James B. Modesitt

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James B. Modesitt

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1875-11-24)November 24, 1875^[1] Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Died	September 13, 1946(1946-09-13) (aged 70)^[2] Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898–1899	Wabash
Head coaching record
Overall	3–5–2
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

James B. Modesitt was the 12th head football coach for the Wabash College Little Giants located in Crawfordsville, Indiana and he held that position for two seasons, from 1898 until 1899. His career coaching record at Wabash was 3 wins, 5 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 20th at Wabash in total wins and 23rd at Wabash in winning percentage (0.400). Modesitt was the first coach at Wabash to hold the post for more than one season since the program began in 1884.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference
Wabash Little Giants (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898	Wabash	2–5–1
1899	Wabash	1–0–1
Team:		3–5–2	0–0
Total:		3–5–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.

References

↑ "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," James Modesitt, 1946". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ "Dr. Modesitt Dead in South". The Milwaukee Journal. September 14, 1946. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ "Wabash College coaching records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

External links

James B. Modesitt at the College Football Data Warehouse

Wabash Little Giants head football coaches

Edwin R. Taber (1884)
No team (1885)
Evans Woollen (1886)
William Martin (1887)
No team (1888)
C. Sherman King (1889)
Robert A. King (1890)
Mason B. Thomas (1891)
William C. Malley (1892)
Elmer Horton (1893)
A. Vernon Randall (1894)
Franklin D. Arms (1895)
Frank M. Gould (1896)
No team (1897)
James B. Modesitt (1898–1899)
Anthony Chez (1900)
Frederick Feil (1901)
Eben Wilson (1902–1903)
Francis M. Cayou (1904–1907)
Ralph Jones (1908)
Jesse Harper (1909–1912)
Clarence H. Thurber (1913–1914)
Paul Sheeks (1915–1916)
J. Russell Townsend (1917–1918)
Robert E. Vaughan (1919–1945)
Glen Harmeson (1946–1950)
Garland Frazier (1951–1960)
Kenneth W. Keuffel (1961–1966)
Max Urick (1967–1970)
Dick Bowman (1971–1973)
Frank Navarro (1974–1977)
Stan Parrish (1978–1982)
Greg Carlson (1983–2000)
Chris Creighton (2001–2007)
Erik Raeburn (2008– )

Persondata
Name	Modesitt, James B.
Alternative names
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	November 24, 1875
Place of birth	Terre Haute, Indiana
Date of death	September 13, 1946
Place of death	Asheville, North Carolina

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