Charles A. Huntington

Charles A. "Shy" Huntington (July 7, 1891 – January 1973)^[1] was a quarterback and later a multi-sport coach at the University of Oregon.^[2]

Charles A. Huntington

Biographical details
Born	(1891-07-07)July 7, 1891 The Dalles, Oregon, U.S.
Died	January 21, 1973(1973-01-21) (aged 81) Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1916	Oregon
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1923	Oregon
Basketball
1919–1920	Oregon
Baseball
1919–1920	Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall	26–12–6 (football) 8–9 (basketball) 12–15 (baseball)
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football PCC (1919) 1 Northwest Conference (1922)
Awards
First-team All-PCC (1916)

Playing and coaching career

Huntington tackled by Pennsylvania defenders during the 1917 Rose Bowl.

Huntington began his football career as a quarterback and safety at the University of Oregon. He was the critical player in Oregon's Rose Bowl upset over heavily favored Pennsylvania in 1917, throwing a touchdown pass and intercepting three passes on defense as the Ducks won 14–0.^[3]

Huntington took over as head coach for the Ducks in 1918. He would coach the Ducks for six seasons. He finished with a 26–12–6 record. In 1919, he coached the Ducks to a Rose Bowl berth; they lost to Harvard, 7–6, on January 1, 1920.^[3]

He served as Oregon's baseball coach in 1919 and 1920,^[4] and he coached the basketball team for one season, 1919–20, achieving a record of eight wins and nine losses.^[5]

Huntington was a member of the Ku Klux Klan during his time as head coach.^[6]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Oregon Webfoots (Northwest Conference / Pacific Coast Conference) (1918–1923)
1918	Oregon	4–2	NA / 2–1	NA / 2nd
1919	Oregon	5–2	2–1 / 2–1	2nd / T–1st	L Rose
1920	Oregon	3–2–1	1–0–1 / 1–1–1	2nd / T–3rd
1921	Oregon	5–1–3	1–0–3 / 0–1–2	3rd / 5th
1922	Oregon	6–1–1	5–0–1 / 3–0–1	T–1st / 2nd
1923	Oregon	3–4–1	3–3–1 / 0–4–1	T–3rd / 8th
Oregon:		26–12–6	16–8–6
Total:		26–12–6
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth