Tony Storti

Tony Storti

Biographical details
Born	(1922-06-19)June 19, 1922
Died	January 23, 2009(2009-01-23) (aged 86) Carlsbad, California, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1947	Delaware
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1951	Stout Institute
1952–1954	Montana State
1956–1957	Montana State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1952–1958	Montana State
Head coaching record
Overall	52–21–3
Tournaments	0–0–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA (1956) 2 RMC (1954, 1956)

Anthony Wayne Storti (June 19, 1922 – January 23, 2009) was an American college football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Stout Institute—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Stout–from 1948 to 1951 and two stints at Montana State University, from 1952 to 1954 and from 1956 to 1957, compiling a career head coaching record of 52–21–3. Storti was also the athletic director at Montana state from 1952 to 1958. He led the 1956 Montana State Bobcats to a tie in the NAIA football national championship and a share of the NAIA national title.

Biography

A native of Eveleth, Minnesota, Storti served in the United States Army during World War II and attended the University of Wisconsin–Stout and the University of Delaware. He was a member of the football team at both schools. Storti died on January 23, 2009, in Carlsbad, California.

Coaching career

Storti began his coaching career at Stout Institute—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Stout—in 1948. During his tenure at Stout Institute, he compiled a 21–9–2 record.

Storti was named the head football coach and athletic director at Montana State University in 1952. Under his direction, the program won its first national championship in 1956.

Storti is an inductee in the University of Wisconsin–Stout Athletic Hall of Fame and Montana State Bobcat Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Stout InstituteBlue Devils (Wisconsin State College Conference) (1948–1951)
1949	Stout Institute	3–4–1	3–3	T–5th
1949	Stout Institute	6–2	4–2	3rd
1950	Stout Institute	5–2–1	3–2–1	4th
1951	Stout Institute	7–1	5–1	2nd
Stout Institute:		21–9–2	15–8–1
Montana State Bobcats (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1952–1954)
1952	Montana State	2–5	1–4	5th
1953	Montana State	4–4	4–1	2nd
1954	Montana State	8–1	6–0	1st
Montana State Bobcats (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1956)
1956	Montana State	9–0–1	5–0	1st	T NAIA championship
Montana State Bobcats (Independent) (1957)
1957	Montana State	8–2
Montana State:		31–12–1	16–5
Total:		52–21–3
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth