Fred Prender
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | April 8, 1975 (aged 43–44) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1953 | West Chester |
| Baseball | |
| 1954 | Thetford Mines Miners |
| Position(s) | Back (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959–1962 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 1963–1968 | Juniata |
| 1969–1974 | Bucknell |
| Wrestling | |
| 1961–1963 | Bucknell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 53–50–3 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 MAC Northern College Division (1967) | |
Frederick W. Prender (1931 – April 8, 1975) was a minor league baseball player and American football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Juniata College from 1963 to 1968 and Bucknell University from 1969 to 1974, compiling a career college football coach record of 53–50–3.[2] A college football]player at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Prender was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1954.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata Indians (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1963–1968) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Juniata | 5–3 | 3–1 | NA (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1964 | Juniata | 4–4 | 3–3 | 3rd (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1965 | Juniata | 3–5 | 3–2 | 4th (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1966 | Juniata | 4–4 | 3–3 | T–5th (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1967 | Juniata | 7–1 | 5–0 | T–1st (College–Northern) | |||||
| 1968 | Juniata | 7–2 | 4–2 | 4th (College–Northern) | |||||
| Juniata: | 30–19 | 21–11 | |||||||
| Bucknell Bison (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1969) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Bucknell | 3–5–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd (University) | |||||
| Bucknell Bison (NCAA College Division / Division II independent) (1970–1974) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Bucknell | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1971 | Bucknell | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1972 | Bucknell | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1973 | Bucknell | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| 1974 | Bucknell | 2–8 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 21–31–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 53–50–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Frederick Prender". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Fred W Prender, 46, Dies". New York Times. December 5, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers draft". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2018.