Clyde L. "Buck" Starbeck (January 7, 1900 – December 21, 1957) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Iowa State Teachers College—now known as the University of Northern Iowa–from 1936 to 1957, compiling a record of 95–58–10. He died on December 21, 1957, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, after suffering a heart attack.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1900 Montevideo, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1957 (aged 57) Cedar Falls, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1926 | South Dakota State |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927 | Eau Claire HS (WI) |
| 1928–1935 | North Dakota (line) |
| 1936–1957 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1928 | Eau Claire HS (WI) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 95–58–10 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 8 NCC (1940–1942, 1946–1949, 1952) | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Teachers Panthers (North Central Conference) (1936–1957) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–2–2 | 1–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1937 | Iowa State Teachers | 2–4–3 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1938 | Iowa State Teachers | 3–5 | 0–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1939 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–3–1 | 3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | Iowa State Teachers | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1942 | Iowa State Teachers | 6–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Iowa State Teachers | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1946 | Iowa State Teachers | 4–1–2 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1947 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–3–1 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1948 | Iowa State Teachers | 7–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1949 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1950 | Iowa State Teachers | 4–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1951 | Iowa State Teachers | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1952 | Iowa State Teachers | 6–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Iowa State Teachers | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Iowa State Teachers | 3–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1955 | Iowa State Teachers | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Iowa State Teachers | 2–5–1 | 0–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1957 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Northern Iowa: | 95–58–10 | 56–28–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 95–58–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Clyde Starbeck, Iowa Teachers' Coach, Succumbs". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. United Press. December 22, 1957. p. 31. Retrieved December 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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