Allen Elward

Allen Henry "Mal" Elward (June 23, 1892 – December 31, 1982) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Grinnell College from 1922 to 1923, at John Carroll University from 1924 to 1926,[1] and at Purdue University from 1937 to 1941, compiling a career college football record of 32–42–8. Elward was also the head basketball coach at John Carroll from 1924 to 1927, tallying a mark of 22–24. He was the athletic director at Purdue in 1941. Elward played football as an end at the University of Notre Dame from 1912 to 1915. He served as an assistant football coach at Purdue from 1927 to 1936 and at Stanford University from 1946 to 1956.

Allen Elward
Elward pictured in Debris 1939, Purdue yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1892-06-23)June 23, 1892
Rexton, New Brunswick
DiedDecember 31, 1982(1982-12-31) (aged 90)
Santa Clara, California
Playing career
Football
1912–1915Notre Dame
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923Grinnell
1924–1926John Carroll
1927–1936Purdue (assistant)
1937–1941Purdue
1946–1956Stanford (assistant)
Basketball
1924–1927John Carroll
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941Purdue
Head coaching record
Overall32–42–8 (football)
22–24 (basketball)

Elward also served as the head coach of the 1942 Lakehurst Naval Air Station Blimps football team.

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Grinnell Pioneers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1923)
1922 Grinnell 3–51–37th
1923 Grinnell 2–61–38th
Grinnell: 5–112–6
John Carroll Blue Streaks (Independent) (1924–1926)
1924 John Carroll 7–2
1925 John Carroll 2–6–1
1926 John Carroll 2–5–1
John Carroll: 11–13–2
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1937–1941)
1937 Purdue 4–3–12–2–1T–4th
1938 Purdue 5–1–23–1–1T–2nd
1939 Purdue 3–3–22–1–2T–3rd
1940 Purdue 2–61–48th
1941 Purdue 2–5–11–4T–7th
Purdue: 16–18–69–12–4
Total:32–42–8

References
  1. "Football Season by Season". John Carroll University. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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