Alfred McCoy (American football)
Alfred Mudge McCoy (October 7, 1899 – January 28, 1990) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He was the first head coach of Northeastern University's football team, serving from 1933 to 1936. He compiled a 17–8–5 record. McCoy also coached the Northeastern Huskies men's basketball program from 1929 to 1937, and the Northeastern Huskies baseball program from 1930 to 1937. McCoy was the head football coach at Colby College from 1937 to 1930, compiling a record of 18–8–3. In 1941, he was hired as backfield coach for the Harvard Crimson football team.[1]
 McCoy pictured in The Cauldron 1934, Northeastern yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 7, 1899 Massachusetts |
| Died | January 28, 1990 (aged 90) La Jolla, California |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1922 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1936 | Northeastern |
| 1937–1940 | Colby |
| 1941 | Harvard (backfield) |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1937 | Northeastern |
| Baseball | |
| 1930–1937 | Northeastern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–16–8 (football) 62–58 (basketball) 59–68–1 (baseball) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Huskies (Independent) (1933–1936) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Northeastern | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| 1934 | Northeastern | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Northeastern | 5–0–3 | |||||||
| 1936 | Northeastern | 5–4 | |||||||
| Northeastern: | 17–8–5 | ||||||||
| Colby Mules () (1937–1940) | |||||||||
| Colby: | 18–8–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 35–16–8 | ||||||||
References
- "Alfred McCoy named Harvard back coach". Lincoln Evening Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. February 16, 1941. p. 8. Retrieved July 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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