George A. Stewart

George A. Stewart
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born September 26, 1862
South Boston, Massachusetts
Died June 21, 1894 (aged 31)
Boston, Massachusetts
Alma mater Harvard University (1884)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1890–1893 Harvard University
Head coaching record
Overall 46–3–0

George Andrew Stewart was a head coach of the Harvard University football program from 1890 to 1893. From 1890 to 1892, he co-coached with George C. Adams, and in 1893, with Everett J. Lake.

Born in 1862 in South Boston,[1] Stewart attended grammar and Latin schools in Boston[1] before entering Harvard in 1880, graduating in the class of 1884.[2] After graduating, in 1886,[3] Stewart worked at the Boston Daily Globe, editing the yachting section. He was regarded as an authority on boating and yachts, and was a member of a yacht club and the Boston Athletic Association.[1] He was regarded as a designer of boats.[4] In 1890, Stewart, along with another fellow alumnus, George Adams (1886) were appointed by team captain Arthur Cumnock[5] as coaches for the Harvard football program. In their first season, the team went 11–0, winning the national championship, and had five players being named All-Americans.[6] The appointment of Adams and Stewart is regarded to be the beginning of an organized coaching system at Harvard.[7]

He died of typhoid fever in 1894.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
1890 Harvard 11–0
1891 Harvard 13–1
1892 Harvard 10–1
1893 Harvard 12–1
Total: 46–3
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl, or College Football Playoff (CFP) game.
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers - Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (U.S.) - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. ↑ General Catalogue Issue - Harvard University - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  3. ↑ Newspaper story: one hundred years of the Boston globe - Louis Martin Lyons - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  4. ↑ The Harvard Graduates' Magazine - William Roscoe Thayer, Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe, Bernard Augustine De Voto, Theodore Morrison - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  5. ↑ The H book of Harvard athletics 1852-1922 - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  6. ↑ "Harvard : Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - National Championships". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  7. ↑ Harvard Magazine - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-06.

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