| Gil Dobie | ||
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | January 21, 1879 | |
| Place of birth | Hastings, Minnesota | |
| Died | December 23, 1948 (aged 69) | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 179-45-15 (.780) | |
| Championships | ||
| 1921, 1922 NCAA Division I-A national championship | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1900-02 | University of Minnesota | |
| Position | end and QB | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1906-07 1908-16 1917-19 1920-35 1936-38 |
North Dakota State Washington Navy Cornell Boston College |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1951 | ||
Gilmour "Gloomy Gil" Dobie (January 21, 1879–December 23, 1948) was an American football head coach. He was born in Hastings, Minnesota, U.S.
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Career
He coached at North Dakota State University, Washington, Navy, Cornell, and Boston College. Dobie achieved his greatest success at the University of Washington, where he had a remarkable 58-0-3 record. During his tenure, Washington had a 39 game winning streak, which is the second longest in NCAA Division I-A football history.[1] His coaching career at Washington also comprised virtually all of Washington's 63 game unbeaten streak — still a college football record.[2][3]
Dobie then became the 16th head college football coach for the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen located in Annapolis, Maryland and he held that position for three seasons, from 1917 until 1919. His coaching record at United States Naval Academy was 18 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 seas on, this ranks him 14th at United States Naval Academy in total wins and first at United States Naval Academy in winning percentage (0.857). [4]
After coaching at Navy, Dobie won two national championships with Cornell, in 1921 and 1922. His overall coaching record was 179 wins, 45 losses, and 15 ties, a .780 percentage. Of the 33 years he coached, he had 14 undefeated seasons.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 as a charter member.
Detailed results
| School | Years | W | L | T | Notes |
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| North Dakota State | 1906-07 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington | 1908-16 | 58 | 0 | 3 | Undefeated 1908-16; unbeaten and untied 1909-1913 and 1915 39 game win streak (1908-14) |
| Navy | 1917-19 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cornell | 1920-35 | 82 | 36 | 7 | 1921-23 undefeated |
| Boston College | 1936-38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 33 | 179 | 45 | 15 | 14 undefeated seasons |
| Preceded by A.L. Marshall |
North Dakota State Head Football Coach 1906–1907 |
Succeeded by Paul Magoffin |
| Preceded by Victor Place |
Washington Head Football Coach 1908–1916 |
Succeeded by Claude Hunt |
| Preceded by Jonas Ingram |
Navy Head Football Coach 1917–1919 |
Succeeded by Bob Folwell |
| Preceded by John Rush |
Cornell Head Football Coach 1920–1935 |
Succeeded by Carl Snavely |
| Preceded by Harry Downes |
Boston College Head Football Coach 1936–1938 |
Succeeded by Frank Leahy |
References
- ^ "Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and I-AA Football Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. pp. p.109. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2006/2006RB.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ Johnson, Derek (March 8, 2002). "Dobie, Gilmore (d. 1948)". HistoryLink.org. http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3693.
- ^ "Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and I-AA Football Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. pp. p.110. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2006/2006RB.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ Navy Midshipmen football coaching records
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