Bruce Osborne
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1924 Minersville, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 2008 (aged 84) Cedar City, Utah, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 | Utah State |
| 1947–1948 | BYU |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1952 | Delta HS (UT) |
| 1953 | Provo HS (UT) (sophomores) |
| 1954–1964 | Southern Utah |
| Basketball | |
| 1953–1954 | Provo HS (UT) (sophomores) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–5–1 (college football) |
Bruce H. Osborne (August 27, 1924 – November 23, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He was head football coach at the College of Southern Utah—now known as Southern Utah University, from 1954 to 1964. Southern Utah competed as a junior college prior to 1963.[1] Osborne played college football at Utah State University and Brigham Young University (BYU).
After coaching at Delta High School in Delta, Utah, Osborne was hired in 1953 to coach the sophomore football and basketball teams at Provo High School in Provo, Utah.[2] A year later, he was appointed the head football coach at the College of Southern Utah.[3]
Osborne was born on August 27, 1924 in Minersville, Utah to Josiah Osborne Jr. and Lucy Murdock Osborne. He served with the in the South Pacific United States Marine Corps during World War II. Osborne was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He died on November 23, 2008, in Cedar City, Utah.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NAIA independent) (1963–1964) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Southern Utah | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1964 | Southern Utah | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| Southern Utah: | 8–5–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–5–1 | ||||||||
Junior college football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah Broncos/Thunderbirds (Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1954–1962) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Southern Utah | 6–1 | 2nd | ||||||
| 1955 | Southern Utah | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1956 | Southern Utah | 1–5 | 6th | ||||||
| 1957 | Southern Utah | 5–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1958 | Southern Utah | 3–3–3 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Southern Utah | 3–6 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Southern Utah | 3–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961 | Southern Utah | 0–5–1 | 7th | ||||||
| 1962 | Southern Utah | 3–5–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Southern Utah: | 23–23–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Football Media Guide". Southern Utah Thunderbirds. 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Bruce Osborne Joins Provo Staff". Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. August 21, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Bruce Osborne Gets U S A C Nod AS New Bronco Coach". Iron County Record. Cedar City, Utah. June 25, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bruce H. Osborne". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 27, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Legacy.com.
- 1924 births
- 2008 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- BYU Cougars football players
- Southern Utah Thunderbirds football coaches
- Utah State Aggies football players
- High school basketball coaches in Utah
- High school football coaches in Utah
- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
- People from Beaver, Utah
- Coaches of American football from Utah
- Players of American football from Utah
- Basketball coaches from Utah
- Military personnel from Utah
- Latter Day Saints from Utah