Volney Ashford

This article is about the American football coach. For the American soldier, see Volney V. Ashford.

Volney Ashford

Biographical details
Born	(1907-11-15)November 15, 1907 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 14, 1973(1973-10-14) (aged 65) Marshall, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1927–1929	Missouri Valley
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931	Missouri Valley (assistant)
1932–1936	Harrisonville HS (MO)
1937–1942	Missouri Valley
1946–1967	Missouri Valley
Head coaching record
Overall	197–55–12 (college football) 25–12–4 (high school football)
Bowls	3–3–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
13 MCAU (1939, 1941–1942, 1946–1949, 1951–1952, 1954–1955, 1958, 1960–1961)
Awards
NAIA Coach of the Year (1958)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009 (profile)

Volney C. Ashford (November 15, 1907 – October 14, 1973) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Missouri Valley College for 28 season, from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1967. He led the Missouri Valley Vikings to nine bowl games, including the Mineral Water Bowl in 1955 and the 1956 Tangerine Bowl.

Ashford left Missouri Valley during World War II to serve in the United States Navy. He was commissioned a lieutenant junior grade and left for the North Carolina Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill, North Carolina in the spring of 1943.[1] Ashford was later stationed at Iowa City, Iowa and returned to Missouri Valley in December 1945.[2]

Ashford died of a heart attack on October 14, 1973.[3] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Missouri Valley Vikings (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1937–1942)
1937	Missouri Valley	3–4–1	1–3	T–4th
1938	Missouri Valley	5–3–1	1–2–1	T–3rd
1939	Missouri Valley	7–1	3–1	T–1st
1940	Missouri Valley	2–5–1	2–2	3rd
1941	Missouri Valley	7–2	3–0	1st
1942	Missouri Valley	9–0	4–0	1st
Missouri Valley Vikings (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1946–1967)
1946	Missouri Valley	10–0	4–0	1st
1947	Missouri Valley	12–0	4–0	1st	W Boys' Ranch Bowl, W Cigar
1948	Missouri Valley	9–1–1	4–0	1st	L Refrigerator, T Cigar
1949	Missouri Valley	8–3	3–0	1st	L Oleander Bowl
1950	Missouri Valley	8–2	2–1	2nd
1951	Missouri Valley	10–1	4–0	1st
1952	Missouri Valley	6–4	4–0	1st
1953	Missouri Valley	7–1–1	3–1	2nd	T Cigar
1954	Missouri Valley	7–1–2	2–0–1	T–1st
1955	Missouri Valley	9–1–1	1–0	1st	W Mineral Water, T Tangerine
1956	Missouri Valley	8–2–1	0–0–1	T–3rd
1957	Missouri Valley	4–2	0–0	NA
1958	Missouri Valley	8–1	3–0	1st	L Tangerine
1959	Missouri Valley	7–2	2–1	2nd
1960	Missouri Valley	7–1–1	3–0–1	T–1st
1961	Missouri Valley	9–0–1	4–0	1st
1962	Missouri Valley	6–3	3–1	2nd
1963	Missouri Valley	5–4	3–1	2nd
1964	Missouri Valley	7–2	3–1	2nd
1965	Missouri Valley	4–5	3–1	2nd
1966	Missouri Valley	6–3	1–1	4th
1967	Missouri Valley	6–4	1–1	T–3rd
Missouri Valley:		196–58–11	71–17–4
Total:		196–58–11
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Sporting Comment". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Ashford Back On Job". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 6, 1945. p. 17. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Volney Ashford Dies at 65". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. October 15, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved November 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Volney Ashford at the College Football Hall of Fame