Thomas Joseph Parac (January 21, 1932 – December 29, 2023) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Montana State University from 1968 to 1970, compiling a record of 9–20. Parac was also the athletic director at Montana State from 1971 to 1985. A native of Lewistown, Montana, Parac played college football as a quarterback at Montana State, where he also lettered in basketball and baseball.[1]
Parac was born on January 21, 1932, in Lewistown, Montana, to Joseph Marion Parac and Helen (Kovacich) Parac. He died on December 29, 2023, at Spring Creek Care Center in Bozeman, Montana.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky Conference) (1968–1970) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Montana State | 6–4 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1969 | Montana State | 1–8 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1970 | Montana State | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| Montana State: | 9–20 | 4–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–20 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ “Parac new ‘Cat head coach”. The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. Associated Press. January 7, 1968. p. 23. Retrieved September 16, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ “Tom Parac Obituary”. Lewistown News-Argus. Lewistown, Montana. January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Legacy.com.