- Gordon MacDonald (American football)
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Gordon MacDonald Sport(s) Football, basketball Playing career 1923–1925 Alma Position(s) Fullback Coaching career (HC unless noted) Football
1927–1935
1936–1943
Basketball
1936–1943
Traverse City HS (MI)
Alma
AlmaHead coaching record Overall 33–22–5 (college football) Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships 2 MIAA (1941–1942) Gordon MacDonald was an American football and basketball player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Alma College from 1936 to 1943, compiling a record of 33–22–5. MacDonald played football and basketball at Alma, from which he graduated in 1926.[1]
Coaching career
MacDonald was the head college football coach for the Alma Scots located in Alma, Michigan. He held that position for eight seasons, from 1936 until 1943. His coaching record at Alma was 33 wins, 22 losses and 5 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him sixth at Alma in total wins and thirteenth at the school in winning percentage (.592).[2]
References
- ^ AP (August 11, 1936). "MacDonald Will Be Alma Coach". Ludington Daily News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UL80AAAAIBAJ&sjid=sUADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6379,1512634. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/miaa/alma/coaching_records.php. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
External links
Alma Scots head football coaches John T. Ewing (1894) • Ignatius M. Duffy (1895) • C. E. Woodruff (1896) • John H. Rice (1897) • George B. Wells & George Sweetland (1898) • Edward Fauver (1899) • Charles A. Allen (1900) • Theron W. Mortimer (1901) • Fred M. Hatch (1902) • Pearl Fuller (1903) • Eben Wilson (1904–1905) • Jesse Harper (1906–1907) • Ira T. Carrithers (1908–1909) • Dennis Grady (1910–1911) • Wilfred C. Bleamaster (1912–1916) • Harry Helmer (1917) • No team (1918) • Alger H. Wood (1919) • Edwin Steele (1920) • Royal R. Campbell (1921–1935) • Gordon MacDonald (1936–1943) • Floyd E. Lear (1944–1945) • Steve Sebo (1946–1948) • Lloyd Eaton (1949–1955) • Art Smith (1956–1962) • William Carr (1963–1964) • Denny Stolz (1965–1970) • Philip Brooks (1971–1990) • Jim Cole (1991– )
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