Oscar Dahlene
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1886 |
| Died | October 22, 1949 (aged 63) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1908–1909 | Kansas |
| Position(s) | Placekicker, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1910 | Ottawa (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–3–1 |
Oscar J. Dahlene (April 24, 1886 – October 22, 1949) was an American college football player and coach. He was the eighth president of Pritchett College in Glasgow, Missouri, serving from 1917 until 1920.[1][2] He died in 1949 in Alabama.[3]
Dahlene joined the football program his junior year at the University of Kansas as a placekicker and fullback[4] under head coach A. R. Kennedy.
The 1908 Kansas Jayhawks were the undisputed Missouri Valley Conference champion and finished with a record of 9–0.[5] As a kicker, he was the only player to score in the first half of the Nebraska game in 1908, scoring 16 points.[6] Kansas won the game by a score of 20–15,[7] thus making Dahlene's 16 points critical to their undefeated 9–0 season and conference title.
In 1909 Kansas went 8–1,[8] starting the season with eight straight wins, and the program did not repeat until the 2007 season.[9]
