Sam Thomas Timer (December 22, 1926 – February 10, 2010) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, for 14 seasons, from 1970 to 1983, compiling a record of 60–52–3 (.535).[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 22, 1926 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2010 (aged 83) Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ?–1957 | North Plainfield HS (NJ) |
| 1958–1960 | Virginia (DB) |
| 1963 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 1965 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 1966–1969 | Duke (assistant) |
| 1970–1983 | Allegheny |
| 1984–1987 | Boston College (QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 60–52–3 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 PAC (1974, 1976) | |
Biography
editRaised in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Timer attended Union High School and Panzer College (later merged into what is now Montclair State University). He died on February 10, 2010, at his home in Pinehurst, North Carolina.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Gators (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1970–1985) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Allegheny | 2–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1971 | Allegheny | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1972 | Allegheny | 5–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Allegheny | 5–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1974 | Allegheny | 7–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1975 | Allegheny | 6–2 | NA[n 1] | NA[n 1] | |||||
| 1976 | Allegheny | 6–2 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1977 | Allegheny | 5–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1978 | Allegheny | 4–3–1 | 3–3–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1979 | Allegheny | 3–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1980 | Allegheny | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1981 | Allegheny | 3–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1982 | Allegheny | 3–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1983 | Allegheny | 4–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Allegheny: | 60–52–3 | 48–36–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 60–52–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Allegheny was ineligible to compete for the Presidents' Athletic Conference title in 1975.[3]
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "Allegheny Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ "Sam Thomas Timer Obituary". The Star-Ledger. February 14, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ "Allegheny Ineligible". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 19, 1975. p. At12. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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