Fred Dawson

Fred Dawson

Dawson from 1921 Cornhusker
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born April 26, 1884
Warren, Massachusetts
Died August 18, 1965 (aged 81)
Omaha, Nebraska
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
19181919
19211924
19251928
19311933

Basketball
19181919

Baseball
1918
1919

Columbia
Nebraska
Denver
Virginia


Columbia


Princeton
Columbia
Head coaching record
Overall 524510 (football)
36 (basketball)
1111 (baseball)

Statistics

Frederick Thomas Dawson (April 26, 1884 August 18, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Columbia University (19181919), the University of Nebraska (19211924), the University of Denver (19251928), and the University of Virginia (19311933). Dawson also coached the basketball team at Columbia during the 191819 season and baseball at Princeton University in 1918 and at Columbia in 1919.

Early life

Dawson was born to Sylvester and Elizabeth Peers Dawson, the 11th of 12 children. Dawson was a 1910 graduate of Princeton University.

Later life

Health problems eventually forced Dawson to leave the coaching field. After retiring from coaching, he became an industrial psychologist and a well known public speaker. Dawson died on August 18, 1965 at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing
Columbia Lions (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918 Columbia 51
1919 Columbia 243
Columbia: 753
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1924)
1921 Nebraska 71 30 1st
1922 Nebraska 71 50 1st
1923 Nebraska 422 302 1st
1924 Nebraska 53 31 2nd
Nebraska: 2372 1412
Denver Pioneers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1925–1928)
1925 Denver 16 16 11th
1926 Denver 44 44 T6th
1927 Denver 52 51 2nd
1928 Denver 441 341 7th
Denver: 14161 13151
Virginia Cavaliers (Southern Conference) (1931–1933)
1931 Virginia 172 051 22nd
1932 Virginia 54 23 T13th
1933 Virginia 262 131 8th
Virginia: 8174 3112
Total: 524510

Table references[2]

References

  1. AP (August 19, 1965). "Fred Dawson Dies; Ex-Football Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  2. DeLassus, David. "Fred T. Dawson Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 24, 2010.