Scott Downing | |
Current Title: | Vice President of Athletics |
Current Team: | Sterling |
Current Conference: | KCAC |
Birth Date: | 7 November 1956 |
Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1975–1978 |
Player Team1: | Sterling |
Coach Years1: | 1980–1981 |
Coach Team1: | Sterling (OL) |
Coach Years2: | 1982–1983 |
Coach Team2: | Sterling |
Coach Years3: | 1984–1986 |
Coach Team3: | Nebraska (GA/FHC) |
Coach Years4: | 1987–1990 |
Coach Team4: | Wyoming (LB) |
Coach Years5: | 1991–1994 |
Coach Team5: | Wyoming (DC/LB) |
Coach Years6: | 1995–1996 |
Coach Team6: | Wyoming (AHC/RB/ST) |
Coach Years7: | 1997–2002 |
Coach Team7: | Purdue (AHC/RC/RB) |
Coach Years8: | 2003–2005 |
Coach Team8: | Nebraska (RC/TE) |
Coach Years9: | 2006–2010 |
Coach Team9: | Northern Colorado |
Coach Years10: | 2011–2014 |
Coach Team10: | Tulsa (AHC/ST/TE) |
Coach Years11: | 2015 |
Coach Team11: | Toronto Argonauts (ST) |
Coach Years12: | 2016–2018 |
Coach Team12: | Liberty (ST/RB) |
Admin Years1: | 2019–present |
Admin Team1: | Sterling (VP of Athletics) |
Overall Record: | 22–51–1 |
Scott Downing (born November 7, 1956) is an American football player and coach. He is currently the vice president of athletics at Sterling College.
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]
After working as an assistant coach for his alma mater, 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] [3]
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.[4] [5]