Craig Howard

Craig Howard (January 29, 1952 – January 20, 2017)[1] was an American football coach and former player. At the time of his death he was head football coach at Southern Oregon University, a position he had held since 2011. Howard served as the head football coach at Oregon Institute of Technology from 1990 until 1992, when the school dropped its football program.[2] He was later a high school coach of Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow at Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida, where his team won the high school state championship.[3][4] He led the Southern Oregon Raiders to the NAIA Football National Championship in 2014.

For the Australian cricketer, see Craig Howard (cricketer).
Craig Howard
Biographical details
Born(1952-01-29)January 29, 1952
Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 2017(2017-01-20) (aged 64)
Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1973Linfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1981Oregon Tech (DC)
1982–1983Portland State (DC)
1987–1989Oregon Tech (DC)
1990–1992Oregon Tech
1993Livingston (DC)
2003–2007Allen D. Nease HS (FL)
2008–2010Columbia HS (FL)
2011–2016Southern Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall56–44 (college)
76–23 (high school)
Tournaments8–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA (2014)
1 Frontier (2012)

In 2017, Howard died at his home at the age of 64.[5]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs NAIA#
Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Columbia Football Association) (1990–1992)
1990 Oregon Tech 1–81–5T–6th (Mount Hood)
1991 Oregon Tech 3–63–34th (Mount Hood)
1992 Oregon Tech 2–72–4T–5th (Mount Hood)
Oregon Tech: 6–216–12
Southern Oregon Raiders (NAIA independent) (2011)
2011 Southern Oregon 5–5
Southern Oregon Raiders (Frontier Conference) (2012–2016)
2012 Southern Oregon 9–38–2T–1stL NAIA Quarterfinal5
2013 Southern Oregon 7–47–3T–2nd24
2014 Southern Oregon 13–28–22ndW NAIA Championship1
2015 Southern Oregon 11–38–22ndL NAIA Championship2
2016 Southern Oregon 5–65–54th
Southern Oregon: 50–2336–14
Total:56–44
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Obituary for Craig Howard". Litwiller - Simonsen Funeral Home. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search".
  3. Daschel, Nick (December 17, 2015). "Southern Oregon's inspirational coach Craig Howard: 'He could have been Billy Graham'". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  4. "Ex-Nease football coach Craig Howard takes Southern Oregon job". The Times-Union. February 10, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  5. SOU football coach Craig Howard passes away, Southern Oregon University, January 20, 2017.
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