T. T. McConnell
| T. T. McConnell | |
|---|---|
 McConnell pictured in Debris 1914 Purdue yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 26, 1888 Springfield, Missouri |
| Died |
February 9, 1970 (aged 81) Springfield, Missouri |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Playing career | |
| ?–1914 | Purdue |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1914 1915–1916 Baseball 1916 |
Doane Arkansas Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
12–8–3 (football) 10–5 (baseball) |
|
Statistics | |
Thomas Thurmon (or Thurman) McConnell was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Doane College in Nebraska in 1914 and at the University of Arkansas from 1915 to 1916, compiling a career college football record of 12–8–3. McConnell was also the head baseball coach at Arkansas in 1916, tallying a mark of 10–5. He was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1888.[1]
He was an alumnus of Purdue University, graduating in the class of 1914 with a BS in agriculture.[2][3]
He died in 1970 in Springfield. His wife, Mary died in 1986. They are both interred at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield.[4]
Coaching career
Doane College
McConnell was the 15th head football coach at Doane College located in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for the 1914 season. His coaching record at Doane was 4 wins, 2 losses, and 2 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 17th at Doane in total wins and seventh at Doane in winning percentage (.625).[5]
University of Arkansas
McConnell served as the head coach of the University of Arkansas college football program in 1915 and 1916.
Drury College
McConnell also was director of athletics at Drury College in Missouri.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Doane | 4–2–2 | |||||||
| Doane: | 4–2–2 | ||||||||
| Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Arkansas | 4–2–1 | 1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1916 | Arkansas | 4–4 | 0–2 | T–5th | |||||
| Arkansas: | 8–6–1 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–8–3 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Image United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25087-59123-41 — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ↑ "1914 Debris :: Debris Yearbook". earchives.lib.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ↑
- ↑ "Thomas Thurman McConnell (1888 - 1970) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ↑ "Doane College coaching records". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ↑ "Full text of "General catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon"". archive.org. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
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