Joseph Pipal

College coach infobox
Name = Joseph Pipal


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Sport = College football
College = Oregon State University
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OverallRecord = 15-15-2
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CFbDWID = 1874
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Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1907
1910
1916-1917
CoachTeams = Dickinson
University of South Dakota
Oregon State
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Joseph A. Pipal was an American college football and track & field coach. Pipal was credited with devising lateral pass and mud cleats for football shoes [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1130090/5/index.htm Sports Illustrated] "A Roundup Of The Week's News" August 22, 1955] and in 1934 wrote a book titled "The lateral pass technique and strategy." [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3672350 [The Lateral Pass Technique and Strategy] by Joseph A. Pipal, 1934] He died in 1955. [ [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20615F93E5C1A7493C0A81783D85F418585F9 New York Times] "JOSEPH PIPAL IS DEAD; Retired Track and Football Coach at Occidental Was 75" August 12, 1955]

Collegiate coaching

Dickinson College

Pipal was the seventh head football coach for the Dickinson College Red Devils in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1907 season. [ [http://www.centennial.org/football/2008/guide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf Centennial Conference] "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"] His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 2 wins, 6 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 28th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and 26th at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage. [http://www.centennial.org/football/mediaguide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf]

outh Dakota State University

Pipal coached for one year at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota for the 1910 season, [ [http://www.usdcoyotes.com/sports/football/alltimescores.pdf USD Coyotes Football History] ] the third coach on record at the school. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/greatwest/south_dakota/coaching_records.php College Football Data Warehouse] "University of South Dakota Coachin Records"] His record was 5 wins and 2 losses. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1874&year=1910 College Football Data Warehouse] "1910 South Dakota Football Results]

Oregon Agricultural College

In 1916, Joseph Pipall took over as the head coach of Oregon Agricultural College (now called Oregon State University). [ [http://www.oberheide.org/hargiss/1918%20OAC/Barometer/3Mar1933/3Mar1933_Gridiron%20history.htm OAC Barometer] "Gridiron History Makes Colorful Backgrounds", Hal Erne, March 3, 1933 ] In his first season as the head coach, Pipall coached the team to a 4-5 record. [ [http://cfreference.net/cfr/show_all_school_seasons/723 College Football Reference] "Oregon State University Football Records"] This season marked the first time Oregon State played the University of Nebraska (played October 21 in Portland, Oregon) and the first road trip to Los Angeles, California to play the University of Southern Cal. OAC came up short against Nebraska, 17-7, but defeated the Trojans, 16-7.cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf3/79999.pdf?ATCLID=153842&SPID=1952&DB_OEM_ID=4700&SPSID=27968|title=Oregon State Football Media Guide|accessdate=2008-01-07] Pipall's second season at OAC saw the team go 4-2-1, outscoring there opponents 83-33.

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