Biographical details | |
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Born | February 22, 1887 |
Died | November 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1909 | Princeton |
Position(s) | Halfback, fullback |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1911 | Princeton (freshmen) |
1912 | Princeton |
1916 | North Carolina (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–1–1 |
Logan Cunningham (February 22, 1887 – November 1964) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Princeton University in 1912.
A native of Washington, D.C., [1] Cunningham attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut for two years before transferring to Princeton University. [2] At Princeton, he played on the football team as a halfback and fullback, and was considered an expert drop kicker. [1] He also played on the baseball team as a pitcher. [3] Cunningham studied civil engineering and graduated in 1911. [3] [4]
In 1911, Cunningham coached the freshman team at his alma mater and also mentored the varsity team in the art of drop kicking. [1] After Princeton head coach Bill Roper resigned to focus on his business, the school offered the job to Eddie Hart, but he declined the full-time position. [1] Cunningham accepted the job, and guided the Tigers to a 7–1–1 record in his only season at the helm. [5] Cunningham was invited to return as head coach in 1913, but declined to attend to "business duties". [6]
Cunningham enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1913 and served on the Mexican border as an artilleryman. [3] In 1916, he was an assistant coach under Doggie Trenchard at the University of North Carolina. [7] In the Fall of 1917, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant at Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia, and served in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps. [3] On March 30, 1918, he was seriously hurt in an aircraft accident at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, suffering a dislocated hip and fractured arm. [3] By February 1919, he had returned to civilian life and was working at the Williamsport Wirerope Works in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [8]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Princeton Tigers (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
1912 | Princeton | 7–1–1 | |||||||
Princeton: | 7–1–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 7–1–1 |
Biographical details | |
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Born | February 22, 1887 |
Died | November 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1909 | Princeton |
Position(s) | Halfback, fullback |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1911 | Princeton (freshmen) |
1912 | Princeton |
1916 | North Carolina (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–1–1 |
Logan Cunningham (February 22, 1887 – November 1964) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Princeton University in 1912.
A native of Washington, D.C., [1] Cunningham attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut for two years before transferring to Princeton University. [2] At Princeton, he played on the football team as a halfback and fullback, and was considered an expert drop kicker. [1] He also played on the baseball team as a pitcher. [3] Cunningham studied civil engineering and graduated in 1911. [3] [4]
In 1911, Cunningham coached the freshman team at his alma mater and also mentored the varsity team in the art of drop kicking. [1] After Princeton head coach Bill Roper resigned to focus on his business, the school offered the job to Eddie Hart, but he declined the full-time position. [1] Cunningham accepted the job, and guided the Tigers to a 7–1–1 record in his only season at the helm. [5] Cunningham was invited to return as head coach in 1913, but declined to attend to "business duties". [6]
Cunningham enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1913 and served on the Mexican border as an artilleryman. [3] In 1916, he was an assistant coach under Doggie Trenchard at the University of North Carolina. [7] In the Fall of 1917, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant at Camp Hancock in Augusta, Georgia, and served in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps. [3] On March 30, 1918, he was seriously hurt in an aircraft accident at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, suffering a dislocated hip and fractured arm. [3] By February 1919, he had returned to civilian life and was working at the Williamsport Wirerope Works in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [8]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Princeton Tigers (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
1912 | Princeton | 7–1–1 | |||||||
Princeton: | 7–1–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 7–1–1 |