John Stiegman
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1922 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 2006 (aged 83) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 | Williams |
| Position(s) | Iowa Wesleyan |
| 1974 | Army (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 37–53 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Middle Three (1958–1959) 1 Middle Atlantic (1958) | |
John R. Stiegman (December 16, 1922 – October 31, 2006) was an
Stiegman was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and attended Williams College. He played tackle on the Williams College football team and was also a member of the hockey, lacrosse and swimming teams at Williams.[1] He graduated from Williams in 1944.[2]
Stiegman was an assistant football coach, freshman hockey coach at Princeton University from 1946 to 1955.[1] He was the head football coach at Rutgers from 1956 to 1959 where he compiled a record of 22–15.[2][3] Rutgers posted an 8–1 record in 1958.[2] In 1960, Stiegman became the head football coach at Penn. He was the head coach at Penn through the 1964 season and compiled a record of 12 wins and 33 losses.[4] He was removed as head coach at Penn after his fifth straight losing season.[5]
Stiegman was an assistant coach at the
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Middle Three Conference) (1956–1957) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Rutgers | 3–7 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957 | Rutgers | 5–4 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Middle Atlantic Conference / Middle Three Conference) (1958–1959) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Rutgers | 8–1 | 4–0 / 2–0 | 1st (University) / 1st | 20 | ||||
| 1959 | Rutgers | 6–3 | 2–2 / 2–0 | T–4th (University) / 1st | |||||
| Rutgers: | 22–15 | 8–4 | |||||||
| Penn Quakers (Ivy League) (1960–1964) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Penn | 3–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1961 | Penn | 2–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1962 | Penn | 3–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1963 | Penn | 3–6 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1964 | Penn | 1–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Penn: | 12–33 | 6–29 | |||||||
Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (NAIA Division II independent ) (1973)
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| 1973 | Iowa Wesleyan | 3–5 | |||||||
| Iowa Wesleyan: | 3–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 37–53 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Stiegman To Coach Rutgers". Pacific Stars and Stripes. January 23, 1956.
- ^ a b c "Former RU Football Coach John Stiegman Passes Away". Rutgers University. November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011.
- ^ "Stiegman Named Coach At Rutgers". The New York Times. January 26, 1956.
- ^ "John Stiegman Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ "Stiegman Ousted After Five Years As Coach At Penn". The New York Times. December 6, 1964.
- ^ a b White, Maury (February 27, 1974). "From Iowa Wesleyan To West Point: Back At It for Stiegman". Des Moines Register.
- ^ "Stiegman On Job". Burlington Hawk-Eye. September 3, 1967.
- ^ "Iowa Wesleyan AD Also Takes Football Job". Waterloo Daily Courier. January 21, 1973.