Biographical details | |
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Born | Hachita, New Mexico, U.S. | June 16, 1924
Died | November 21, 2001 77) Mexico | (aged
Playing career | |
1946–1949 | Arizona |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1950–1951 | Globe HS (AZ) |
1952–1954 | Bisbee HS (AZ) |
1955 | Arizona (assistant) |
1956–1964 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 58–25–5 (college) |
Tournaments | 1–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
7 Frontier (1956–1962) | |
Max Reed Spilsbury (June 16, 1924 – November 21, 2001) was an American football player and coach. [1] He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University–then known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff–from 1956 to 1964, compiling a record of 58–25–5. [2]
Spilsbury was the father of actor Klinton Spilsbury. [3]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks (Frontier Conference)(1956–1962) | |||||||||
1956 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 8–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1957 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1958 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 11–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
1959 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–2–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1960 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–3–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1961 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 3–5–1 | 1–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1962 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–4 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks (NAIA independent)(1963–1964) | |||||||||
1963 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1964 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 5–4 | |||||||
Arizona State–Flagstaff: | 58–25–5 | 17–0–2 | |||||||
Total: | 58–25–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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The 1957 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff in the Frontier Conference during the 1957 NAIA football season. In their second year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–1 record, won the Frontier Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 65.
The 1956 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff in the Frontier Conference during the 1956 NAIA football season. In their first year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–2 record, won the Frontier Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 311 to 93.
The 1959 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff in the Frontier Conference during the 1959 NAIA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–2–1 record, won the Frontier Conference championship, and were outscored by a total of 142 to 135.
The 1960 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff in the Frontier Conference during the 1960 NAIA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–3–2 record, tied for the Frontier Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 260 to 176.
The 1961 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff in the Frontier Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled a 3–5–1 record, tied for the Frontier Conference championship, and were outscored by a total of 230 to 136.
The 1963 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff as an independent during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 128.
The 1962 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff in the Frontier Conference during the 1962 NAIA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–4 record, won the Frontier Conference championship, and were outscored by a total of 173 to 169.
The 1964 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff as an independent during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth and final year under head coach Max Spilsbury, the Lumberjacks compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 275 to 123. They defeated Colorado State–Greeley on the field, but the victory was later forfeited.