Skip Stahley
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 22, 1908 Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 27, 1992 (aged 83) Portland, Oregon |
| Alma mater |
Pennsylvania State College Columbia University |
| Playing career | |
| 1928–1930 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | Back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1931–1933 | Western Maryland (assistant) |
| 1934 | Delaware |
| 1935–1940 | Harvard (assistant) |
| 1941–1943 | Brown |
| 1946–1947 | George Washington |
| 1948–1949 | Toledo |
| 1950–1952 | Washington (assistant) |
| 1953 | Chicago Cardinals (assistant) |
| 1954–1961 | Idaho |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1960–1964 | Idaho |
| 1964–1972 | Portland State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–85–3 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Skip Stahley | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
| Unit | Training |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Jacob Neil "Skip" Stahley (September 22, 1908 – June 27, 1992) was a college football coach and athletic director. In sixteen seasons as a head coach, the last eight at the University of Idaho, his overall record was 56–85–3 (.399).
Born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Stahley was an outstanding athlete at Lebanon High School and graduated in 1926. He attended Penn State in State College, where he majored in English and played football, earning honorable mention All-American honors. A three-sport letterman, Stahley also captained the basketball and lacrosse teams for the Nittany Lions. He graduated in 1931 and later earned a master's degree from Columbia University.
Stahley began his coaching career in 1931 as an assistant at Western Maryland College in Westminster under head coach Dick Harlow. In 1934, he became the head coach at the University of Delaware, and compiled a 4–3–1 record in Newark, then moved north to the Boston area and was an assistant coach at Harvard University, also under Harlow. From 1941 to 1943, Stahley was the head coach at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, with a 14–11 (.560) record.
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