Fred Brice

Fred Mansfield Brice (December 6, 1887 – January 10, 1967) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.

Fred Brice
Brice pictured in The Prism 1939, Maine yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1887-12-06)December 6, 1887
Lawrence, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 10, 1967(1967-01-10) (aged 79)
Pittsfield, New Hampshire
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1940Maine
Basketball
1925–1929Maine
Baseball
1926–1935Maine
Head coaching record
Overall79–58–9 (football)
14–31 (basketball)
67–60 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
10 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1922, 1924–1928, 1931–1934)
Baseball
5 Maine State Series (1926, 1927, 1930–1932)

Brice served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1921 to 1940, compiling a record of 79–58–9 and winning 10 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. He is the "Brice" in the name of the rivalry game with the New Hampshire Wildcats, the Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket. Brice was also the head basketball coach at Maine from 1925 to 1929, tallying a mark of 14–31, and the school's head baseball coach from 1926 to 1935, amassing a record of 67–60.

Brice died at the age of 79 on January 10, 1967, at his home in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[1]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1940)
1921 Maine 2–5–1
1922 Maine 6–21st
1923 Maine 5–3
1924 Maine 4–3–11st
1925 Maine 5–2–11st
1926 Maine 7–11st
1927 Maine 6–1T–1st
1928 Maine 4–1–2T–1st
1929 Maine 2–5
1930 Maine 3–4
1931 Maine 4–31st
1932 Maine 5–1–11st
1933 Maine 4–31st
1934 Maine 4–31st
1935 Maine 3–3–1
1936 Maine 4–3
1937 Maine 2–3–2
1938 Maine 3–4
1939 Maine 5–2
1940 Maine 1–6
Maine: 79–58–9
Total:79–58–9
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Baseball

Below is a table of Brice's records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[2][3]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Maine Black Bears (1926–1935)
1926 Maine 6–5
1927 Maine 7–4
1928 Maine 3–9
1929 Maine 8–6
1930 Maine 8–7
1931 Maine 7–6
1932 Maine 9–5
1933 Maine 7–5
1934 Maine 5–7
1935 Maine 7–6
Total:67–60

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Service Set For Fred Brice". The News-Dispatch. Jeannette, Pennsylvania. United Press International. January 11, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved October 23, 2011 – via Google News.
  2. "2014 Maine Baseball Guide". Maine Athletic Media Relations. p. 36. Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  3. "Baseball" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.