Al Simpson

For the American politician, see Alan Simpson (American politician).

Alexander Irving Simpson^[1] (July 19, 1916 – September 13, 1976) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Oregon College of Education—now known as Southern Oregon University—in Ashland, Oregon for five seasons, from 1946 until 1950. His coaching record at Southern Oregon was 27–16–1.^[2]

Al Simpson

Biographical details
Born	(1916-07-19)July 19, 1916 Eureka, California, U.S.
Died	September 13, 1976(1976-09-13) (aged 60) Cottage Grove, Oregon, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1950	Southern Oregon
Basketball
1946–1947	Southern Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall	27–16–1 (football) 23–3 (basketball)
Bowls	1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 2 Far Western (1947–1948)

Simpson was a graduate of Southern Oregon and the University of Oregon, in the years 1937 and 1939 respectively. Prior to coaching at Southern Oregon, he had coached in high schools in Oregon, including in Ashland and Medford.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Southern Oregon Red Raiders (Independent) (1946)
1946	Southern Oregon	8–0			W Pear
Southern Oregon Red Raiders (Far Western Conference) (1947–1950)
1947	Southern Oregon	7–2	3–1	T–1st	L Pear
1948	Southern Oregon	5–5	3–1	T–1st	L Pear
1949	Southern Oregon	5–2–1	2–1–1	2nd
1950	Southern Oregon	3–7	1–3	4th
Southern Oregon:		27–16–1	9–6–1
Total:		27–16–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth