Lon Stiner
Stiner from 1927 Cornhusker
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 20, 1903 Hastings, Nebraska |
| Died | March 8, 1985 (aged 81) Richland, Washington |
| Playing career | |
| 1923–1926 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928–1932 | Oregon State (assistant) |
| 1933–1948 | Oregon State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–49–17 |
| Bowls | 3–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 PCC (1941) | |
| Awards | |
| All-American, 1926 | |
Alonzo "Lon" Stiner (June 20, 1903 – March 8, 1985) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oregon State University from 1933 to 1948, compiling a record of 74–49–17.
Stiner was born June 20, 1903 at Hastings, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska. He was captain of the football team and gained All-America honors. After graduation, he worked as a teacher at the University of Colorado for two years.
Stiner moved to Oregon State in 1928, where he served as an instructor, track coach and assistant football coach before assuming the job of head football coach in 1933.
During his tenure as head football coach of Oregon State, Stiner compiled a 74–49–17 record, setting school records for wins, and winning percentage (.589). His best season came in 1939, when his team went 9–1–1 and a win in the Pineapple Bowl against Hawaii, 39–6.
Stiner coached in one of the greatest upset ties in NCAA history. On October 21, 1933, eleven Beaver "Iron Men" fought USC to a scoreless tie in what many consider to be the greatest game in Oregon State football history. The Trojans, defending two-time national champions, brought an 80-man squad to Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon, and saw a 25-game win streak splattered by the Beavers. The Beavers did not make a substitution, playing only eleven men, each of whom played both ways for the entire 60 minutes.
Stiner was also the head coach of another famous game in Beaver football history. His 1941 team played in the 1942 Rose Bowl. This game produced two important firsts. It was OSU's first-ever trip to the famous New Year's Day classic, and it remains the only Rose Bowl ever played outside of Pasadena, California. The reason for the move out of Pasadena was due to the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The game was played at Duke University's Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, with the undefeated Blue Devils picked as 3–1 favorites. Oregon State pulled off the upset and won, 20–16. Stiner, at 38, was the youngest head coach in Rose Bowl history.
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