Howard R. O'Daniels (December 19, 1907 – January 23, 1991) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football (1933–1941, 1946–1947), men's basketball (1941–1942), and baseball (1942, 1956–1957) coach at California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.[1]

O'Daniels was born on December 19, 1907, in Seattle. He played college football at Santa Clara University in the late 1920s. O'Daniels died on January 23, 1991, at a hospital in San Luis Obispo, California.[2][3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Cal Poly Mustangs (Independent) (1933–1941)
1933 Cal Poly 7–0
1934 Cal Poly 6–2
1935 Cal Poly 5–2–1
1936 Cal Poly 5–4
1937 Cal Poly 4–2–2
1938 Cal Poly 7–2
1939 Cal Poly 4–4–1
1940 Cal Poly 6–3
1941 Cal Poly 5–3–1
Cal Poly Mustangs (Independent) (1946)
1946 Cal Poly 6–2–1
Cal Poly Mustangs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1947)
1947 Cal Poly 1–9 0–5 6th
Cal Poly: 56–33–6 0–5
Total: 56–33–6

References

  1. ^ "Howie O'Daniels". Cal Poly Mustangs. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Former Cal Poly coach O'Daniels Dies at age 83". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. January 24, 1991. p. B1. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Howard O'Daniels". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. January 26, 1991. p. B14. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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