Tuss McLaughry

Tuss McLaughry
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born (1893-05-19)May 19, 1893
Chicago, Illinois
Died November 26, 1974(1974-11-26) (aged 81)
Norwich, Vermont
Playing career
1912–1914 Westminster (PA)
Massillon Tigers
Position(s) Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1916 Westminster (PA)
1918 Westminster (PA)
1921 Westminster (PA)
1922–1925 Amherst
1926–1940 Brown
1941–1942 Dartmouth
1945–1954 Dartmouth
Basketball
1921–1926 Amherst
1926–1929 Brown
Head coaching record
Overall 143–149–13 (football)
17–32 (basketball)

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1951)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1962 (profile)

DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry (May 19, 1893 – November 26, 1974) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania (1915–1916, 1918, 1921), Amherst College (1922–1925), Brown University (1926–1940), and Dartmouth College (1941–1942, 1945–1954), compiling a career college football record of 143–149–13. McLaughry was also the head basketball coach at Brown from 1926 to 1929, tallying a mark of 17–32. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as coach in 1962. Of all coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, McLaughry is the only one with a winning percentage under .500.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Westminster Titans () (1915–1916)
1915 Westminster 2–5
1916 Westminster 2–5–1
Westminster Titans () (1918)
1918 Westminster 3–2
Westminster Titans () (1921)
1921 Westminster 1–6–2
Westminster: 8–18–3
Amherst Lord Jeffs (Little Three Conference) (1922–1925)
1922 Amherst 2–6 0–2 3rd
1923 Amherst 3–3–2 1–1 2nd
1924 Amherst 3–5 1–1 2nd
1925 Amherst 7–1 2–0 1st
Amherst: 15–15–2 4–4
Brown Bears (Independent) (1926–1940)
1926 Brown 9–0–1
1927 Brown 3–6–1
1928 Brown 8–1
1929 Brown 5–5
1930 Brown 6–3–1
1931 Brown 7–3
1932 Brown 7–1
1933 Brown 3–5
1934 Brown 3–6
1935 Brown 1–8
1936 Brown 3–7
1937 Brown 5–4
1938 Brown 5–3
1939 Brown 5–3–1
1940 Brown 6–3–1
Brown: 76–68–5
Dartmouth Indians (Independent) (1941–1942)
1941 Dartmouth 5–4
1942 Dartmouth 5–4
Dartmouth Indians (Independent) (1945–1954)
1945 Dartmouth 1–6–1
1946 Dartmouth 3–6
1947 Dartmouth 4–4–1
1948 Dartmouth 6–2
1949 Dartmouth 6–2
1950 Dartmouth 3–5–1
1951 Dartmouth 4–5
1952 Dartmouth 2–7
1953 Dartmouth 2–7
1954 Dartmouth 3–6
Dartmouth: 44–58–3
Total: 143–149–13
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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