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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | (1874-01-18)January 18, 1874 Zachotín,Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | August 10, 1955(1955-08-10) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1900 | Beloit |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1902 | Doane |
| 1903–1904 | Bellevue (NE) |
| 1905 | Huron |
| 1907 | Dickinson |
| 1910 | South Dakota |
| 1911–1915 | Occidental |
| 1916–1917 | Oregon Agricultural |
| 1921–1923 | Occidental |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1911 | South Dakota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–35–3 (football) 7–3 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1SCC (1915) | |
Joseph Amos Pipal (January 18, 1874 – August 10, 1955) was anAmerican football,basketball, andtrack and field coach. He served as the head football coach atDoane College (1902),Huron University in 1905,[1]Dickinson College (1907), theUniversity of South Dakota (1910),Occidental College (1911–1915, 1921–1923), andOregon State University (1916–1917), compiling a careercollege football record of 50–35–3. Pipal was credited with devisinglateral pass andmud cleats for football shoes[2] and in 1934 wrote a book titledThe Lateral Pass: Technique and Strategy.[3]
Born inZachotín, Austria-Hungary, Pipal attendedBeloit College, theUniversity of Chicago, andYale University. Pipal competed in football and track and field for Beloit.[4] He died on August 10, 1955, of a heart attack at his home inLos Angeles, California.[5]
Pipal was the seventh head football coach atDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1907 season.[6] His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 2–6–1.[7]
Pipal coached for one year at theUniversity of South Dakota inVermillion, South Dakota for the 1910 season, the fourth coach on record at the school.[8] His record was 5–2.[9]
In 1916, Pipal took over as the head coach ofOregon State Beavers football, known then as Oregon Agricultural College.[10] In his first season as the head coach, Pipal coached the team to a 4–5 record. This season marked the first time Oregon State played theNebraska Cornhuskers (on October 21 inPortland, Oregon) and the first road trip toLos Angeles, California to play theUSC Trojans. OAC came up short against Nebraska, 17–7, but defeated the Trojans, 16–7.[11] Pipal's second season at OAC saw the team go 4–2–1, outscoring their opponents 83–33.[11]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers(Independent)(1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Doane | 2–3 | |||||||
| Doane: | 2–3 | ||||||||
| Dickinson Red and White(Independent)(1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Dickinson | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| Dickinson: | 2–6–1 | ||||||||
| South Dakota Coyotes(Independent)(1910) | |||||||||
| 1910 | South Dakota | 5–2 | |||||||
| South Dakota: | 5–2 | ||||||||
| Occidental Tigers(Independent)(1911–1914) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Occidental | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Occidental | 4–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | Occidental | 5–1 | |||||||
| 1914 | Occidental | 4–3 | |||||||
| Occidental Tigers(Southern California Conference)(1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Occidental | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Oregon Agricultural Aggies(Northwest Conference /Pacific Coast Conference)(1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Oregon Agricultural | 4–5 | 3–2 / 0–2 | 3rd / 3rd | |||||
| 1917 | Oregon Agricultural | 4–2–1 | 2–1–1 / 1–2–1 | 2nd / 3rd | |||||
| Oregon Agricultural: | 8–7–1 | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| Occidental Tigers(Southern California Conference)(1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Occidental | 2–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1922 | Occidental | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1923 | Occidental | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Occidental: | 33–17–1 | 13–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 50–35–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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