David Carr MacAndrew

David C. MacAndrew (May 30, 1874 – August 19, 1937) was an American football player and coach.

David C. MacAndrew
Biographical details
Born(1874-05-30)May 30, 1874
Brooklyn, New York
DiedAugust 19, 1937(1937-08-19) (aged 63)
Braintree, Massachusetts
Playing career
Football
1894–1897Dartmouth
Baseball
1895–1898Dartmouth
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1898Bowdoin
1898–1899Western Reserve
1915–1916St. Mary's
Head coaching record
Overall20–17–1

Early life and playing career

MacAndrew was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Braintree, Massachusetts, when he was a year old.[1][2] MacAndrew attended the Thayer Academy in Braintree. For his undergraduate career, he attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1898. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity.[3]

As a collegiate athlete, he played football at Dartmouth as an end. MacAndrew was a four-year letter winner, playing from 1894 to 1897. MacAndrew was a member of the Dartmouth baseball team. He also played for the Newton Athletic Association against Yale in 1898.[4]

Coaching career

MacAndrew began his coaching career in 1898 for Bowdoin, only to coach one game before departing before the Harvard game.[5] During the same season, he moved to Cleveland to coach Western Reserve, where he coached for two seasons.

Coach MacAndrew, top row, fourth from the right, with his 1898 Western Reserve football team

As a high school football coach, MacAndrew coached for several years at high schools in Toledo, Ohio, and in Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley in California.[1] [6]

In 1915, he returned to college football, coaching at Saint Mary's for two seasons.[7]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Bowdoin (Independent) (1898)
1898 Bowdoin 1–0
Western Reserve (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898 Western Reserve 5–3
1899 Western Reserve 6–3
Western Reserve: 11–6
Saint Mary's (Independent) (1915–1916)
1915 Saint Mary's 3–7
1916 Saint Mary's 5–4–1
Saint Mary's: 8–11–1
Total:20–17–1

References
  1. "The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts on August 19, 1937 · 5". Newspapers.com.
  2. "General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1900". Dartmouth College. 1900 – via Google Books.
  3. Chi, Theta Delta (July 7, 1898). "The Shield". Theta Delta Chi – via Google Books.
  4. Chi, Theta Delta (July 7, 1898). "The Shield". Theta Delta Chi – via Google Books.
  5. "Bowdoin Alumni Magazine". Bowdoin College. July 7, 1939 – via Internet Archive.
  6. "Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 15, 1918, Page 10, Image 10 « Historic Oregon Newspapers". oregonnews.uoregon.edu.
  7. "Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1915–1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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