Stiner led the Oregon State Beavers to the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) title in 1941 and the three bowl game victories.

[3] In the fall of 1927, Stiner accepted a post at the University of Colorado as an assistant coach of football and track and field.

[4] Budgetary problems associated with the Great Depression forced the departure of head coach Paul Schissler in January 1933, opening the door for the promotion of Stiner, which was actively sought by returning players on the team.

[2] Stiner was officially approved as head football coach of the Beavers by the Oregon state board of higher education on April 29, 1933.

On October 21, 1933, eleven Beaver "Iron Men" fought USC to a scoreless tie in what many consider to be the greatest game in Oregon State football history.

The Trojans, defending two-time national champions, brought an eighty-man squad to Multnomah Stadium in Portland and saw a 25-game win streak splattered by the Beavers.

It was OSU's first-ever trip to the famous New Year's Day classic, and it remains the only Rose Bowl ever played outside of Pasadena, California.

The game was played at Duke University's Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, with the undefeated Blue Devils picked as 3–1 favorites.

[7] Stiner moved to a assisted living facility in Richland, Washington, around 1976, where he spent the last eight years of his life, to be near his daughter, Betty Ingram.