Nathan Stauffer

Nathan Stauffer
Biographical details
Born(1875-01-01)January 1, 1875
Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 1959(1959-06-05) (aged 84)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1895Penn
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896–1899Dickinson
1900–1901Pennsylvania Military
1903–1908Germantown Academy (PA)
1909–1911Ole Miss
Head coaching record
Overall52–31–5 (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]

  1. ^ Draft registration card dated September 12, 1918, for Nathan Pennypacker Stauffer, born January 1, 1875, residing in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, employed in Philadelphia as an ear nose and throat specialist. Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Registration Location: Delaware County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1877946; Draft Board: 1.
  2. ^ "Nathan P. Stauffer, Otolaryngologist". The New York Times. June 7, 1959.
  3. ^ Pennock Surnames Nathan Pennypacker Stauffer, Ph.D.
  4. ^ Dickinson College Chronicles "Athletic Field 1900"