Gil Dobie
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| Date of birth | January 21, 1878 | |
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| Place of birth | Hastings, Minnesota | |
| Date of death | December 23, 1948 | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Overall Record | 179-45-15 (.780) | |
| Championships won |
1921, 1922 NCAA Division I-A national championship | |
| School as a player | ||
| 1900-1902 | University of Minnesota | |
| Position | end and QB | |
| Schools as a coach | ||
| 1906-07 1908-16 1917-19 1920-35 1936-38 |
North Dakota State Washington Navy Cornell Boston College |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1951 | ||
Gilmour "Gloomy Gil" Dobie (January 21, 1879–December 23, 1948) was an American football head coach. He was born in Hastings, Minnesota, USA.
[edit] Career
He coached at North Dakota State University, Washington, Navy, Cornell, and Boston College. Dobie achieved his greatest success at the University of Washington, where he had a remarkable 58-0-3 record. During his tenure, Washington had a 39 game winning streak, which is the second longest in NCAA Division I-A football history. His coaching career at Washington also comprised virtually all of Washington's 63 game unbeaten streak — still the NCAA Division I-A record.[1]
After leaving Washington, Dobie won two NCAA Division I-A national football championships with Cornell, in 1921 and 1922. His overall coaching record was 179 wins, 45 losses, and 15 ties, a .780 percentage. Of the 33 years he coached, he had 14 undefeated seasons.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 as a charter member.
[edit] Detailed results
| School | Years | W | L | T | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 1906-07 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington | 1908-16 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 1908-16 undefeated; 1909-1913, 1915 unbeaten and untied; 39 game win streak 1908-14 |
| Navy | 1917-19 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cornell | 1920-35 | 82 | 36 | 7 | 1921-23 undefeated |
| Boston College | 1936-38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 33 | 179 | 45 | 15 | 14 undefeated seasons |
| Preceded by: A.L. Marshall |
North Dakota State Head Football Coach 1906–1907 |
Succeeded by: Paul Magoffin |
| Preceded by: Victor Place |
Washington Head Football Coach 1908–1916 |
Succeeded by: Claude Hunt |
| Preceded by: Jonas Ingram |
Navy Head Football Coach 1917–1919 |
Succeeded by: Bob Folwell |
| Preceded by: John Rush |
Cornell Head Football Coach 1920–1935 |
Succeeded by: Carl Snavely |
| Preceded by: Harry Downes |
Boston College Head Football Coach 1936–1938 |
Succeeded by: Frank Leahy |
[edit] External links
| North Dakota State University Bison Head Football Coaches |
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| Bolley • Harrison • Cochems • Marshall • Dobie • Magoffin • Reuber • Wood • Davis • Borleske • Cutting • Borleske • Cortright • Davis • Rockwell • Finnigan • Kostka • Lowe • Kostka • Bliss • Wenskunas • Anderson • Luymes • Danielson • Mudra • Erhardt • Kjelbertson • Wacker • Morton • Solomonson • Hager • Babich • Bohl |
| Washington Huskies Head Football Coaches |
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| Goodwin • Cobb • Nichols • Jeffs • Dodge • Wright • Knight • Cutts • Place • Dobie • Hunt • Savage • Allison • Bagshaw • Phelan • Welch • Odell • Cherberg • Royal • Owens • James • Lambright • Neuheisel • Gilbertson • Willingham |
| Navy Midshipmen Head Football Coaches |
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| Carter • Crosby • Hartwell • Wurtenburg • McClung • Poe • Armstrong • Cochran • Hillebrand • Chamberlain • Dashiell • Reeves • Berrien • Howard • Ingram • Dobie • Folwell • Owsley • Ingram • Miller • Hamilton • Hardwick • Larson • Whelchel • Hagberg • Hamilton • Sauer • Erdelatz • Hardin • Elias • Forzano • Welsh • Tranquill • Uzelac • Chaump • Weatherbie • Lantz • Johnson |
| Boston College Eagles Head Football Coaches |
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| Drum • Nagle • Lawless • Carney • Dunlop • White • Reilly • Kenney • McCarthy • Hart • Courtney • Joy • Mahoney • Brickley • Morrissey • Cavanaugh • Daley • McKenney • McNamara • Downes • Dobie • Leahy • Myers • Sarno • Myers • Holovak • Hefferle • Miller • Yukica • Chlebek • Bicknell • Coughlin • Henning • O’Brien |
