Floyd Stahl

Floyd S. Stahl (July 18, 1899 – July 26, 1996) was an American collegiate athletic coach. He held many coaching and administrative positions at the Harvard University and the Ohio State University.

Stahl was the head coach of the Ohio State baseball team from 1930 to 1938. During this same period, he also served as the backfield coach for the Ohio State football team under head coach Francis Schmidt.

In 1939, Stahl joined the staff at Harvard, where he served as the head coach of the baseball team until 1946. Although no games were played in 19944-45 due to World War II, the team won its conference title in his first season. His overall record at Harvard was 54-69. In addition to baseball, Stahl also served as the head coach of the Harvard basketball team from 1943 to 1946, leading the Crimson t their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1946, where they were defeated in the Elite Eight by Ohio State.

The following year, Ohio State rehired Stahl as its head baseball coach. He led the Buckeyes from 1947 to 1950, finishing with an overall record of 129-108-1. In 1950, he transitioned to the basketball program, becoming the head coach of the Ohio State men's team, a position he held until 1958.

While coaching basketball at Ohio State, Stahl also served as an associate athletic director. In 1958, he stepped down from coaching to become the university's assistant athletic director. He returned to coaching in 1966 to lead the Ohio State golf team. He retired on July 1, 1970.

Stahl was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1978. Stahl died on July 26, 1996, at his son's home in Blacklick, Ohio.