Clyde Wesley "Cac" Hubbard (September 13, 1896 – October 30, 1980) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. Hubbard served as the head football coach at the College of Puget Sound—now known as the University of Puget Sound—from 1926 to 1928 and at the University of Denver from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1944 to 1947, compiling a career college football coaching record of 45–35–10. Hubbard was the head basketball coach at Denver from 1932 to 1940 and the school's baseball coach in 1948. He served as the athletic director at Denver from 1941 to 1948 and at the University of Montana from 1949 to 1952.

Cac Hubbard
Biographical details
Born(1896-09-13)September 13, 1896
Weiser, Idaho, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1980(1980-10-30) (aged 84)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1916–1917Oregon State
1919Oregon State
Basketball
1919–1921Oregon State
Baseball
1918–1921Oregon State
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1928Puget Sound
1932–1938Denver (assistant)
1939–1941Denver
1944–1947Denver
Basketball
1932–1940Denver
Baseball
1948Denver
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1948Denver
1949–1952Montana
Head coaching record
Overall45–35–10 (football)
Bowls0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Mountain States (1945–1946)

Hubbard graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College—now known as Oregon State University—in 1921. There he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.[1][2]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Puget Sound Loggers (Northwest Conference) (1926–1928)
1926 Puget Sound 3–3 2–1 2nd
1927 Puget Sound 3–4–1 1–2–1 4th
1928 Puget Sound 5–3 3–2 T–2nd
Puget Sound: 11–10–1 6–5–1
Denver Pioneers (Mountain States Conference) (1939–1941)
1939 Denver 5–3–1 3–2–1 3rd
1940 Denver 7–2–1 4–1–1 T–2nd
1941 Denver 4–3–2 3–1–2 T–2nd
Denver Pioneers (Mountain States Conference) (1944–1947)
1944 Denver 4–3–2 1–2–1 2nd
1945 Denver 4–5–1 4–1 1st L Sun
1946 Denver 5–5–1 4–1–1 T–1st L Alamo
1947 Denver 5–4–1 3–2–1 2nd
Denver: 34–25–9 22–10–7
Total: 45–35–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Cac Hubbard Named New Montana Director". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. Associated Press. February 1, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved September 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Cac Hubbard Resigns From Montana Post". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. United Press International. November 29, 1952. p. 11. Retrieved September 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com  .
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