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Floyd Stahl
Biographical details
Born(1899-07-18)July 18, 1899
Paulding County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1996(1996-07-26) (aged 97)
Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1926Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1926–1930Stivers HS OH)
1943–1946Harvard College
1950–1958Ohio State
Baseball
1927–1930Stivers HS OH)
1933–1938Ohio State
1939–1946Harvard College
Football
1927–1929Stivers HS OH)
1933–1938Ohio State (backfield)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1950–1966Ohio State (assistant AD)
Head coaching record
Overall108–120 (college basketball)
178–168–1 (college baseball)
TournamentsBasketball
0–2 (NCAA)

Floyd S. Stahl (July 18, 1899 – July 26 1996) was an American collegiate athletic coach, who held many coaching and administrative positions at Harvard University and the Ohio State University.[1]

Stahl was the head coach of the Ohio State baseball team from 1933 to 1938.[2] During this same period, he was the backfield coach for the Ohio State football team under head coach Francis Schmidt.[3][4]

In 1939, Stahl joined the staff at Harvard, where he served as the head coach of the baseball team until 1946. Although no games were played in 19944-45 due to World War II, the team won its conference title in his first season. His overall record at Harvard was 54-69. In addition to baseball, Stahl also served as the head coach of the Harvard basketball team from 1943 to 1946, leading the Crimson t their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1946, where they were defeated in the Elite Eight by Ohio State.

The following year, Ohio State rehired Stahl as its head baseball coach. He led the Buckeyes from 1947 to 1950, finishing with an overall record of 129-108-1. In 1950, he transitioned to the basketball program, becoming the head coach of the Ohio State men's team, a position he held until 1958.

While coaching basketball at Ohio State, Stahl also served as an associate athletic director. In 1958, he stepped down from coaching to become the university's assistant athletic director. He returned to coaching in 1966 to lead the Ohio State golf team and was later inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1978. Stahl died on July 26, 1996, at his son's home in Blacklick, Ohio.[5]

Head coaching record

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College basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Harvard Crimson (Independent) (1943–1946)
1943–44 Harvard College 2–12
1944–45 Harvard College 2–13
1945–46 Harvard College 20–3 NCAA Regional Fourth Place
Harvard College: 24–28 (.462)
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (1950–1958)
1950–51 Ohio State 6–16 3–11 T–9th
1951–52 Ohio State 8–14 6–8 T–5th
1952–53 Ohio State 10–12 7–11 7th
1953–54 Ohio State 11–11 5–9 7th
1954–55 Ohio State 10–12 4–10 10th
1955–56 Ohio State 16–6 9–5 T–3rd
1956–57 Ohio State 14–8 9–5 T–3rd
1957–58 Ohio State 9–13 8–6 T–4th
Ohio State: 84–92 (.477) 51–65 (.440)
Total: 108–120 (.474)

References

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  1. ^ "New Baseball Coach Floyd Stahl Expects a Better, Hustling Nine". The Harvard Crimson. February 7, 1939. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Hartman, Marcus (June 9, 2017). "Where has Ohio State found its basketball coaches?". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Perkins, Brett (2010). Frantic Francis: How One Coach's Madness Changed Football. University of Nebraska Press p. 317. ISBN 978-0-8032-2617-3.
  4. ^ Novak, Thad (July 11, 2012). "Ohio State Basketball: Power Ranking Buckeyes' Greatest Hoops Coaches Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Former coach, administrator for Ohio State dead at 97". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. Associated Press. July 29, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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