S. M. Hammond

S. M. Hammond
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born October 24, 1870(1870-10-24)
Place of birth Canaan, Connecticut
Died November 20, 1934(1934-11-20) (aged 64)
Place of death St. Petersburg, Florida
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896
1897
Purdue
Lehigh
Head coaching record
Overall 7–9–1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

Samuel Mowbray Hammond (October 24, 1870 – November 20, 1934)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Purdue University for one season in 1896 and at Lehigh University for one season in 1897, compiling a career record of 7–9–1.

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Coaching career

Purdue University

Hammond's first coaching position was for the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Indiana. Highlights of his one season as coach include a victory of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the DePauw Tigers.[2]

Lehigh University

Hammond was named the sixth head football coach at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1897 season. His coaching record at Lehigh was 3–7. This ranks him 24th at Lehigh in terms of total wins and 23rd at Lehigh in terms of winning percentage.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1896)
1896 Purdue 4–2–1 0–2–1 T–6th
Purdue: 4–2–1 0–2–1
Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1897)
1897 Lehigh 3–7
Lehigh: 3–7
Total: 7–9–1

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