Howard Hancock

Howard Hancock
Hancock pictured in The Index 1932, Illinois State yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1894-12-20)December 20, 1894^[1] Shullsburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	February 1978 (aged 83)^[2] Colfax, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin Indiana University^[3]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921 1923–1928 1930 1931–1944	Oshkosh State Normal Oshkosh State Normal/Teachers Oshkosh State Teachers Illinois State
Head coaching record
Overall	90–64–26
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Howard Joseph Hancock was the 12th head football coach for the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Illinois and he held that position for fourteen seasons, from 1931 until 1944. His overall coaching record at ISU was 57 wins, 45 losses, and 19 ties. This ranks him second at ISU in terms of total wins and sixth at ISU in terms of winning percentage.^[4]

Including his records from other schools, Coach Hancock leads college football with the highest tie percentage in varsity play.^[5]^[6]

References

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↑ Illinois State Coaching Records
↑ "NCAA Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. pp. 189, 192.
↑ "All-Time Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-06-20.

External links

Howard Hancock at the College Football Data Warehouse

Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans head football coaches

Morris (1893–1896)
Banno Smith (1897)
John Jones (1898)
McMasters (1899)
George Senn (1900)
William Blair (1901)
Walter Coolidge (1902–1905)
Vincent Poor (1906)
Walter W. McMillan (1907–1909)
Raymond Manchester (1910–1911)
Arthur Meyer (1912–1917)
Frank Karnes (1918)
Arthur L. Strum (1919)
Chester Dillon (1920)
Howard Hancock (1921)
Howard Hancock & H. H. Whitney (1922)
Howard Hancock (1923–1928)
Robert Kolf (1929)
Howard Hancock (1930)
Robert Kolf (1931–1942)
William Bulfer & Robert Kolf (1945)
Robert Kolf (1946–1962)
Russ Young (1963–1976)
Dave Hochtritt (1977–1983)
Ron Cardo (1984–1999)
Phil Meyer (2000–2006)
Pat Cerroni (2007– )

Illinois State Redbirds athletic directors

Howard Hancock (1931–1963) Milt Weisbecker (1966–1974) Warren Schmakel (1974–1979) Don Kelley (1979–1982) Dan Ghormley (1982–1985) Bob Frederick (1985–1987) Ron Wellman (1987–1992) Rick Greenspan (1993–1999) John Weisenburger (1999–2004) Sheahon Zenger (2005–2010) Gary Friedman (2011–2013) Larry Lyons (2013– )

Illinois State Redbirds head football coaches

No coach (1887)
No team (1888–1889)
No coach (1890–1891)
No team (1892)
No coach (1893–1894)
George B. Dygart (1895)
Louis H. Galbreath (1896)
B. C. Edwards (1897)
No team (1898–1900)
No coach (1901)
No team (1902)
John P. Stewart (1903–1906)
John L. Keith (1907)
George Binnewies (1908–1909)
Harrison Russell (1912–1917)
No team (1918)
Harrison Russell (1919–1922)
Clifford E. Horton (1923–1924)
Don Karnes (1925–1926)
Joseph Cogdal (1927–1930)
Howard Hancock (1931–1944)
Edwin Struck (1945–1964)
Larry Bitcon (1965–1971)
Gerry Hart (1972–1976)
Charlie Cowdrey (1977–1980)
Bob Otolski (1981–1987)
Jim Heacock (1988–1995)
Todd Berry (1996–1999)
Denver Johnson (2000–2008)
Brock Spack (2009– )

Illinois State Redbirds head baseball coaches

Unknown (1890)
No team (1891–1893)
Unknown (1894–1896)
No team (1897–1900)
Unknown (1901–1908)
George Binnewies (1909)
No team (1910)
Harrison Russell (1911–1923)
Clifford Horton (1924–1932)
Howard Hancock (1933–1946)
Harold Frye (1947–1963)
Duffy Bass (1964–1988)
Jeff Stewart (1989–2002)
Jim Brownlee (2003–2009)
Mark Kingston (2010–2014)
Bo Durkac (2015– )