Ralph Edward Starenko (May 15, 1932 – February 9, 2020) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Concordia Teachers College—know known as Concordia University Nebraska—from 1959 to 1963, Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois from 1964 to 1968, and Augustana College—now known as Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from 1969 to 1976, compiling a career college football coaching record of 84–77–6. He played college football at Valparaiso University, from which he graduated in 1954.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1932 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2020 (aged 87) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1953 | Valparaiso |
| c. 1955 | Quantico Marines |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1956–1958 | Valparaiso (freshmen) |
| 1959–1963 | Concordia (NE) |
| 1964–1968 | Augustana (IL) |
| 1969–1976 | Augustana (SD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 84–77–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Tri-State (1960, 1962) 2 CCIW (1966, 1968) | |
Starenko was born and raised in Detroit. He died on February 9, 2020, at his home in Evanston, Illinois.[2]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Bulldogs (Nebraska College Conference) (1959) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Concordia | 3–6 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| Concordia Bulldogs (Tri-State Conference) (1960–1963) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Concordia | 7–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Concordia | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1962 | Concordia | 7–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1963 | Concordia | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Concordia: | 26–18–1 | 19–12–1 | |||||||
| Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1964–1968) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Augustana | 7–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Augustana | 4–2–2 | 2–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | Augustana | 6–2–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1967 | Augustana | 4–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1968 | Augustana | 6–3 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| Augustana (IL): | 27–13–3 | 21–8–2 | |||||||
| Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings (North Central Conference) (1969–1976) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Augustana | 3–6 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1970 | Augustana | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1971 | Augustana | 1–8–1 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1972 | Augustana | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1973 | Augustana | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1974 | Augustana | 4–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1975 | Augustana | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Augustana | 4–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| Augustana (SD): | 31–46–2 | 16–35–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 84–77–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Starenko New Concordia Pilot". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. March 13, 1959. p. 14. Retrieved December 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Starenko, Ralph Edward". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. February 14, 2020. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
