Ewald O. Stiehm
Biographical details | |
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Born | Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, U.S. | April 9, 1886
Died | August 18, 1923 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 37)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1906–1908 | Wisconsin |
Position(s) | Ripon |
1911–1915 | Nebraska |
1916–1921 | Indiana |
Basketball | |
1910–1911 | Ripon |
1911–1915 | Nebraska |
1919–1920 | Indiana |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1916–1922 | Indiana |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 59–23–4 (football) 69–22 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 5 MVIAA (1911–1915) Basketball 3 MVIAA (1912–1914) | |
Ewald O. "Jumbo" Stiehm (April 9, 1886 – August 18, 1923) was an
Coaching career
Stiehm began his coaching career at Ripon College in 1910, where he led the Red Hawks football team to a 4–3 record.[1] From 1911 to 1915, he coached football at Nebraska, and compiled a 35–2–3 record. From 1913 to 1915, his teams went undefeated seasons. In the history of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program, Stiehm has the highest winning percentage (.913) of anyone who coached more than two games. From 1916 to 1921, he coached at Indiana, and compiled a 20–18–1 record.
Death
Stiehm died on August 18, 1923, in Bloomington, Indiana, at the age of 37 after an 11-month bout with stomach cancer.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ripon Crimson (Independent) (1910)
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1910 | Ripon | 4–3 | |||||||
Ripon: | 4–3 | ||||||||
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1915) | |||||||||
1911 | Nebraska | 5–1–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1912 | Nebraska | 7–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
1913 | Nebraska | 8–0 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
1914 | Nebraska | 7–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1915 | Nebraska | 8–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
Nebraska: | 35–2–3 | 14–0–1 | |||||||
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1916–1921) | |||||||||
1916 | Indiana | 2–4–1 | 0–3–1 | 7th | |||||
1917 | Indiana | 5–2 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
1918 | Indiana | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
1919 | Indiana | 3–4 | 0–2 | T–9th | |||||
1920 | Indiana | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
1921 | Indiana | 3–4 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
Indiana: | 20–18–1 | 5–10–1 | |||||||
Total: | 59–23–4 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Nebraska Cornhuskers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1915) | |||||||||
1911–12 | Nebraska | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st (North) | |||||
1912–13 | Nebraska | 16–2 | 10–0 | 1st (North) | |||||
1913–14 | Nebraska | 15–3 | 7–0 | 1st (North) | |||||
1914–15 | Nebraska | 10–8 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
Nebraska: | 55–14 | 33–4 | |||||||
Indiana Hoosers (Big Ten Conference) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
1919–20 | Indiana | 13–8 | 6–4 | 4th | |||||
Indiana: | 13–8 | 6–4 | |||||||
Total: | 68–22 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Ewald O. (Jumbo) Stiehm". Nebraska Huskers. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ^ "Jumbo Stiehm, Famous Coach, Dies After a Long Illness". The New York Times. August 19, 1923. Retrieved June 17, 2010.