Chester Pittser

Chester Pittser
Biographical details
Born(1893-07-29)July 29, 1893
Gunnison, Colorado, U.S.
DiedOctober 17, 1978(1978-10-17) (aged 85)
Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Golden HS (CO)
1920–1921Montana Mines
1922–1923Illinois (assistant)
1924–1931Miami (OH)
1934–1942Montclair State
Basketball
1920–1922Montana Mines
1934–1944Montclair State
Baseball
1925–1931Miami (OH)
1935–1943Montclair State
Head coaching record
Overall82–45–5 (college football)
123–67 (college basketball)
129–67–2 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 OAC (1927)
Coach Chester M. Pittser in uniform (1925)

Chester Matthias Pittser (July 29, 1893 – October 17, 1978) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach at the college level. He served as the head football coach at the Montana State School of Mines—now known as Montana Technological University—from 1920 to 1921, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1924 to 1931, and at Montclair State Teachers College—now known as Montclair State University—from 1934 to 1942, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 82–45–5. Pittser was also the head basketball coach at Montclair State from 1934 to 1944, tallying a mark of 123–67, and the head baseball coach at Miami (1925–1931) and Montclair State (1935–1943), amassing a career college baseball record of 129–67–2.