Jim Stangeland

Jim Stangeland
Biographical details
Born(1921-12-21)December 21, 1921
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 2014(2014-10-25) (aged 92)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Playing career
1942USC
1947Arizona State
PositionEnd
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1953North HS (AZ)
1954–1955Downey HS (CA)
1956Orange Coast (assistant)
1957–1964Long Beach
1965–1968USC (assistant)
1969–1973Long Beach State
Head coaching record
Overall31–24–2 (college)
58–15–2 (junior college)
Bowls0–0–1 (college)
4–0 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 junior college national (1964)
4 Metropolitan Conference (1960, 1962–1964)
2 PCAA (1970–1971)

Jim Stangeland (December 21, 1921 – October 25, 2014)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at California State University, Long Beach from 1969 to 1973, where he compiled a record of 31–24–2, including back-to-back Pacific Coast Athletic Association championships (1970–1971) and an appearance in the Pasadena Bowl in 1970.

As an athlete, Strangeland competed for the USC Trojans and the Arizona State Sun Devils in both football and track. He was a four-time Border Conference winner in the pole vault.[2]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Long Beach State 49ers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969–1973)
1969 Long Beach State 8–33–12nd
1970 Long Beach State 9–2–15–1T–1stT Pasadena
1971 Long Beach State 8–45–11st
1972 Long Beach State 5–61–3T–3rd
1973 Long Beach State 1–9–10–45th
Long Beach State: 31–24–214–10
Total:31–24–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Junior college

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Long Beach Vikings (Metropolitan Conference) (1957–1964)
1957 Long Beach 5–3–14–2–13rd
1958 Long Beach 6–34–23rd
1959 Long Beach 4–53–4T–5th
1960 Long Beach 10–07–01stW Junior Rose Bowl
1961 Long Beach 7–25–23rd
1962 Long Beach 9–0–16–0–11stW Potato Bowl
1963 Long Beach 7–26–1T–1stW Elks Bowl
1964 Long Beach 10–06–01stW Junior Rose Bowl
Long Beach: 58–15–241–11–2
Total:58–15–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ Guardabascio, Mike (October 27, 2014). "Jim Stangeland, Long Beach's most accomplished football coach, dies at 93". Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Former USC Assistant Football Coach Jim Stangeland Dies". usctrojans.com.
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