John Pont

John Pont (November 13 1927 – July 1 2008) was an American college football coach who served as head coach at Miami University, Yale University, Northwestern University and Indiana University. He was the only Indiana University coach to take a team to the Rose Bowl. Later in his career, Pont was recruited to start a football program at Cincinnati's College of Mount St. Joseph. He later served as coach and consultant in creating a semi-professional football league in Japan. He was honored as NCAA Division I-A coach of the year in 1967, the year his Hoosiers appeared in the Rose Bowl. He was a member of the Cradle of Coaches and the Miami and Indiana Athletic Halls of Fame as well as Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.

As an undergraduate, he was an outstanding halfback at Miami University, playing for coach Woody Hayes. He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. After a serving a tour as a Navy submariner, he played professional football in Canada. He and several of his "Cradle of Coaches" compatriots are the subject of the book "Fields of Honor", written by Pont's niece, Sally Pont. John Pont was a native of Canton, Ohio where he graduated from Timken High School. He died on July 1 2008.

Head coaching record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Miami RedHawks
startyear = 1956
conf = Mid-American Conference
endyear = 1962CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1956
name = Miami
overall = 7-1-1
conference = 4-0-1
confstanding = 2nd
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year = 1957
name = Miami
overall = 6-3
conference = 5-0
confstanding = 1st
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championship = conference
year = 1958
name = Miami
overall = 6-3
conference = 5-0
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championship =
year = 1959
name = Miami
overall = 5-4
conference = 3-2
confstanding = 3rd
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championship =
year = 1960
name = Miami
overall = 5-5
conference = 2-3
confstanding = 4th
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year = 1961
name = Miami
overall = 6-4
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championship =
year = 1962
name = Miami
overall = 8-2-1
conference = 3-1-1
confstanding = 3rd
bowlname = Tangerine Bowl
bowloutcome = L 49-21
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name = Miami
overall = 43-22-2
confrecord = 25-8-2CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Yale Bulldogs
startyear = 1963
conf = Ivy League
endyear = 1964CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1963
name = Yale
overall = 6-3
conference = 4-3
confstanding = T-4th
bowlname =
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championship =
year = 1964
name = Yale
overall = 6-2-1
conference = 4-2-1
confstanding = 3rd
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name = Yale
overall = 12-5-1
confrecord = 8-5-1CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Indiana Hoosiers
startyear = 1965
conf = Big Ten Conference
endyear = 1972CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1965
name = Indiana
overall = 2-8
conference = 1-6
confstanding = 9th
bowlname =
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championship =
year = 1966
name = Indiana
overall = 1-8-1
conference = 1-5-1
confstanding = 9th
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championship = conference
year = 1967
name = Indiana
overall = 9-2
conference = 6-1
confstanding = T-1st
bowlname = Rose Bowl
bowloutcome = L 3-14
bcsbowl =
ranking = 6
ranking2 = 4CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1968
name = Indiana
overall = 6-4
conference = 4-3
confstanding = T-5th
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championship =
year = 1969
name = Indiana
overall = 4-6
conference = 3-4
confstanding = T-5th
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championship =
year = 1970
name = Indiana
overall = 1-9
conference = 1-6
confstanding = T-9th
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championship =
year = 1971
name = Indiana
overall = 3-8
conference = 2-6
confstanding = 9th
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championship =
year = 1972
name = Indiana
overall = 5-6
conference = 3-5
confstanding = T-6th
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name = Indiana
overall = 31-51-1
confrecord = 21-36-1CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Northwestern Wildcats
startyear = 1973
conf = Big Ten Conference
endyear = 1977CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1973
name = Northwestern
overall = 5-6
conference = 4-4
confstanding = T-4th
bowlname =
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championship =
year = 1974
name = Northwestern
overall = 2-8
conference = 2-6
confstanding = T-7th
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championship =
year = 1975
name = Northwestern
overall = 3-8
conference = 2-6
confstanding = 9th
bowlname =
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championship =
year = 1976
name = Northwestern
overall = 1-10
conference = 1-7
confstanding = 10th
bowlname =
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championship =
year = 1977
name = Northwestern
overall = 1-10
conference = 1-8
confstanding = 10th
bowlname =
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name = Northwestern
overall = 12-43
confrecord = 10-31CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 98-121-4
bcs =
poll = two
polltype =

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