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American football player and coach (1871–1929)

Frank W. Simpson
Biographical details
Sketch of Simpson in The San Francisco Call, 1896
Born	1871 Pacheco, California, U.S.
Died	December 8, 1929(1929-12-08) (aged 57) near Alvarado, California, U.S.
Playing career
1895–1897	California

Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898–1899	Oregon
1901	California

Head coaching record
Overall	15–3–2

Frank William Simpson (1871 – December 8, 1929) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oregon from 1898 to 1899 and at the University of California, Berkeley in 1901, compiling a career coaching record of 15–3–2. From 1898 to 1899, he guided the Oregon Webfoots to a 6–3–1 record. At California in 1901, he coached the Golden Bears to a 9–0–1 record.

Simpson was killed instantly when his car crashed into a tree when he and his wife were returning from a duck hunt hear Alvarado, California in December 1929. His wife later died in the hospital.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Oregon Webfoots (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898	Oregon	3–1
1899	Oregon	3–2–1
Oregon:		6–3–1
California Golden Bears (Independent) (1901)
1901	California	9–0–1
California:		9–0–1
Total:		15–3–2

References

"ELEVENS PREPARING FOR SHORT FOOTBALL SEASON — San Francisco Call 8 September 1901 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
"Accident Victims Friends of Millers", Woodland Daily Democrat, , December 10, 1929, Woodland, California
"Rites Held For Crash Victims", Oakland Tribune, , December 10, 1929, Oakland, California

McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7

External links

Frank W. Simpson at Find a Grave

v t e Oregon Ducks head football coaches
Cal Young & J. A. Church (1894) Percy Benson (1895) J. F. Frick (1896) Joe Smith (1897) Frank W. Simpson (1898–1899) Lawrence Kaarsberg (1900) Warren W. Smith (1901) Marion Dolph (1902) Warren W. Smith (1903) Richard Shore Smith (1904) Bruce Shorts (1905) Hugo Bezdek (1906) Gordon B. Frost (1907) Robert Forbes (1908–1909) Bill Warner (1910–1911) Louis Pinkham (1912) Hugo Bezdek (1913–1917) Charles A. Huntington (1918–1923) Joe Maddock (1924) Richard Shore Smith (1925) John McEwan (1926–1929) Clarence Spears (1930–1931) Prink Callison (1932–1937) Tex Oliver (1938–1941) John A. Warren (1942) No team (1943–1944) Tex Oliver (1945–1946) Jim Aiken (1947–1950) Len Casanova (1951–1966) Jerry Frei (1967–1971) Dick Enright (1972–1973) Don Read (1974–1976) Rich Brooks (1977–1994) Mike Bellotti (1995–2008) Chip Kelly (2009–2012) Mark Helfrich (2013–2016) Willie Taggart (2017) Mario Cristobal (2017–2021) Bryan McClendon # (2021) Dan Lanning (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Oregon Ducks head football coaches

Cal Young & J. A. Church (1894)
Percy Benson (1895)
J. F. Frick (1896)
Joe Smith (1897)
Frank W. Simpson (1898–1899)
Lawrence Kaarsberg (1900)
Warren W. Smith (1901)
Marion Dolph (1902)
Warren W. Smith (1903)
Richard Shore Smith (1904)
Bruce Shorts (1905)
Hugo Bezdek (1906)
Gordon B. Frost (1907)
Robert Forbes (1908–1909)
Bill Warner (1910–1911)
Louis Pinkham (1912)
Hugo Bezdek (1913–1917)
Charles A. Huntington (1918–1923)
Joe Maddock (1924)
Richard Shore Smith (1925)
John McEwan (1926–1929)
Clarence Spears (1930–1931)
Prink Callison (1932–1937)
Tex Oliver (1938–1941)
John A. Warren (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Tex Oliver (1945–1946)
Jim Aiken (1947–1950)
Len Casanova (1951–1966)
Jerry Frei (1967–1971)
Dick Enright (1972–1973)
Don Read (1974–1976)
Rich Brooks (1977–1994)
Mike Bellotti (1995–2008)
Chip Kelly (2009–2012)
Mark Helfrich (2013–2016)
Willie Taggart (2017)
Mario Cristobal (2017–2021)
Bryan McClendon # (2021)
Dan Lanning (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e California Golden Bears head football coaches
No coach (1882–1884) Oscar S. Howard (1885–1886) No coach (1887–1888) All games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles P. Nott (1897) Garrett Cochran (1898–1899) Addison Kelly (1900) Frank W. Simpson (1901) James Whipple (1902–1903) James Hopper (1904) J. W. Knibbs (1905) No team (1906–1914) Jimmie Schaeffer (1915) Andy Smith (1916–1925) Nibs Price (1926–1930) Bill Ingram (1931–1934) Stub Allison (1935–1944) Buck Shaw (1945) Frank Wickhorst (1946) Pappy Waldorf (1947–1956) Pete Elliott (1957–1959) Marv Levy (1960–1963) Ray Willsey (1964–1971) Mike White (1972–1977) Roger Theder (1978–1981) Joe Kapp (1982–1986) Bruce Snyder (1987–1991) Keith Gilbertson (1992–1995) Steve Mariucci (1996) Tom Holmoe (1997–2001) Jeff Tedford (2002–2012) Sonny Dykes (2013–2016) Justin Wilcox (2017– )

California Golden Bears head football coaches

No coach (1882–1884)
Oscar S. Howard (1885–1886)
No coach (1887–1888)
All games cancelled (1889)
No coach (1890–1892 spring)
Lee McClung (1892)
Pudge Heffelfinger (1893)
Charles O. Gill (1894)
Frank Butterworth (1895–1896)
Charles P. Nott (1897)
Garrett Cochran (1898–1899)
Addison Kelly (1900)
Frank W. Simpson (1901)
James Whipple (1902–1903)
James Hopper (1904)
J. W. Knibbs (1905)
No team (1906–1914)
Jimmie Schaeffer (1915)
Andy Smith (1916–1925)
Nibs Price (1926–1930)
Bill Ingram (1931–1934)
Stub Allison (1935–1944)
Buck Shaw (1945)
Frank Wickhorst (1946)
Pappy Waldorf (1947–1956)
Pete Elliott (1957–1959)
Marv Levy (1960–1963)
Ray Willsey (1964–1971)
Mike White (1972–1977)
Roger Theder (1978–1981)
Joe Kapp (1982–1986)
Bruce Snyder (1987–1991)
Keith Gilbertson (1992–1995)
Steve Mariucci (1996)
Tom Holmoe (1997–2001)
Jeff Tedford (2002–2012)
Sonny Dykes (2013–2016)
Justin Wilcox (2017– )

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