Carroll Widdoes

Carroll C. Widdoes (1903 - 1971), the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Howard W. Widdoes, Carroll and his brothers and sister came to live at Otterbein in 1916. The Widdoes had been missionaries to the Philippines for the United Brethren Church, a predecessor denomination of The United Methodist Church, and Carroll was born there in 1903. After graduating from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio in 1926 he was an assistant football coach under Paul Brown at Massillon High School in Massillon, Ohio. He followed Brown to Ohio State University as an assistant and assumed the head coaching job in 1944 when Brown joined the Navy, leading the Buckeyes to an undefeated season and a tie for the National Championship. That season he coached Ohio State's first Heisman Trophy winner, Les Horvath. In two seasons at Ohio State he posted a 16-2(.889) record. After the 1945 season Widdoes left Ohio State, choosing his offensive coordinator, Paul Bixler, to be his successor.Widdoes took over as head football coach at Ohio University in 1949, eventually becoming Athletic Director. In nine seasons as head coach he lead the Bobcats to a 42-36-5 record, including a Mid-American Conference title in 1953.Widdoes moved to Lantana Florida in 1970 and passed away in 1971

Head coaching record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Ohio State Buckeyes
startyear = 1944
conf = Big Ten Conference
endyear = 1945CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship = national
year = 1944
name = Ohio State
overall = 9-0
conference = 6-0
confstanding = 1st
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championship =
year = 1945
name = Ohio State
overall = 7-2
conference = 5-2
confstanding = 3rd
bowlname =
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ranking =
ranking2 = 12CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Ohio State
overall = 16-2
confrecord = 11-2CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Ohio Bobcats
startyear = 1949
conf = Mid-American Conference
endyear = 1957CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1949
name = Ohio
overall = 4-4-1
conference = 2-2-1
confstanding = 3rd
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
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ranking =
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championship =
year = 1950
name = Ohio
overall = 6-4
conference = 2-2
confstanding = 3rd
bowlname =
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ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1951
name = Ohio
overall = 5-4-1
conference = 2-2
confstanding = 4th
bowlname =
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ranking =
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championship =
year = 1952
name = Ohio
overall = 6-2-1
conference = 5-2
confstanding = 3rd
bowlname =
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ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1953
name = Ohio
overall = 6-2-1
conference = 5-0-1
confstanding = 1st
bowlname =
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bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1954
name = Ohio
overall = 6-3
conference = 5-2
confstanding = 2nd
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1955
name = Ohio
overall = 5-4
conference = 3-3
confstanding = 4th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1956
name = Ohio
overall = 2-7
conference = 2-4
confstanding = T-4th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1957
name = Ohio
overall = 2-6-1
conference = 1-4-1
confstanding = T-5th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Ohio
overall = 42-36-5
confrecord = 27-21-3CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 58-38-5 (.599)
bcs =
poll = two
polltype =

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