John W. Stewart (American football)

John Wilson Stewart (1889 – April 23, 1943) was an American football, basketball, and track coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota from 1918 to 1919, and the University of Montana from 1922 to 1923, compiling a career college football coaching record of 10–16. Stewart was the head basketball coach at South Dakota from 1918 to 1922 and Montana from 1922 and 1932, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 104–125. He was also the head track coach at Montana from 1923 to 1925 and the school's athletic director from 1924 to 1932.

John W. Stewart

Biographical details
Born	1889 New Concord, Ohio
Died	April 23, 1943 Missoula, Montana
Alma mater	Geneva (A.B., 1911)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1919	South Dakota
1922–1923	Montana
Basketball
1918–1922	South Dakota
1922–1932	Montana
Track
1923–1925	Montana
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1924–1932	Montana
Head coaching record
Overall	10–16 (football) 104–125 (basketball)

Early years

Stewart was a 1911 graduate of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He served as a physical education director at several high schools in South Dakota and Iowa spanning 1911 to 1918.[1]

South Dakota

Stewart served as the head football coach (1918–1919) and head men's basketball coach (1918–1922) at the University of South Dakota.

Montana

Stewart served as the head football coach (1922–1923), head men's basketball coach (1922–1932), head track coach (1923–1925), and athletic director at the University of Montana.[2][3]

Death

Stewart died on April 23, 1943, of a heart attack, in Missoula, Montana.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
South Dakota Coyotes (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918	South Dakota	1–2
1919	South Dakota	2–6
South Dakota:		3–8
Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922	Montana	3–4
1923	Montana	4–4
Montana:		7–8
Total:		10–16

References

1. "Catalogue of the University of Dakota". University of South Dakota. 1920. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
2. "Coaching History" (PDF). Montana Grizzlies. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
3. "Athletic Team Record "Red Book," 1897-1980". University of Montana. 1994. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
4. "John W. Stewart Dies Suddenly At Adams Home". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. April 26, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• John W. Stewart at Find a Grave