John L. Keith

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Name = John L. Keith


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Sport = College football
College = Illinois State University
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OverallRecord = 25-6-7
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Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1907
1899-1903
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Northern Illinois University
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John L. Keith was a college football coach in the United States. Prior to coaching his one year at Illinois State, he was the head coach at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL from 1899 until the end of the 1903 season. His career record was 25 wins, 6 losses, and 7 ties.

Coaching History

Northern Illinois University

Keith was the first head coach for the Northern Illinois University Huskies located in DeKalb, Illinois and he held that position for five seasons, from 1899 until 1903.His career coaching record at Northern Illinois was 17 wins, 6 losses, and 5 ties. This ranks himninth at Northern Illinois in total wins and third at Northern Illinois in winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mac/northern_illinois/coaching_records.php Northern Illinois Coaching Records ] ]

Illinois State University

Keith later became the sixth head football coach for the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Illinoisand he held that position only for the 1907 season. His record at ISU was 8 wins, 0 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him13th at ISU in terms of total wins and second at ISU in terms of winning percentage. [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/gateway/illinois_state/coaching_records.php Illinois State Coaching Records ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.niu.edu/ Northern Illinois University athletics website]
* [http://goredbirds.cstv.com/ Illinois State University] official athletic site