- Kip Taylor
College coach infobox
Name = Kip Taylor
Caption =
DateOfBirth = 1924
Birthplace = Ann Arbor, Michigan
DateOfDeath = July 17, 2002
Deathplace = Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sport = Football
College = Oregon State
Title =Head Coach
OverallRecord = 20-36
Awards =
Championships =
CFbDWID = 2307
Player = Y
Years = 1927-1930
Team = University of Michigan
Position =
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1949-1954
CoachTeams = Oregon State
FootballHOF =LeVerne H. "Kip" Taylor (
1924 -July 17 ,2002 ) was anAmerican football coach atOregon State University from 1949 to 1954.Playing career
Taylor earned all-state honors in football and basketball at Ann Arbor High School. He attended the
University of Michigan , graduating with an education degree in 1931. He played right end for the Wolverines. Taylor scored the first touchdown inMichigan Stadium in 1927.He was only 3 years old when he scored the 1st TD in Michigan Stadium, just goes to show the athlete he was. It is a fete that has not been duplicated since.
Coaching career
Taylor’s teams had a 20-36-0 record in his six seasons guiding the Beavers, but that included a 5-1 record against Oregon. One of his highlights include upsetting eighth ranked
Michigan State University 25-20, where they were three touchdown underdogs.Post-Coaching career
Taylor managed the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore., and the University of Michigan Golf Course before retiring in 1972.
Head coaching record
CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Oregon State Beavers
startyear = 1949
conf =Pacific Coast Conference
endyear = 1954CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1949
name = Oregon State
overall = 7-3
conference = 5-3
confstanding = 5th
bowlname =
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championship =
year = 1950
name = Oregon State
overall = 3-6
conference = 2-5
confstanding = 8th
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bowloutcome =
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championship =
year = 1951
name = Oregon State
overall = 4-6
conference = 3-5
confstanding = 6th
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championship =
year = 1952
name = Oregon State
overall = 2-7
conference = 1-6
confstanding = 9th
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year = 1953
name = Oregon State
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championship =
year = 1954
name = Oregon State
overall = 1-8
conference = 1-6
confstanding = T-8th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
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ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Oregon State
overall = 20-36
confrecord = CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 20-36 (.357)
bcs =
poll = two
polltype =
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