| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1896 Primrose, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1992 (aged 96) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1920 | Shenandoah HS (IA) |
| 1925–1929 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Wrestling | |
| 1922–1930 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1920 | Shenandoah HS (IA) |
| 1948–1964 | Iowa State Teachers / State College of Iowa (dean of students) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–9–6 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 Iowa Conference (1927–1928) | |
Paul Frank Bender (February 12, 1896 – December 4, 1992) was an American football and wrestling coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Iowa State Teachers College—now known as the University of Northern Iowa—from 1925 to 1929, compiling a record of 25–9–6. Bender was as the head wrestling coach at Iowa State Teachers from 1922 to 1930.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Teachers (Iowa Conference) (1925–1929) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–1–2 | 4–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1926 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1927 | Iowa State Teachers | 7–0–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1928 | Iowa State Teachers | 5–1–3 | 4–0–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Iowa State Teachers | 3–4 | 3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| Iowa State Teachers: | 25–9–6 | 21–4–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–9–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||