 Bridenbaugh in 1912 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1, 1890 Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1990 (aged 100) New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1908–1911 | Franklin & Marshall |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Oberlin (assistant) |
| 1913–1914 | The Kiski School |
| 1915–1916 | Beaver Falls HS (PA) |
| 1917–1921 | Geneva |
| 1922–? | New Castle HS (PA) |
| ?–1964 | Grove City (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1922 | Geneva |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–12–5 (college football) 48–42 (basketball) |
Philip Henry Bridenbaugh (May 1, 1890 – June 14, 1990) was an American football player and coach. A graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, where he earned a degree in teaching and spent four years on several of its sports teams, Bridenbaugh coached football at several places in his home state of Pennsylvania prior to being selected as the head coach of the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes in 1917. He left Geneva in 1922 with a 23–12–5 record and took a job with New Castle Junior/Senior High School as a mathematics teacher and head football, basketball, and track and field coach. He did not lose a football game in his first two years, marking the first of eleven undefeated seasons, and, over the course of 33 years, won seven league titles in the sport, leaving in 1955 with a 265–65–25 record. He continued to work as an assistant football coach at Grove City College until 1964 and was inducted into several regional halls of fame. He died in June 1990 at the age of 100.