- For the U.S. soccer player, see John McEwan (soccer).
John McEwan | |||
File:John McEwan.jpg | |||
Sport(s) | Football | ||
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Biographical details | |||
Born | Alexandria, Minnesota | February 18, 1893||
Died | August 9, 1970 New York, New York | (aged 77)||
Playing career | |||
1913–1916 | Army | ||
Position(s) | Center | ||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
1923–1925 1926–1929 1930–1932 1933–1934 | Army Oregon Holy Cross Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
Head coaching record | |||
Overall | 59–23–6 (college) 9–11–1 (NFL) | ||
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |||
Accomplishments and honors | |||
Awards All-American, 1914 All-American, 1915 All-American, 1916 | |||
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John James "Cap" McEwan (February 18, 1893 – August 9, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He played from 1913 to 1916 as a center at the United States Military Academy, where he was a three-time All-American and captain of the Army football squad for three seasons. McEwan served as the head football coach at West Point (1923–1925), the University of Oregon (1926–1929), and the College of the Holy Cross (1930–1932), compiling a career college football record of 59–23–6. He also coached at the professional level for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1933 to 1934, tallying a mark of 9–11–1. McEwan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1962.
Coaching career[]
From 1923 to 1925 McEwan led Army to an 18–5–3 record. All three of his seasons there were winning seasons. From 1926 to 1929 he took over as the head football coach at Oregon. His record there stands at 20–13–2, with his 1928 team completing a 9–2 campaign.
Head coaching record[]
College[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Army Cadets (Independent) (1923–1925) | |||||||||
1923 | Army | 6–2–1 | |||||||
1924 | Army | 5–1–2 | |||||||
1925 | Army | 7–2 | |||||||
Army: | 18–5–3 | ||||||||
Oregon Webfoots (Pacific Coast Conference) (1926–1929) | |||||||||
1926 | Oregon | 2–4–1 | 1–4 | 7th | |||||
1927 | Oregon | 2–4–1 | 0–4–1 | 8th | |||||
1928 | Oregon | 9–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
1929 | Oregon | 7–3 | 4–1 | T–3rd | |||||
Oregon: | 20–13–2 | 9–11–1 | |||||||
Holy Cross Crusaders (Independent) (1930–1932) | |||||||||
1930 | Holy Cross | 8–2 | |||||||
1931 | Holy Cross | 7–2–1 | |||||||
1932 | Holy Cross | 6–1–1 | |||||||
Holy Cross: | 21–5–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 59–23–6 |
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