 Portland State 2–90–45th
1983 Portland State 3–71–2T–3rd
1984 Portland State 8–33–01st
1985 Portland State 4–5–12–2–13rd
Portland State: 19–33–16–8–1
Montana Grizzlies (Big Sky Conference) (1986–1995)
1986 Montana 6–44–44th
1987 Montana 6–55–33rd
1988 Montana 8–46–22ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1989 Montana 11–37–12ndL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
1990 Montana 7–44–44th
1991 Montana 7–46–2T–2nd
1992 Montana 6–54–3T–3rd
1993 Montana 10–27–01stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1994 Montana 11–35–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
1995 Montana 13–26–11stW NCAA Division I-AA Championship
Montana: 85–3654–22
Total:154–127–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Coaching tree

Assistants under Don Read who became NCAA or NFL head coaches:

References

  1. ↑ McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
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