James Phelan (football)
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| James M. "Jimmy" Phelan | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | December 5, 1892 | |
| Place of birth | Sacramento, California | |
| Died | November 14, 1974 (aged 81) | |
| Place of death | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 137-87-14 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1915-1917 | Notre Dame | |
| Position | Quarterback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1920-1921 1922-1929 1930-1941 1942-1947 |
Missouri Purdue Washington Saint Mary's |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1973 (Bio) | ||
James Michael Phelan (born December 5, 1892 in Sacramento, California; died November 14, 1974 in Honolulu, Hawaii) was a college football head coach at Missouri, Purdue, and Washington.
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[edit] College
After growing up in Portland, Oregon, Jim Phelan came to Notre Dame in 1915. In his first game as a reserve quarterback and placekicker for the football team, he threw for a touchdown and ran for another in a 32-0 victory over Alma College. This earned him the starting job, and he would go on to complete a 7-1 season, the lone defeat a 19-20 loss at Nebraska.
The 1916 team was a defensive juggernaut, shutting out every team they played except for their meeting at Army, which they lost 30-10, thus finishing the season 8-1. The 1917 campaign began with a 55-0 victory over Kalamazoo, followed by a 0-0 tie at Wisconsin in which Phelan attempted to win the game by kicking a 61-yard field goal that bounced off the crossbar. An 0-7 loss at Nebraska the following week would be the last game of his career, as he was drafted into military service for World War I and sent to Camp Taylor, Louisville.
[edit] Coaching
Following the war, Phelan entered the college coaching ranks. From 1920 to 1921, he coached at Missouri, and compiled a 13-3 record. From 1922 to 1929, he coached at Purdue, and compiled a 35-22-4 record there. From 1930 to 1941, he coached at Washington, and compiled a 65-37-9 record there.
Following a six-year stint as head coach of Saint Mary's (CA) that included two bowl appearances, Phelan joined the coaching staff of several upstart professional football franchises, including a year as head coach of the NFL's Dallas Texans in 1952.
Phelan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
[edit] Head Coaching Record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Missouri (Missouri Valley Conference) (1920 – 1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Missouri | 7-1-0 | 5-1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1921 | Missouri | 6-2-0 | 4-2 | T-2nd | |||||
| Missouri: | 13-3-0 | ||||||||
| Purdue (Big Ten Conference) (1922 – 1929) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Purdue | 1-5-1 | 0-3-1 | 10th | |||||
| 1923 | Purdue | 2-5-1 | 1-4 | T-8th | |||||
| 1924 | Purdue | 5-2-0 | 2-2 | 5th | |||||
| 1925 | Purdue | 3-4-1 | 0-3-1 | T-9th | |||||
| 1926 | Purdue | 5-2-1 | 2-1-1 | 4th | |||||
| 1927 | Purdue | 6-2-0 | 2-2 | T-4th | |||||
| 1928 | Purdue | 5-2-1 | 2-2-1 | 6th | |||||
| 1929 | Purdue | 8-0-0 | 5-0 | 1st | |||||
| Purdue: | 35-22-5 | ||||||||
| Washington (Pacific-10 Conference) (1930 – 1941) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Washington | 5-4-0 | 3-4 | 5th | |||||
| 1931 | Washington | 5-3-1 | 3-3-1 | 5th | |||||
| 1932 | Washington | 6-2-2 | 3-2-2 | 4th | |||||
| 1933 | Washington | 5-4-0 | 3-4 | 7th | |||||
| 1934 | Washington | 6-1-1 | 5-1-1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Washington | 5-3-0 | 4-3 | 6th | |||||
| 1936 | Washington | 7-2-1 | 7-0-1 | 1st | L Rose | 5 | |||
| 1937 | Washington | 7-2-2 | 4-2-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1938 | Washington | 3-5-1 | 3-4-1 | 6th | |||||
| 1939 | Washington | 4-5-0 | 4-4 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | Washington | 7-2-0 | 7-1 | 2nd | 10 | ||||
| 1941 | Washington | 5-4-0 | 5-3 | T-2nd | |||||
| Washington: | 65-37-8 | ||||||||
| Saint Mary's (Independent) (1942 – 1947) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Saint Mary's | 6-3-1 | |||||||
| 1943 | Saint Mary's | 2-5-0 | |||||||
| 1944 | Saint Mary's | 0-5-0 | |||||||
| 1945 | Saint Mary's | 7-2-0 | L Sugar Bowl | ||||||
| 1946 | Saint Mary's | 6-3-0 | L Oil Bowl | ||||||
| 1947 | Saint Mary's | 3-7-0 | |||||||
| Saint Mary's: | 24-25-1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 137-87-14 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. | |||||||||
| Preceded by Alfred (Dutch) Bergman |
Notre Dame starting quarterbacks 1915 - 1917 |
Succeeded by Bill Mohn |
| Preceded by Henry Schulte |
Missouri Head Football Coach 1920–1921 |
Succeeded by Thomas Kelly (football) |
| Preceded by William Henry Dietz |
Purdue Head Football Coach 1922–1929 |
Succeeded by Noble Kizer |
| Preceded by Enoch Bagshaw |
Washington Head Football Coach 1930–1934 |
Succeeded by Ralph Welch |
[edit] External links
- http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1862
- College Football Hall of Fame
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