Biographical details | |
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Born | Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 1, 1875
Died | June 5, 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 84)
Playing career | |
1895 | Penn |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1896–1899 | Dickinson |
1900–1901 | Pennsylvania Military |
1903–1908 | Germantown Academy (PA) |
1909–1911 | Ole Miss |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 52–31–5 (college) |
Nathan Pennypacker Stauffer (January 1, 1875 – June 5, 1959)[1][2][3] was an American college football player and coach and physician. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College from 1896 to 1899, at Pennsylvania Military College—now known as Widener University—from 1900 to 1901, and at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 1909 to 1911, compiling a career college football coaching record of 52–31–5. Stauffer was one of the first head coaches at a small school to be paid for his work.[4]