Alex Petersen

This article is about the American football coach. For the English footballer, see Alex Peterson.

Alex Petersen

Biographical details
Born	(1924-07-20)July 20, 1924 Coquille, Oregon, U.S.
Died	June 23, 2014(2014-06-23) (aged 89) Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1952–1954	Southern Oregon
Basketball
1955–1956	Southern Oregon
1975–1976	Southern Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall	8–14 (football) 19–29 (basketball)

Alexander Petersen Jr. (July 20, 1924 – June 23, 2014) was an American football coach, basketball coach and basketball player. He played basketball at Oregon State University, and while studying for his doctorate at Columbia University, he played a little basketball in the American League and the Eastern Basketball League of Connecticut. He returned to Oregon after finishing his doctorate. He was served as the head football coach at Southern Oregon College of Education—now known as Southern Oregon University—in Ashland, Oregon for three seasons, from 1952 to 1954. His record at Southern Oregon was 8–14.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Southern Oregon Red Raiders (Far Western Conference) (1952–1953)
1952	Southern Oregon	3–5	0–3	5th
1953	Southern Oregon	3–4	0–3	5th
Southern Oregon Red Raiders (Oregon Collegiate Conference) (1954)
1954	Southern Oregon	2–5	2–2	T–3rd
Southern Oregon:		8–14	2–8
Total:		8–14