Johnny Merriman

John S. "Johnny" Merriman, Jr.
Sport(s)	Football
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1930–1945	Coast Guard
Head coaching record
Overall	46–66–9 (.417)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

John S. "Johnny" Merriman, Jr. was an American football coach in the United States.

Coaching career

Merriman was the head college football coach for the Coast Guard Bears located in New London, Connecticut. He held that position for 16 seasons, from 1930 until 1945.^[1] His coaching record at Coast Guard was 46 wins, 66 losses and 9 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #1 at Coast Guard in total wins and #7 at the school in winning percentage (.417).^[2]

References

^ Shafer, Ian. "U.S. Coast Guard Academy (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?m=viewAllSeasons&id=1041. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
^ DeLassus, David. "United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/nefc/coast_guard/coaching_records.php. Retrieved January 25, 2011.

Coast Guard Bears head football coaches

R. V. Marron (1922–1923)
No team (1924–1925)
W. R. Richards (1926–1929)
Johnny Merriman (1930–1945)
Nelson Nitchman (1946–1958)
Otto Graham (1959–1965)
Frank Kapral (1966–1967)
Tad Schroeder (1968–1973)
Otto Graham (1974–1975)
Bill Hickey (1976–1979)
Larry Rutledge (1980–1982)
Bob Campiglia (1983–1985)
Thomas H. Bell (1986–1992)
Bill Schmitz (1993–1996)
Chuck Mills (1997)
Bob Estock (1998)
Bill George (1999– )

Persondata
Name	Merriman, Johnny
Alternative names	Coach Merriman
Short description	American football coach
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