Ted Coffman | |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1926 |
Player Team2: | USC |
Player Sport3: | Baseball |
Player Years4: | 1925–1927 |
Player Team4: | USC |
Player Positions: | End (football) Catcher (baseball) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1927–1928 |
Coach Team2: | New Mexico A&M |
Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
Coach Years4: | 1927–1929 |
Coach Team4: | New Mexico A&M |
Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
Coach Years6: | 1928 |
Coach Team6: | New Mexico A&M |
Admin Years1: | 1927–1929 |
Admin Team1: | New Mexico A&M |
Overall Record: | 7–10 (football) 9–20–1 (basketball) 4–4–1 (baseball) |
Theodore R. "Soapy" Coffman was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. Coffman served as the head football coach at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now New Mexico State University—from 1927 to 1928, compiling a record of 7–10. At New Mexico A&M was also the head basketball coach from 1927 to 1928 and head baseball coach in 1928, and athletic director from 1927 to 1929. A native of Santa Ana, California, Coffman played college football and college baseball at the University of Southern California (USC).[1]