Chester Caddas
American football coach (1935–2019)
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Chester Caddas (July 30, 1935 – July 27, 2019) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific from 1972 to 1978 and as the interim head football coach Colorado State University in 1981, compiling a career head coaching record of 38–44–2.[1]
BornJuly 30, 1935
DiedJuly 27, 2019 (aged 83)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
1966–1967Vanderbilt (assistant)
1968–1971Pacific (CA) (assistant)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1935 |
| Died | July 27, 2019 (aged 83) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1967 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 1968–1971 | Pacific (CA) (assistant) |
| 1972–1978 | Pacific (CA) |
| 1979–1981 | Colorado State (DC) |
| 1981 | Colorado State (interim HC) |
| 1982 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 1993–1996 | Purdue (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–44–2 |
Caddas graduated from Murray State College—now known as Murray State University—in 1957. He died on July 27, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Tigers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1972–1978) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Pacific | 8–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Pacific | 7–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Pacific | 6–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Pacific | 5–6–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1976 | Pacific | 2–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1977 | Pacific | 6–5 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1978 | Pacific | 4–8 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Pacific: | 38–38–2 | 15–13–1 | |||||||
| Colorado State Rams (Western Athletic Conference) (1981) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Colorado State | 0–6[n 1] | 0–5[n 1] | 9th | |||||
| Colorado State: | 0–6 | 0–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 38–44–2 | ||||||||
Notes
- Sark Arslanian was fired after the first six games of the 1981 season. Caddas was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Colorado State finished the year 0–12 overall and 0–8 in conference play.
