 Stevens (right) discusses a play with a player | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 18, 1909 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 1989 (aged 79) West Melbourne, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1935 | Temple |
| 1936 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937–1940 | Ursinus (assistant) |
| 1941–1943 | Ursinus |
| 1946 | Ursinus |
| 1947–1955 | Temple (assistant) |
| 1956–1959 | Temple |
| 1960 | Drexel (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1942–1943 | Ursinus |
| Baseball | |
| 1947–1952 | Temple |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–44–3 (football) 3–4 (basketball) 40–52 (baseball) |
Peter P. Stevens (June 18, 1909 – May 5, 1989) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He played college football at Temple University from 1933 to 1935 and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1936. Stevens served as the head football coach at Ursinus College from 1941 to 1943 and again in 1946 and at his alma mater, Temple, from 1956 to 1959, compiling a career college football coaching record of 8–44–3. In 1960, he became an assistant football coach at Drexel. [1] He was also the head basketball coach at Ursinus in 1942–43 and the head baseball coach at Temple from 1947 to 1952. Stevens died on May 5, 1989, at his home in West Melbourne, Florida. [2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursinus Bears (Independent) (1941–1943) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Ursinus | 0–6–2 | |||||||
| 1942 | Ursinus | 1–2–1 | |||||||
| 1943 | Ursinus | 1–3 | |||||||
| Ursinus Bears (Independent) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Ursinus | 2–5 | |||||||
| Ursinus: | 4–16–3 | ||||||||
| Temple Owls ( NCAA College Division independent) (1956–1957) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Temple | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1957 | Temple | 1–6 | |||||||
| Temple Owls ( Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1959) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Temple | 0–8 | 0–5 | 7th (University) | |||||
| 1959 | Temple | 0–9 | 0–5 | 7th (University) | |||||
| Temple: | 4–28 | 0–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–44–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Gridmen Begin Practice For 1960 Football Season" (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: The Triangle. September 18, 1960. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Former Temple coach dies". Gainesville Sun. May 7, 1989. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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