Harry M. Bell

Harry M. Bell was an American football and basketball coach. He served in the head football coach at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa from 1920 to 1923, Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1924 to 1929, Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1930 to 1931, and at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois from 1935 to 1938.[1][2][3][4] Bell was also the head basketball coach at Illinois Wesleyan from 1935 to 1939, tallying a mark of 51–31.[5]

Harry M. Bell
Biographical details
Alma materDrake (BS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1913Fort Madison HS (IA)
1914Burlington HS (IA)
1915–1918North HS (IA)
1919Drake (assistant)
1920–1923Des Moines
1924–1929Lombard
1930–1931Butler
1935–1938Illinois Wesleyan
Basketball
1920–1924Des Moines
1935–1939Illinois Wesleyan
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930Butler
1935–1939Illinois Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall72–57–7 (college football)
51–31 (college basketball, Illinois Wesleyan only)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 IIAC (1924, 1929, 1936)

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Des Moines Tigers (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920 Des Moines 7–2
1921 Des Moines 5–3
Des Moines Tigers (North Central Conference) (1922–1923)
1922 Des Moines 4–2–10–1–1T–6th
1923 Des Moines 5–4–12–1–13rd
Des Moines: 21–11–22–2–2
Lombard Olive (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1924)
1924 Lombard 5–45–01st
Lombard Olive (Independent) (1925–1928)
1925 Lombard 3–5
1926 Lombard 5–3
1927 Lombard 4–4
1928 Lombard 3–4–1
Lombard Olive (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929)
1929 Lombard 6–1–13–0T–1st
Lombard: 26–21–28–0
Butler Bulldogs (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1930–1931)
1930 Butler 2–7
1931 Butler 3–5
Butler: 5–12
Illinois Wesleyan Titans (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1935–1937)
1935 Illinois Wesleyan 7–34–1T–5th
1936 Illinois Wesleyan 5–3–15–0–1T–1st
1937 Illinois Wesleyan 5–3–13–2–1T–9th
Illinois Wesleyan Titans (Illinois College Conference) (1938)
1938 Illinois Wesleyan 3–4–12–1T–3rd
Illinois Wesleyan: 20–13–314–4–2
Total:72–57–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. Taylor, Sec (December 28, 1919). "Harry Bell Will Succeed Elfrink as Tiger Mentor". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 15. Retrieved April 6, 2019 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Coach Harry M. Bell". Dubuque Times Journal. October 23, 1925. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Butler Bulldogs football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. "IWU Catalog". University of Illinois. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. "Men's Basketball Records". Illinois Wesleyan University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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