Clarence Spears

Clarence Spears
Clarence Spears
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born July 24, 1894(1894-07-24)
Place of birth De Witt, Arkansas
Died February 1, 1964(1964-02-01) (aged 69)
Place of death Jupiter, Florida
Playing career
1914–1915 Dartmouth
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1917–1920
1921–1924
1925–1929
1930–1931
1932–1935
1936–1942
1943–1944
Dartmouth
West Virginia
Minnesota
Oregon
Wisconsin
Toledo
Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall 148–83–14
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Big Ten (1927)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1955 (profile)

Dr. Clarence Wiley "Doc" Spears (July 24, 1894 – February 1, 1964) was an American football player, coach, and doctor. He was an All-American guard at Dartmouth College (1914–1915) and served as the head football coach at Dartmouth (1917–1920), West Virginia University (1921–1924), the University of Minnesota (1925–1929), the University of Oregon (1930–1931), the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1932–1935), the University of Toledo (1936–1942), and University of Maryland, College Park (1943–1944), compiling a career college football record of 148–83–14. Spears was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955.

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Playing career

Spears attended Dartmouth College, where played guard and was selected to the College Football All-America Team in 1914 and 1915.

Coaching career

Spears was the head coach for the Dartmouth Indians football team from 1917 to 1920. From 1921 to 1924, he coached the West Virginia Mountaineers football team, winning 79.5% of the games he coached during his tenure there. Following that, Spears coached the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1925 to 1929, leading the team to a 6–0–2 record and a share of the Big Ten Conference title in 1927. He had a 28–9–3 record at Minnesota.

Spears was the coach at Oregon in 1930 and 1931. From 1932 to 1935 he coached the Wisconsin Badgers. From 1936 to 1942, Spears was Toledo's coach. Finally, he was the coach at Maryland in 1943 and 1944, tallying a mark of 5–12–1.

Spears had two undefeated seasons as a coach, 1922 at West Virginia and 1927 at Minnesota. In 1955, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Medical career

While coaching, Spears studied medicine at the University of Chicago and the Rush Medical College. Following his football career, he maintained a medical practice for many years.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing
Dartmouth Indians (Independent) (1917–1920)
1917 Dartmouth 5–3
1918 Dartmouth 3–3
1919 Dartmouth 6–1–1
1920 Dartmouth 7–2
Dartmouth: 21–9–1
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1921–1924)
1921 West Virginia 5–4–1
1922 West Virginia 10–0–1
1923 West Virginia 7–1–1
1924 West Virginia 8–1
West Virginia: 30–6–3
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (1925–1929)
1925 Minnesota 5–2–1 1–1–1 T–4th
1926 Minnesota 5–3 2–2 T–6th
1927 Minnesota 6–0–2 3–0–1 T–1st
1928 Minnesota 6–2 4–2 3rd
1929 Minnesota 6–2 3–2 T–3rd
Minnesota: 28–9–3 13–7–2
Oregon Ducks (Pacific Coast Conference) (1930–1931)
1930 Oregon 7–2 3–1 4th
1931 Oregon 6–2–2 3–1–1 3rd
Oregon: 13–4–2 6–2–1
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1932–1935)
1932 Wisconsin 6–1–1 4–1–1 3rd
1933 Wisconsin 2–5–1 0–5–1 10th
1934 Wisconsin 4–4 2–3 T–5th
1935 Wisconsin 1–7 1–4 T–9th
Wisconsin: 13–17–2 7–13–2
Toledo Rockets (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1936–1942)
1936 Toledo 2–6 2–1 T–6th
1937 Toledo 6–3 0–0 Did not compete
1938 Toledo 6–3–1 0–0–1 T–10th
1939 Toledo 7–3 1–0 2nd
1940 Toledo 6–3 1–1 T–9th
1941 Toledo 7–4 2–0 3rd
1942 Toledo 4–4–1 1–0–1 4th
Toledo: 38–26–2 7–2–2
Maryland Terrapins (Southern Conference) (1943–1944)
1943 Maryland 4–5 2–0 2nd
1944 Maryland 1–7–1 1–1 6th
Maryland: 5–12–1 3–1
Total: 148–83–14
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title

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