Theodore R. "Soapy" Coffman was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. Coffman served as the head football coach at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now New Mexico State University—from 1927 to 1928, compiling a record of 7–10. At New Mexico A&M was also the head basketball coach from 1927 to 1928 and head baseball coach in 1928, and athletic director from 1927 to 1929. A native of Santa Ana, California, Coffman played college football and college baseball at the University of Southern California (USC).[1]
Playing career | |
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Football | |
1926 | USC |
Baseball | |
1925–1927 | USC |
Position(s) | End (football) Catcher (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1927–1928 | New Mexico A&M |
Basketball | |
1927–1929 | New Mexico A&M |
Baseball | |
1928 | New Mexico A&M |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1927–1929 | New Mexico A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–10 (football) 9–20–1 (basketball) 4–4–1 (baseball) |
Head coaching record
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editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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New Mexico A&M Aggies (Independent) (1927–1928) | |||||||||
1927 | New Mexico A&M | 3–5 | |||||||
1928 | New Mexico A&M | 4–5 | |||||||
New Mexico A&M: | 7–10 | ||||||||
Total: | 7–10 |
References
edit- ^ "Ted Coffman, S. A. Boy, To Coach College". Santa Ana Register. Santa Ana, California. August 4, 1927. p. 13. Retrieved September 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .