Scott Downing (born November 7, 1956) is an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
player and coach. He is currently the
vice president
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of athletics at
Sterling College.
Playing history
Downing played
college football at
Sterling College in
Sterling, Kansas
Sterling is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,248. Sterling is home to Sterling College.
History
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Ame ...
as an offensive lineman and punter. He was team captain for the 1977 and 1978 seasons and was a letterman for all four years he played.
Coaching career
Sterling
After working as an assistant coach for his alma mater,
Downing became the head football coach for Sterling in his first head coaching job. He held the position for the 1982 and 1983 seasons. His coaching record at Sterling was 13–4–1.
Northern Colorado
Downing was the head coach at the
University of Northern Colorado
The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado. The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has officially changed ...
in
Greeley for five years, from 2006 to 2010. After five seasons, his teams had managed only 9 wins to 47 losses.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Sterling profile
1956 births
Living people
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