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Joe Prater

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Joe Prater
Biographical details
Born(1922-11-19)November 19, 1922
St. Paul, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 1, 2004(2004-08-01) (aged 81)
Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1942Sanford Spinners
1942Olean Oilers
1946Oshkosh Giants
1947Chanute Athletics
Basketball
1940Arkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1948–1950Lamar Union HS (CO) (assistant)
1951–1955Lamar Union HS (CO) (assistant)
1956–1973Pueblo / Southern Colorado
Basketball
1948–1949Lamar Union HS (CO) (assistant)
1949–1956Lamar Union HS (CO)
1974–1980Cavalry Baptist Church HS (CO)
Head coaching record
Overall52–53–2 (college football)

Joseph Claude Prater Jr. (November 19, 1922 – August 1, 2004) was an American minor league baseball player and a college football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Southern Colorado State College—now known as Colorado State University Pueblo—from 1956 to 1973.[2]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Southern Colorado Indians (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1963–1968)
1963 Southern Colorado 3–5
1964 Southern Colorado 6–4
1965 Southern Colorado 8–1–1
1966 Southern Colorado 3–7
1967 Southern Colorado 3–6–1
1968 Southern Colorado 4–6
Southern Colorado Indians (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1971)
1969 Southern Colorado 7–2 3–2 3rd (Plains)
1970 Southern Colorado 5–5 1–4 T–5th (Plains)
1971 Southern Colorado 4–6 1–4 6th (Plains)
Southern Colorado Indians (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1972–1973)
1972 Southern Colorado 6–4 3–3 T–4th
1973 Southern Colorado 3–7 1–4 6th
Southern Colorado: 52–53–2 9–17
Total: 52–53–2

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Junior college football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Pueblo Indians (Empire Junior College Conference) (1956–1962)
1956 Pueblo 5–1 T–2nd
1957 Pueblo 1–4–1 64th
1958 Pueblo 2–5 7th
1959 Pueblo 3–3–1 5th
1960 Pueblo 4–3 T–3rd
1961 Pueblo 4–3 T–3rd
1962 Pueblo 3–4 5th
Pueblo: 22–23–2
Total:

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Prater". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Joseph Prater". Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Joe C. Prater". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "Colorado State University Pueblo 2024 Preseason Information Packet" (PDF). Colorado State University-Pueblo Department of Athletics. pp. 29–30. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
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