# Don Read

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), 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); the two previous seasons he mentored quarterbacks and receivers under head coach Dick Enright.
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. 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.

## Education

In 1962, Read earned his master's degree in social science from Sacramento State University.

## Head coaching record
### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| 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: | 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: | 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 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |
| 1979 | Oregon Tech | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |
| 1980 | Oregon Tech | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |
| Oregon Tech: | 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: | 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: | Montana: | 85–36 | 54–22 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 155–126–1 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||