From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph A. Pipal was an American college football and track & field coach. Pipal was credited with devising lateral pass and mud cleats for football shoes[1] and in 1934 wrote a book titled The lateral pass technique and strategy.[2] He died in 1955.[3]
[edit] Collegiate coaching
[edit] Dickinson College
Pipal was the seventh head football coach for the Dickinson College Red Devils in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1907 season.[4] His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 2 wins, 6 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 28th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and 26th at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage.[5]
[edit] University of South Dakota
Pipal coached for one year at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota for the 1910 season,[6] the third coach on record at the school.[7] His record was 5 wins and 2 losses.[8]
[edit] Oregon Agricultural College
In 1916, Joseph Pipall took over as the head coach of Oregon Agricultural College (now called Oregon State University).[9] In his first season as the head coach, Pipall coached the team to a 4-5 record.[10] This season marked the first time Oregon State played the University of Nebraska (played October 21 in Portland, Oregon) and the first road trip to Los Angeles, California to play the University of Southern Cal. OAC came up short against Nebraska, 17-7, but defeated the Trojans, 16-7.[11] Pipall's second season at OAC saw the team go 4-2-1, outscoring their opponents 83-33.[11]
[edit] References
