Dennis Michie
United States Army officer and football coach
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1870-04-10)April 10, 1870 West Point, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 1898(1898-07-01) (aged 28) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1890 | Army |
| 1892 | Army |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–2–1 |
Dennis Mahan Michie (April 10, 1870 – July 1, 1898) was a United States Army officer and college football coach.
Early life and education
Michie was born April 10, 1870, in West Point, New York. Michie attended Lawrenceville School, where he graduated in 1888.
Career
Army football
In 1890, Michie served as the first head football coach and captain of the Army Black Knights football team at the United States Military Academy. He served as captain of the Army football team again in 1891 and again as head football coach in 1892.[1] He compiled a record of 3–2–1 as head coach of the Army Black Knights.
U.S. Army service
On July 1, 1898, Michie was killed while directing soldiers to a crossing point at the Bloody Bend of the San Juan River in the Spanish–American War.[2][3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Cadets (Independent) (1890) | |||||||||
| 1890 | Army | 0–1 | |||||||
| Army Cadets (Independent) (1892) | |||||||||
| 1892 | Army | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| Army: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
Legacy
Army's home football stadium, Michie Stadium, was dedicated in his honor when it opened in 1924.
See also
References
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Army Black Knights head football coaches
- Dennis Michie (1890)
- Henry L. Williams (1891)
- Dennis Michie (1892)
- Laurie Bliss (1893)
- Harmon S. Graves (1894–1895)
- George P. Dyer (1896)
- Herman Koehler (1897–1900)
- Leon Kromer (1901)
- Dennis E. Nolan (1902)
- Edward Leonard King (1903)
- Robert Boyers (1904–1905)
- Ernest Graves Sr. (1906)
- Henry Smither (1906–1907)
- Harry Nelly (1908–1910)
- Joseph Beacham (1911)
- Ernest Graves Sr. (1912)
- Charles Dudley Daly (1913–1916)
- Geoffrey Keyes (1917)
- Hugh Mitchell (1918)
- Charles Dudley Daly (1919–1922)
- John McEwan (1923–1925)
- Biff Jones (1926–1929)
- Ralph Sasse (1930–1932)
- Garrison H. Davidson (1933–1937)
- William H. Wood (1938–1940)
- Earl Blaik (1941–1958)
- Dale Hall (1959–1961)
- Paul Dietzel (1962–1965)
- Tom Cahill (1966–1973)
- Homer Smith (1974–1978)
- Lou Saban (1979)
- Ed Cavanaugh (1980–1982)
- Jim Young (1983–1990)
- Bob Sutton (1991–1999)
- Todd Berry (2000–2003)
- John Mumford # (2003)
- Bobby Ross (2004–2006)
- Stan Brock (2007–2008)
- Rich Ellerson (2009–2013)
- Jeff Monken (2014– )
# denotes interim head coach
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