- James Phelan (football)
College coach infobox
Name = James M. "Jimmy" Phelan
DateOfBirth =December 5 ,1892
Birthplace =Sacramento, California
DateOfDeath = death date and age|1974|11|14|1892|12|5
Deathplace =Honolulu, Hawaii
Sport = Football
Title =Head coach
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord = 137-87-14
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CFbDWID = 1862
Player = Y
Years = 1915-1917
Team = Notre Dame
Position =Quarterback
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1920-1921
1922-1929
1930-1941
1942-1947
CoachTeams = Missouri
Purdue
Washington
Saint Mary's
FootballHOF = 1973
CollegeHOFID = 30110James Michael Phelan (born
December 5 ,1892 inSacramento, California ; diedNovember 14 ,1974 inHonolulu, Hawaii ) was acollege football head coach at Missouri, Purdue, and Washington.College
After growing up in
Portland, Oregon , Jim Phelan came to Notre Dame in 1915. In his first game as a reservequarterback andplacekicker for the football team, he threw for a touchdown and ran for another in a 32-0 victory overAlma College . This earned him the starting job, and he would go on to complete a 7-1 season, the lone defeat a 19-20 loss at Nebraska.The 1916 team was a defensive juggernaut, shutting out every team they played except for their meeting at Army, which they lost 30-10, thus finishing the season 8-1. The 1917 campaign began with a 55-0 victory over Kalamazoo, followed by a 0-0 tie at Wisconsin in which Phelan attempted to win the game by kicking a 61-yard field goal that bounced off the crossbar. An 0-7 loss at Nebraska the following week would be the last game of his career, as he was drafted into military service for
World War I and sent toCamp Taylor, Louisville .Coaching
Following the war, Phelan entered the college coaching ranks. From 1920 to 1921, he coached at Missouri, and compiled a 13-3 record. From 1922 to 1929, he coached at Purdue, and compiled a 35-22-4 record there. From 1930 to 1941, he coached at Washington, and compiled a 65-37-9 record there.
Following a six-year stint as head coach of Saint Mary's (CA) that included two bowl appearances, Phelan joined the coaching staff of several upstart professional football franchises, including a year as head coach of the NFL's Dallas Texans in 1952.
Phelan was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.Head Coaching Record
CFB Yearly Record Entry
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* http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1862
* [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30110 College Football Hall of Fame]References
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