Phil Cutchin
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1920 Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1999 (aged 78) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1941–1942 | Kentucky |
| 1946 | Kentucky |
| Baseball | |
| 1941–1942 | Kentucky |
| Position | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1949 | Ohio Wesleyan (assistant) |
| 1952–1953 | Kentucky (backs) |
| 1954–1957 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 1958–1962 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 1963–1968 | Oklahoma State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–38–2 |
Phil Cutchin (September 9, 1920 – January 7, 1999) was an American football player and coach.
Cutchin was born in Mayfield, Kentucky, attended high school in Murray, Kentucky. His father was the basketball coach at Murray State College. He played college football at the University of Kentucky before he entered the United States Army during World War II.[1]
Cutchin was an assistant football coach at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1948.[1] He worked as an assistant coach under coach Bear Bryant and accompanied Bryant to coach at Texas A&M and Alabama. He was the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater from 1963[2] to 1968, compiling a record of 19–38–2. Although he never had a winning season at Oklahoma State, he led the team to their first win over Oklahoma in 20 years.
Cutchin married Betsy Blevins in 1943; they had two children. Cutchin died in 1999, at the age of 78, in Tulsa.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big Eight Conference) (1963–1968) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Oklahoma State | 1–8 | 0–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1964 | Oklahoma State | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1965 | Oklahoma State | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1966 | Oklahoma State | 4–5–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1967 | Oklahoma State | 4–5–1 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1968 | Oklahoma State | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Oklahoma State: | 19–38–2 | 14–26–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–38–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Coach's Record is Impressive". Stillwater News-Press. January 12, 1963. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Garner, John D. (January 12, 1963). "Cutchin Starts to Work". Stillwater News-Press. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.