Ted Shipkey

Theodore E. Shipkey (September 28, 1904 – July 18, 1978)[1] was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. Playing football at Stanford University from 1924 to 1926, he was a two-time and All-American selection. Shipkey served as head football coach at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, now Arizona State University (1930–1932), the University of New Mexico (1937–1941), and the University of Montana (1949–1951), compiling a career college football coaching record of 55–43–4. He was also the head basketball coach at Arizona State from 1930 to 1933, tallying a mark of 32–30.

Ted Shipkey
Biographical details
Born(1904-09-28)September 28, 1904
DiedJuly 18, 1978(1978-07-18) (aged 73)
Playing career
Football
1924–1926Stanford
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1932Arizona State
1937–1941New Mexico
1946–1948Los Angeles Dons (ends)
1949–1951Montana
Basketball
1930–1933Arizona State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1932Arizona State
Head coaching record
Overall55–43–4 (football)
32–30 (basketball)
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Border (1931, 1938)
Awards
All-American, 1925
All-American, 1926

Playing career

Shipkey played end for Stanford under Pop Warner, and was an All-American in 1925 and 1926. He played in two Rose Bowls, and scored Stanford's only touchdowns in both the 1925 Rose Bowl, which Stanford lost to Notre Dame, 27–10, and the 1927 Rose Bowl, which ended in a 7–7 tie with Alabama.[2]

Coaching career

From 1930 to 1932, he coached at Arizona State, and compiled a 13–10–2 record. From 1937 to 1941 he coached at New Mexico, where he compiled a 30–17–2 record. From 1949 to 1951, he coached at Montana, where he compiled a 12–16 record.

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Arizona State Bulldogs (Independent) (1930)
1930 Arizona State 3–5–1
Arizona State Bulldogs (Border Conference) (1931–1932)
1931 Arizona State 6–23–11st
1932 Arizona State 4–3–12–2–1T–3rd
Arizona State: 13–10–25–3–1
New Mexico Lobos (Border Conference) (1937–1941)
1937 New Mexico 4–4–12–3–15th
1938 New Mexico 8–34–2T–1stL Sun
1939 New Mexico 8–24–22nd
1940 New Mexico 5–44–24th
1941 New Mexico 5–4–13–2–15th
New Mexico: 26–17–217–11–2
Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1949)
1949 Montana 5–40–310th
Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1950)
1950 Montana 5–5
Montana Grizzlies (Skyline Conference) (1951)
1951 Montana 2–71–48th
Montana: 13–10–21–7
Total:55–43–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Ted Shipkey's obituary
  2. Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 75. ISBN 1-57167-116-1. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
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