Scott Downing
American football player and coach
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Scott Downing (born November 7, 1956) is an American college administrator and former football coach. He is the vice president of strategy and engagement at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas. He served as the head football coach at Sterling from 1982 to 1983 and University of Northern Colorado from 2006 to 2010.
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Vice president of strategy and engagement |
| Team | Sterling College |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 7, 1956 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1978 | Sterling |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1981 | Sterling (OL) |
| 1982–1983 | Sterling |
| 1984–1986 | Nebraska (GA/FHC) |
| 1987–1990 | Wyoming (LB) |
| 1991–1994 | Wyoming (DC/LB) |
| 1995–1996 | Wyoming (AHC/RB/ST) |
| 1997–2002 | Purdue (AHC/RC/RB) |
| 2003–2005 | Nebraska (RC/TE) |
| 2006–2010 | Northern Colorado |
| 2011–2014 | Tulsa (AHC/ST/TE) |
| 2015 | Toronto Argonauts (ST) |
| 2016–2018 | Liberty (ST/RB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–51–1 |
Playing history
Downing played college football at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas as an offensive lineman and punter. He was team captain for the 1977 and 1978 seasons and was a letterman for all four years he played.[1]
Coaching career
Sterling
After working as an assistant coach for his alma mater,[1] Downing became the head football coach for Sterling in his first head coaching job. He held the position for the 1982 and 1983 seasons. His coaching record at Sterling was 13–4–1.[2]
Northern Colorado
Downing was the head coach at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley for five years, from 2006 to 2010. After five seasons, his teams had managed only 9 wins to 47 losses.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1982–1983) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Sterling | 7–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1983 | Sterling | 6–2–1 | 6–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Sterling: | 13–4–1 | 13–4–1 | |||||||
| Northern Colorado Bears (Big Sky Conference) (2006–2010) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Northern Colorado | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2007 | Northern Colorado | 1–11 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2008 | Northern Colorado | 1–10 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2009 | Northern Colorado | 3–8 | 1–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 2010 | Northern Colorado | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| Northern Colorado: | 9–47 | 5–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–51–1 | ||||||||
