| Biographical details | |
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| Born | (1933-12-15)December 15, 1933 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 2024(2024-01-03) (aged 90) |
| Playing career | |
| late 1950s | Sacramento State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960s | Placer HS (CA) (assistant) |
| 1960s | Petaluma HS (CA) |
| 1966–1967 | Humboldt State (assistant) |
| 1968–1971 | Portland State |
| 1972–1973 | Oregon (QB/Rec) |
| 1974–1976 | Oregon |
| 1977–1980 | Oregon Tech |
| 1981–1985 | Portland State |
| 1986–1995 | Montana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 155–126–1 (college) 19–5–2 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 8–4 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1NCAA Division I-AA (1995) 1Evergreen (1980) 1Western Football (1984) 2Big Sky (1993, 1995) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Division I-AA COY (1995) | |
Donald Bert Read (December 15, 1933 – January 3, 2024) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach at Portland State University (1968–1971, 1981–1985), the University of Oregon (1974–1976),[1] the Oregon Institute of Technology (1977–1980), and the University of Montana (1986–1995), compiling a career college football record of 155–126–1 (.551).
From 1968 to 1971 and 1981 to 1985, Read led the Portland State Vikings to a 39–52–1 record. From 1974 to 1976, he guided the Oregon Ducks to a 9–24 record (3–18 in Pac-8);[2][3][4] the two previous seasons he mentored quarterbacks and receivers under head coach Dick Enright.[5]
Read's best success came at Montana, where he went 85–36 (.702), including three 11-win seasons and an NCAA Division I-AA Championship in his final year of coaching, 1995.[6][7] Read resided in Corvallis, Oregon, where he participated in scouting and game planning for Oregon State football.
Read died on January 3, 2024, at the age of 90.[8]
In 1962, Read earned his master's degreeinsocial science from Sacramento State University.[8]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Portland State Vikings (NCAA College Division independent) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Portland State | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1969 | Portland State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1970 | Portland State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1971 | Portland State | 4–5 | |||||||
| Portland State: | 20–19 | ||||||||
| Oregon Ducks (Pacific-8 Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Oregon | 2–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1975 | Oregon | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1976 | Oregon | 4–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Oregon: | 9–24 | 3–18 | |||||||
| Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (Evergreen Conference) (1977–1980) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Oregon Tech | 2–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1978 | Oregon Tech | 5–4[n 1] | 3–3[n 1] | T–3rd[n 1] | |||||
| 1979 | Oregon Tech | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Oregon Tech | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Oregon Tech: | 22–14 | 11–11 | |||||||
| Portland State Vikings (NCAA Division II Independent) (1981) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Portland State | 2–9 | |||||||
| Portland State Vikings (Western Football Conference) (1982–1985) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Portland State | 2–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1983 | Portland State | 3–7 | 1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Portland State | 8–3 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1985 | Portland State | 4–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Portland State: | 19–33–1 | 6–8–1 | |||||||
| Montana Grizzlies (Big Sky Conference) (1986–1995) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Montana | 6–4 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1987 | Montana | 6–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Montana | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | ||||
| 1989 | Montana | 11–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | ||||
| 1990 | Montana | 7–4 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1991 | Montana | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Montana | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1993 | Montana | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | ||||
| 1994 | Montana | 11–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | ||||
| 1995 | Montana | 13–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship | ||||
| Montana: | 85–36 | 54–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 155–126–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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