Pete Dwyer
Peter Dwyer was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach and head basketball coach at Niagara University from 1923 to 1927.[1] After working as an assistant coach at Syracuse University, Dwyer became the head football coach and head basketball coach at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.[2] He was a 1910 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he played left halfback on the school's football team.[3][4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Notre Dame (1910) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1907–1909 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1927 | Niagara |
| 1930 | Syracuse (assistant) |
| 1931–1942 | Clarkson |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1927 | Niagara |
| 1930–1936 | Clarkson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 66–38–7 (football) 99–82 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 New York State Conference (1926–1927) 2 Western New York Little Three (1926–1927) | |
Dwyer was the Niagara head coach during the notorious 1923 Niagara vs. Colgate football game in which his player refused to tackle Colgate players unless they agreed to play a shortened game with 8-minute quarters.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Purple Eagles (Western New York Little Three Conference) (1923–1925) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Niagara | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1924 | Niagara | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1925 | Niagara | 4–4 | |||||||
| Niagara Purple Eagles (New York State Conference / Western New York Little Three Conference) (1926–1927) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Niagara | 4–3–1 | 2–0–1 / 2–0 | 1st / 1st | |||||
| 1927 | Niagara | 5–3 | 1–0 | 1st | |||||
| Niagara: | 21–18–1 | ||||||||
| Clarkson Golden Knights (Independent) (1931–1943) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Clarkson | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1932 | Clarkson | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Clarkson | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1934 | Clarkson | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1935 | Clarkson | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Clarkson | 3–3–2 | |||||||
| 1937 | Clarkson | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1938 | Clarkson | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1939 | Clarkson | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1940 | Clarkson | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1941 | Clarkson | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| Clarkson: | 45–30–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 66–38–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Basketball". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "Pete Dwyer". Clarkson University Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "1909 Football" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "All-Time Roster" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "Football's Big Burlesque". Buffalo Courier-Express.
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