Fred Dawson

Frederick Thomas Dawson (April 26, 1884 – August 18, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, New York (1912–1916), Columbia University (1918–1919), the University of Nebraska (1921–1924), the University of Denver (1925–1928), and the University of Virginia (1931–1933). Dawson also coached the basketball team at Columbia during the 1918–19 season and baseball at Princeton University in 1918 and at Columbia in 1919.

Fred Dawson
Dawson from 1921 Cornhusker
Biographical details
Born(1884-04-26)April 26, 1884
Warren, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 18, 1965(1965-08-18) (aged 81)
Omaha, Nebraska
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1912–1916Union (NY)
1917Princeton (freshmen)
1918–1919Columbia
1921–1924Nebraska
1925–1928Denver
1931–1933Virginia
Basketball
1912–1917Union (NY)
1918–1919Columbia
Baseball
1918Princeton
1919Columbia
Head coaching record
Overall79–55–13 (football)
56–24 (basketball)
11–11 (baseball)

Early life

Dawson was born to Sylvester and Elizabeth Peers Dawson, the 11th of 12 children. Dawson was a 1910 graduate of Princeton University.

Later life

Health problems eventually forced Dawson to leave the coaching field. After retiring from coaching, he became an industrial psychologist and a well known public speaker. Dawson died on August 18, 1965 at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.[1]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding
Union Dutchmen (Independent) (1912–1916)
1912 Union 5–1–2
1913 Union 3–5
1914 Union 8–0
1915 Union 6–1–1
1916 Union 5–3
Union: 27–10–3
Columbia Lions (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918 Columbia 5–1
1919 Columbia 2–4–3
Columbia: 7–5–3
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1924)
1921 Nebraska 7–13–01st
1922 Nebraska 7–15–01st
1923 Nebraska 4–2–23–0–21st
1924 Nebraska 5–33–12nd
Nebraska: 23–7–214–1–2
Denver Pioneers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1925–1928)
1925 Denver 1–61–611th
1926 Denver 4–44–4T–6th
1927 Denver 5–25–12nd
1928 Denver 4–4–13–4–17th
Denver: 14–16–113–15–1
Virginia Cavaliers (Southern Conference) (1931–1933)
1931 Virginia 1–7–20–5–122nd
1932 Virginia 5–42–3T–13th
1933 Virginia 2–6–21–3–18th
Virginia: 8–17–43–11–2
Total:79–55–13

[2]

References
  1. "Fred Dawson Dies; Ex-Football Coach" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. August 19, 1965. Retrieved June 27, 2011. (paywalled)
  2. DeLassus, David. "Fred T. Dawson Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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