Frank Dobson (football)

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Name = Frank M. Dobson


DateOfBirth = 1885-01-10
Birthplace = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Sport = Football
College = Clemson, Maryland, Richmond, South Carolina
Title = Head coach
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Frank Mills Dobson (born January 10, 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) was a football coach (with James Coulter) at the University of Georgia in 1909 and subsequently head coach at Clemson University, the University of Richmond, the University of South Carolina, the University of Maryland, and The Apprentice School.

Coach

A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Dobson was an assistant under legendary Georgia Tech head coach John Heisman. New Georgia coach James Coulter hired him in 1909, and Dobson soon overshadowed his supposed superior. Dobson added new trick plays that gained the team notoriety, but the team finished the season with a disappointing record of 1-4-2. He moved on to Clemson University for the 1910 season, where he coached not only football (1910-12), but also basketball and baseball. [ [http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=523288 "Former Head Coaches", Georgia Dogs website] ] His overall record with the Clemson football team was 11-12-1.

Dobson then moved to the University of Richmond, where he was athletic director and football, baseball, and basketball coach from 1913-33, with one exception: in the abbreviated postwar season of 1918, rather than coaching the Richmond football team, he took over the South Carolina Gamecocks and led them to a record of 2-1-1. Dobson's overall football record at Richmond was 79-78-18, his baseball record was 153-112, and his basketball record was 153-106. Dobson was posthumously elected to the University of Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.

Dobson was the 19th head college football coach for the University of Richmond Spiders located in Richmond, Virginiaand he held that position for twenty seasons, from 1913 until 1933.His career coaching record at Richmond was 79 wins, 78 losses, and 18 ties. This ranks himfirst at Richmond in total wins and eighth at Richmond in winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/richmond/coaching_records.php Richmond Coaching Records ] ]

From 1936-39, Dobson was the coach of the Maryland Terrapins football team, amassing an 12-16 record.

Dobson finished his career as coach of The Apprentice School from 1940-48, with an overall record of 25-26-2, including a 7-6 upset of the University of Virginia in 1943.

Head Coaching Record

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References

External links

* [http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=523288 Official UGA History: Former Head Coaches]
* [http://www.georgiadogs.com/attachments1/1566.pdf?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800 Official UGA History: Football through the Years]
* [http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/scar/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/usc06guide7 University of South Carolina Head Coaching Records]
* [http://richmondspiders.cstv.com/hallfame/rich-hallfame.html#d University of Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame profile]
* [http://www.acfcfootball.com/members/apprenticeschool.htm Atlantic Coast Football Conference page on The Apprentice School]