George W. Bryant

American sports coach, administrator, and professor (1873–1947)

George W. Bryant
Biographical details
Born	(1873-06-09)June 9, 1873 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	May 6, 1947(1947-05-06) (aged 73) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University^[1]
Playing career
Football
c. 1894	Coe
Baseball
c. 1894	Coe

Position(s)	End, halback (football) Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1895–1896	VMI
1899–1913	Coe
Basketball
1900–1911	Coe
Track
?–1930	Coe

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1899–1914	Coe

Head coaching record
Overall	53–71–9 (football) 35–49 (basketball)

George W. Bryant (June 9, 1873 – May 6, 1947) was an American college sports coach, administrator, and professor. He served as head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia from 1895 to 1896, and at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1899 to 1913, compiling a career college football record of 53–70–9.^[2] Bryant died at the age of 73, on May 6, 1947, at a hospital in Cedar Rapids.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1895–1896)
1895	VMI	5–1
1896	VMI	3–4
VMI:		8–5
Coe Crimson (Independent) (1899–1913)
1899	Coe	2–5
1900	Coe	5–4
1901	Coe	5–2–2
1902	Coe	7–3
1903	Coe	4–4
1904	Coe	1–7
1905	Coe	1–7–1
1906	Coe	3–2–1
1907	Coe	3–4
1908	Coe	3–5
1909	Coe	1–5–2
1910	Coe	2–6
1911	Coe	1–7
1912	Coe	2–5
1913	Coe	5–0–3
Coe:		45–66–9
Total:		53–71–9

References

^ "Bomb". Virginia Military Institute. 1896.
^ Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Dr. George W. Bryant, Educator-Preacher, Dies at Cedar Rapids". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Associated Press. May 7, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved May 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

George W. Bryant at Find a Grave

VMI Keydets head football coaches

Unknown (1873)
No team (1874–1890)
Walter Taylor (1891)
No coach (1892–1894)
George W. Bryant (1895–1896)
R. N. Groner (1897)
Sam Boyle (1898–1899)
Sam Walker (1900–1902)
Bill Roper (1903–1904)
Ira Johnson (1905–1906)
Charles Roller (1907–1908)
William C. Gloth (1909–1910)
Alpha Brumage (1911–1912)
Henry Poague (1913)
Frank Gorton (1914–1916)
Earl Abell (1917)
Earl Abell & Mose Goodman (1918)
Red Fleming (1919)
Blandy Clarkson (1920–1926)
W. C. Raftery (1927–1936)
Pooley Hubert (1937–1946)
Arthur Morton (1947–1948)
Tom Nugent (1949–1952)
John McKenna (1953–1965)
Vito Ragazzo (1966–1970)
Bob Thalman (1971–1984)
Eddie Williamson (1985–1988)
Jim Shuck (1989–1993)
Bill Stewart (1994–1996)
Ted Cain (1997–1998)
Donny White # (1998)
Cal McCombs (1999–2005)
Jim Reid (2006–2007)
Sparky Woods (2008–2014)
Scott Wachenheim (2015–2022)
Danny Rocco (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Coe Kohawks head football coaches
George Beltz (1891–1898) George W. Bryant (1899–1913) Moray Eby (1914–1942) No team (1943–1944) Harris Lamb (1945–1947) Dick Clausen (1948–1955) Wally Schwank (1956–1959) Glenn Drahn (1960–1970) Wayne Phillips (1971–1978) Roger Schegel (1979–1981) Bob Thurness (1982–1988) D. J. LeRoy (1989–1999) Erik Raeburn (2000–2007) Steve Staker (2008–2015) Tyler Staker (2016– )

Coe Kohawks head football coaches