Paul Shupe
American football coach, athletics administrator (1932–2007)
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Paul Ray Shupe (May 31, 1932 – August 17, 2007) was an American football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa from 1967 to 1989, compiling a 155–62–4 in 23 seasons. Shupe led his 1978 Iowa Central team to a NJCAA National Football Championship.[1]
Lacona, Iowa, U.S.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1932 Lacona, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 2007 (aged 75) Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1951–1952 | Iowa State |
| 1956 | Iowa State |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1967–1989 | Iowa Central |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1990 | Iowa Central |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 155–62–4 (junior college football) |
| Bowls | 3–7–1 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NJCAA National (1978) 1 Tri-State Junior (1967) 8 Iowa Juco (1969, 1972–1973, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985–1986) | |
Shupe attended Chariton High School in Chariton, Iowa before going to Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Iowa State University. After playing as a halfback for the Iowa State Cyclones football team in 1951 and 1952, he served in the United States Army Signal Corps. Shupe returned to Iowa State in 1956.[2]
Before going to Iowa Central in 1967, Shupe coached the sophomore football team at Webster City High School in Webster City, Iowa and basketball at Webster City Junior College.[3] He died on August 17, 2007.[4]
Head coaching record
Junior college football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Central Panthers (Tri-State Junior College Conference) (1967–1968) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Iowa Central | 7–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1968 | Iowa Central | 3–2 | 3rd | ||||||
| Iowa Central Panthers (Iowa Junior College Conference) (1969–1973) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Iowa Central | 8–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | L Wool Bowl | ||||
| 1970 | Iowa Central | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Iowa Central | 4–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1972 | Iowa Central | 8–0–2 | 6–0 | 1st | T Mid-America Bowl | ||||
| 1973 | Iowa Central | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L El Toro Bowl | ||||
| Iowa Central Panthers (Independent) (1974) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Iowa Central | 8–1 | |||||||
| Iowa Central Panthers/Tritons (Iowa Junior College Conference) (1975–1989) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Iowa Central | 4–5 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Iowa Central | 6–3 | 5–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1977 | Iowa Central | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1978 | Iowa Central | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L Coca-Cola Bowl | ||||
| 1979 | Iowa Central | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1980 | Iowa Central | 9–1 | 7–1 | 1st | W Coca-Cola Bowl | ||||
| 1981 | Iowa Central | 4–5 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1982 | Iowa Central | 7–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L RC Cola Bowl | ||||
| 1983 | Iowa Central | 7–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Iowa Central | 8–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | L Like Cola Bowl | ||||
| 1985 | Iowa Central | 9–1 | 5–1 | 1st | W Like Cola Bowl | ||||
| 1986 | Iowa Central | 9–2 | 4–0 | 1st | L RC Cola Bowl | ||||
| 1987 | Iowa Central | 3–4 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1988 | Iowa Central | 5–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | W RC Cola Bowl | ||||
| 1989 | Iowa Central | 6–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | L RC Cola Bowl | ||||
| Iowa Central: | 155–62–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 155–62–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
