John O'Connor (coach)
Encyclopedia
John Christopher O'Connor (December 21, 1878 – January 5, 1922) was a college football
coach. In 1904, he served as the head football
coach at Virginia Tech
, where he compiled a 5-3 record. From 1907 to 1908, he coached at Dartmouth
, where he posted a 14-1-1 record. The good record at Dartmouth, helped him obtain an overall record of 19-4-2.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach. In 1904, he served as the head football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach at Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
, where he compiled a 5-3 record. From 1907 to 1908, he coached at Dartmouth
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, where he posted a 14-1-1 record. The good record at Dartmouth, helped him obtain an overall record of 19-4-2.
Head coaching record
External links
- http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1771
- Photo of John C. O'Connor