Jesse Hawley (American football)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | March 25, 1887
Died | March 21, 1946 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | (aged 59)
Playing career | |
1907–1908 | Dartmouth |
Position(s) | Back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1910–1915 | Iowa |
1919 | Dartmouth (adviser) |
1920 | Princeton (assistant) |
1923–1928 | Dartmouth |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 63–28–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 National (1925) | |
Jesse Barnum Hawley Jr. (March 25, 1887 – March 21, 1946) was an
Coaching career
Iowa
Hawley was hired by the University of Iowa as its tenth head football coach in 1910. Iowa had not won the conference title in a decade, and Hawkeye fans were hoping Hawley could turn Iowa's fortunes around. School officials also hired Nelson A. Kellogg in 1910 to be Iowa's athletic director. Supervision of intercollegiate athletics at Iowa had, since 1900, also been the responsibility of the head coach. Hawley, however, could focus solely on coaching the football team.
Hawley's Hawkeyes had a 5–2 record in 1910. The most notable game that season was a loss to
A 1–3 start was cause for concern in 1911, but Iowa finished the year strong and had a solid 4–3 record in 1912. The biggest win of the 1912 season was a 20–7 victory over
Hawley was poised to field his best Iowa team in 1913. The 1913 Hawkeyes had a 5–2 record and easily led the nation in scoring. Only a loss to
Iowa defeated Northern Iowa, 95–0, to open the 1914 season under Hawley. It is the largest margin of victory in Iowa history and easily Northern Iowa's biggest loss. However, many fans were critical of Iowa's win, stating that winning 95–0 did little to prepare Iowa for the rest of the season. They may have been correct; Iowa lost consecutive conference games by 7–0 scores to knock the Hawkeyes from the conference race yet again.[4]
Iowa started 3–0 in 1915, but Iowa lost the final four games of the season, and criticism of Hawley mounted. Specifically, eleven of the best players in the Western Conference were Iowans playing for other member schools. Undefeated Minnesota started four Iowans, Chicago and Northwestern each started three, and the star of the 1915 Wisconsin team was an Iowan as well. Five Iowans earned all-conference honors in 1915, and only one played for Iowa. In addition, Hawley only coached and lived in Iowa City during the season, and many Hawkeye fans felt the program needed a "full-time" coach. As a result, Hawley resigned after the 1915 season.
Hawley had a 24–18 record at Iowa. He was a quiet, reserved coach who believed in fundamentals and attention to detail. He was also a brilliant offensive coach who guided Iowa to some of the most lopsided wins in school history.[5]
Dartmouth
When Hawley resigned at Iowa, he stated that he wanted to spend more time with his investment business. He was a successful investor and businessman before he arrived at Iowa. Hawley, a Dartmouth College graduate, returned to Hanover and continued his business after leaving Iowa in 1915.
In 1923, Dartmouth's football team needed a head coach, and Hawley took the job and stayed for six years. Successful in private enterprise, he volunteered his services and coached his alma mater for free.
Under Hawley, Dartmouth went 22 games without a loss from 1923 to 1926. Hawley reached the pinnacle of success in 1925, when he led Dartmouth to an undefeated 8–0 season, for which Dartmouth claims the
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Iowa Hawkeyes (Western Conference / Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910) | |||||||||
1910 | Iowa | 5–2 | 1–1 / 3–1 | 4th / 2nd | |||||
Iowa Hawkeyes (Western Conference) (1911–1915) | |||||||||
1911 | Iowa | 3–4 | 2–2 | T–4th | |||||
1912 | Iowa | 4–3 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
1913 | Iowa | 5–2 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1914 | Iowa | 4–3 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
1915 | Iowa | 3–4 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
Iowa: | 24–18 | 8–11 / 3–1 | |||||||
Dartmouth Indians (Independent) (1923–1928) | |||||||||
1923 | Dartmouth | 8–1 | |||||||
1924 | Dartmouth | 7–0–1 | |||||||
1925 | Dartmouth | 8–0 | |||||||
1926 | Dartmouth | 4–4 | |||||||
1927 | Dartmouth | 7–1 | |||||||
1928 | Dartmouth | 5–4 | |||||||
Dartmouth: | 39–10–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 63–28–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ New York Times (March 21, 1946). "JESS B. HAWLEY, 58, FOOTBALL EX-COACH; Former Gridiron Chief at Iowa and Dartmouth Is Dead-- Headed Business Firm". New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ISBN 0-7627-3819-7)
- ^ 75 Years With The Fighting Hawkeyes, by Bert McCrane & Dick Lamb, Page 52 (ASIN: B0007E01F8)
- ISBN 1-57167-178-1)
- ^ 75 Years With The Fighting Hawkeyes, by Bert McCrane & Dick Lamb, Pages 55-56 (ASIN: B0007E01F8)
- ^ A Championship Tradition