Sumner Dole
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892 |
| Died | January 22, 1997 (aged 104) Keene, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Massachusetts |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1933 | Connecticut |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1918 | Massachusetts |
| 1923–1927 | Connecticut |
| Baseball | |
| 1924–1935 | Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–39–14 (football) 45–35 (basketball) 64–90–2 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 New England (1924, 1926, 1928) | |
Sumner Alvord Dole (1892 – January 22, 1997) was an American football, basketball and baseball and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1923 to 1933, compiling a record of 36–39–14.[1] Dole was also the head basketball coach at the University of Massachusetts from 1917 to 1918 and Connecticut from 1923 to 1927, amassing a career college basketball coaching record of 45–35.[2]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut / Connecticut State Aggies (New England Conference) (1923–1933) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Connecticut | 3–4–1 | 1–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1924 | Connecticut | 6–0–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1925 | Connecticut | 3–5–1 | 0–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1926 | Connecticut | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1927 | Connecticut | 5–4 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1928 | Connecticut | 4–1–3 | 1–0–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1929 | Connecticut | 4–4 | 1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Connecticut | 1–5–1 | 0–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | Connecticut | 2–3–3 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1932 | Connecticut | 0–6–2 | 0–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1933 | Connecticut State | 1–6–1 | 0–1 | 4th | |||||
| Connecticut: | 36–39–14 | 9–16–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–39–14 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Mr. Dole School Teacher in New Hampshire". Courant.com. January 28, 1997. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Sumner Dole". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.