Chauncey Simpson

Chauncey Simpson
Sport(s)	American football, track, golf
Biographical details
Born	December 21, 1910(1910-12-21)
Died	April 20, 1970(1970-04-20) (aged 59)
Place of death	Green Valley, Arizona
Playing career
1924	Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football c. 1930 1934–1942 1943–1945 1946–1954	Kirksville State (assistant) Missouri (assistant) Missouri Missouri (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	12–14–2 (football)
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Big Six (1945)

Chauncey Simpson (December 21, 1901 – April 20, 1970) was the interim head football coach at Missouri from 1943 to 1945 while Don Faurot, the standing head coach, served in the Navy during World War II. He compiled a 12–14–2 record including a 40–27 loss to Texas in the 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic^[1]. During that time, he also served as the school's track coach. He himself, was a football player at Missouri. With Faurot's return in 1946 Simpson reverted to his pre-war position as an assistant football coach. He was also the institution's long-time golf coach before retiring in the 1960s. Simpson's record as Missouri's head football coach was 12 wins, 14 losses and 2 ties.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Missouri Tigers (Big Six Conference) (1943–1945)
1943	Missouri	3–5	3–2	2nd
1944	Missouri	3–5–2	2–1–2	3rd
1945	Missouri	6–4	5–0	1st	L Cotton
Total:		12–14–2
National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Missouri Year by Year Results" (pdf). http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/miss/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/yby-results.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-03. 

Persondata
Name	Simpson, Chauncey
Alternative names
Short description	College golf coach, college football coach, college track and field coach
Date of birth	December 21, 1901
Place of birth
Date of death	April 20, 1970
Place of death	Green Valley, Arizona