List of Southern Oregon Raiders head football coaches
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The Southern Oregon Raiders
program is a college football
team that represents Southern Oregon University
in the NAIA Independent
, a part of the NAIA
. The team has had 14 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1927. The current coach is Steve Helminiak
who first took the position for the 2006 season.
Southern Oregon Raiders
The Southern Oregon Raiders refers to the athletic teams of Southern Oregon University, located in Ashland, OR. The Raiders are a member of the Cascade Collegiate Conference for all sports excluding American football, wrestling and tennis...
program is a college football
College football
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team that represents Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University
is a public liberal arts college located in Ashland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1926, it was formerly known as Southern Oregon College and Southern Oregon State College . SOU offers criminology, natural sciences, including environmental science, Shakespearean studies and theatre arts programs...
in the NAIA Independent
NAIA independent football schools
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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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. The team has had 14 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1927. The current coach is Steve Helminiak
Steve Helminiak
Steve Helminiak is an American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon from 2006 to 2010. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 15–32. He is ranked #7 at Southern Oregon in total wins and #5 at the school in winning percentage...
who first took the position for the 2006 season.
Coaches
| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | Roy McNeal Roy McNeal Roy McNeal is an American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for five seasons, from 1927 until 1931. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 13–9–5... | 1927–1931 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Howard Hobson Howard Hobson Howard Andrew "Hobby" Hobson was a college basketball coach, who authored numerous books on the subject. He also has the distinction of coaching the team who won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship with the Oregon Ducks in its inaugural year of 1939.-Playing career:Hobson... |
1932–1934 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 3 | Jean Eberheart Jean Eberheart Jean Eberhart is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for four seasons, from 1935 until 1938. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 3–18–3... |
1935–1938 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 4 | Al Simpson Al Simpson Al Simpson is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for five seasons, from 1946 until 1950. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 27–16–1... |
1946–1950 | 44 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 5 | William Abbey William Abbey William Abbey is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for the 1951 season. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 1–8... |
1951 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 6 | Alex Peterson Alex Peterson Alex Peterson is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for three seasons, from 1952 to 1954. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 8–14... |
1952–1954 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 7 | Al Akins Al Akins Al Akins is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for 15 seasons, from 1955 until 1969. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 71–62–3... |
1955–1969 | 136 | 71 | 62 | 3 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 8 | Larry Kramer | 1970–1971 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 9 | Scott Johnson Scott Johnson (American football) Scott Johnson is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for eight seasons, from 1972 until 1979. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 34–40... |
1972–1979 | 74 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 10 | Chuck Mills Chuck Mills Morton J. "Chuck" Mills is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Pomona College , Indiana University of Pennsylvania , the United States Merchant Marine Academy , Utah State University , Wake Forest University , Southern Oregon University , and the... |
1980–1988 | 92 | 44 | 47 | 1 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 11 | Jim Palozzolo Jim Palozzolo Jim Palazzolo is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for seven seasons, from 1989 until 1995. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 30–31–2... |
1989–1995 | 63 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 12 | Jeff Olson Jeff Olson (American football) Jeff Olson is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon for nine seasons, from 1996 until 2004. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 50–36... |
1996–2004 | 86 | 50 | 36 | 0 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 13 | Shay McClure Shay McClure Shay McClure is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon during the 2005 season. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 1–9... |
2005 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | |
| 14 | Steve Helminiak Steve Helminiak Steve Helminiak is an American football coach. He was the head coach for the Southern Oregon Raiders located in Ashland, Oregon from 2006 to 2010. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 15–32. He is ranked #7 at Southern Oregon in total wins and #5 at the school in winning percentage... |
2006–2009 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— | 0— |