three seasons at ISU, from 1980 to 1982. In June 1983, Kragthorpe stepped away from the sidelines to take over as athletics director at his alma mater, Utah State in Logan. Oregon State Eighteen months later in December 1984, he returned to coaching, when he was hired to replace Joe Avezzano at Oregon State University Once again, he implemented a pass-oriented offense for the 1985 season, penned the "Air Express." This offense did not correlate to much success in the Pacific-10 Conference, as Kragthorpe failed to have a winning record in any of his six seasons with Oregon State, compiling an overall record of In recognition of how difficult the Oregon State job was perceived to be in those days, Kragthorpe won the Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors in 1989, despite having a losing record that year with the Beavers. Kragthorpe resigned from Oregon State on November 21, 1990, after an especially disappointing 1–10 result that season. 1985 Washington game Despite Kragthorpe's record at Oregon State, he will be forever linked to one of the greatest wins in Oregon State history. In his first season at the helm of Oregon State, Kragthorpe took his in to Husky Stadium in Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies as 38-point underdogs. After sixty minutes of play, and a blocked punt with 1:29 left to go in the game that was recovered for a Beaver touchdown, Oregon State pulled off what was then the largest upset by point spread in college football history, Later life In 1994, Kragthorpe was hired by the USU Alumni Association to resurrect the university's alumni chapters program. Despite officially retiring in 2001, Kragthorpe can still be found at his desk in the Alumni Office, overseeing the USU alumni chapters in Idaho and northern Nevada. Kragthorpe is a member of the Old Main Society, Alumni Sustaining Membership program, Big Blue Club, and the Emeriti Association. In 2005, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award. His son, Kurt, is a sportswriter for the Salt Lake Tribune, while another son, Steve, served as head coach at Tulsa and Louisville. Grandson, Brad Kragthorpe, is an assistant for the Cincinnati Bengals. Kragthorpe and his wife, Barbara, split their time between Logan, Utah and Louisville, Kentucky. Head coaching record References 1933 births Living people BYU Cougars football coaches Idaho State Bengals football coaches Montana Grizzlies football coaches New Mexico Lobos football coaches Oregon State