Myron E. Witham
American football player, coach, and mathematician
 Witham from 1932 Colorado yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1880-10-29)October 29, 1880 Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1973(1973-03-07) (aged 92) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1901–1903 | Dartmouth |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1906 | Purdue |
| 1920–1931 | Colorado |
| Baseball | |
| 1920–1925 | Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–31–7 (football) 29–25 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 RMC (1923–1924) | |
| Awards | |
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Myron Ellis Witham (October 29, 1880 – March 7, 1973) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University in 1906 and at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1920 to 1931, compiling a career college football record of 63–31–7. He was also the head baseball coach Colorado from 1920 to 1925, tallying a mark of 29–25. Witham was born in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, on October 29, 1880.[1] He attended Dartmouth College and was captain of the football team there in 1903. Witham taught mathematics at Purdue, Colorado, the University of Vermont, and Saint Michael's College. He died on March 7, 1973, in Burlington, Vermont.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Purdue | 0–5 | 0–3 | 8th | |||||
| Purdue: | 0–5 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Colorado Silver and Gold (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1920–1931) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Colorado | 4–1–2 | 3–1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1921 | Colorado | 4–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1922 | Colorado | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1923 | Colorado | 9–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1924 | Colorado | 8–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1925 | Colorado | 6–3 | 5–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1926 | Colorado | 3–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1927 | Colorado | 4–5 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1928 | Colorado | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Colorado | 5–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Colorado | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1931 | Colorado | 5–3 | 3–2 | T–4th | |||||
| Colorado: | 63–26–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 63–31–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Emerson, Charles Franklin (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press. p. 423. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Myron Witham". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 8, 1973. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
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Dartmouth Big Green starting quarterbacks
- Myron E. Witham (1903)
- Jack E. Ingersoll (1910)
- Milt Ghee (1914)
- Jackson Cannell
- Bob MacPhail
- Eddie Dooley (1924)
- Bill Morton (1929–1931)
- John Clayton (1950)
- Gene Howard (1951)
- Jim Miller (1952)
- Leo McKenna (1953)
- Bill Beagle (1954–1955)
- Mike Brown (1956)
- Dave Bradley (1957)
- Bill Gundy (1958–1959)
- Jack Kinderdine (1960)
- Bill King (1961–1962)
- Dana Kelly (1963)
- Mickey Beard (1964–1966)
- Bill Koenig (1967–1968)
- Jim Chasey (1969–1970)
- Bill Pollock (1971)
- Steve Stetson (1972)
- Tom Snickenberger (1973–1974)
- Mike Brait (1975)
- Kevin Case (1976)
- Steve Ferraris (1977)
- Buddy Teevens (1978)
- Jeff Kemp (1979–1980)
- Frank Polsinello (1981–1983)
- Mike Caraviello (1982–1984)
- David Gabianelli (1985–1986)
- Chris Rorke (1987)
- Mark Johnson (1988–1989)
- Matt Brzica (1990–1991)
- Jay Fiedler (1991–1993)
- Ren Riley (1994)
- Jerry Singleton (1994)
- Jon Aljancic (1994–1996)
- Peter Sellers (1997)
- Mike Coffey (1998)
- Brian Mann (1999–2002)
- Greg Smith (2000–2001)
- Scott Wille (2003)
- Charlie Rittgers (2003–2005)
- Dan Shula (2004)
- Josh Cohen (2005)
- Tom Bennewitz (2006–2007)
- Mike Fritz (2006)
- Alex Jenny (2007–2009)
- Tim McManus (2008)
- Conner Kempe (2008–2011)
- Andy Gay (2011)
- Dan Rooney (2011)
- Alex Park (2012–2014)
- Dalyn Williams (2012–2015)
- Jack Heneghan (2016–2017)
- Bruce Dixon IV (2016)
- Derek Kyler (2018, 2021)
- Jared Gerbino (2019)
- Nick Howard (2022)
- Dylan Cadwallader (2022)
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