Oscar W. Strahan

Oscar William Strahan (August 10, 1891 – August 21, 1978) was an American football, basketball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He was a student-athlete at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa where he was a recipient of the school's Double D Award.[1]

Oscar W. Strahan
Strahan pictured in The Pedagog 1921, Southwest Texas State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1891-08-10)August 10, 1891
DiedAugust 21, 1978(1978-08-21) (aged 87)
Playing career
Football
1911–1913Drake
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1934Southwest Texas State
Basketball
1920–1924Southwest Texas State
1944–1946Southwest Texas State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1958Southwest Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall72–52–10 (college football)
22–68 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 TIAA (1929)

After coaching high school athletics in Iowa for three years, he became the head football coach (1919–1934) and head basketball coach (1920–1924, 1944–1946) at Southwest Texas State University–now known as Texas State University.[2] He also served as the school's athletic director until his retirement and coach track for 39 years.[3]

Strahan died on August 21, 1978.[4]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919 Southwest Texas State 4–4
1920 Southwest Texas State 5–2–1
1921 Southwest Texas State 7–0
Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1931)
1922 Southwest Texas State 3–30–3T–9th
1923 Southwest Texas State 4–43–49th
1924 Southwest Texas State 5–34–2T–3rd
1925 Southwest Texas State 2–6–11–612th
1926 Southwest Texas State 7–24–1T–2nd
1927 Southwest Texas State 4–4–13–1–1T–3rd
1928 Southwest Texas State 2–72–37th
1929 Southwest Texas State 6–1–24–0–21st
1930 Southwest Texas State 5–1–33–1–24th
1931 Southwest Texas State 4–42–34th (Eastern)
Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Lone Star Conference) (1932–1934)
1932 Southwest Texas State 5–33–12nd
1933 Southwest Texas State 7–1–13–1–12nd
1934 Southwest Texas State 2–7–10–3–15th
Southwest Texas State: 72–52–1032–29–7
Total:72–52–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Oscar Strahan". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. "Pedagog - Southwest Texas State Teachers College". Texas State University. 1959. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "Strahan-Sweater". Texas State University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. "Former AD dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. August 21, 1978. p. 3D. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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