Elmer Burnham | |
File:Elmer Burnham.jpg Burnham pictured in Debris 1943, Purdue yearbook | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | New Westbury, Massachusetts | September 8, 1894
Died | March 9, 1977[1] Rochester, New York | (aged 82)
Playing career | |
1910s | Springfield (MA) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1919–1934 1935–1941 1942–1943 1944–1960 | South Bend Central HS (IN) Purdue (freshmen) Purdue Rochester (NY) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 92–56–6 (college) 118–30–8 (high school) |
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships 1 Big Ten (1943) |
Elmer Harold Burnham (September 8, 1894 – March 9, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Purdue University in 1942 and 1943. Burnham's 1943 squad went 9–0 and shared the Big Ten Conference title with Michigan. From 1944 to 1960, Burnham served as the head coach at the University of Rochester, where he compiled a record of 82–48–6 in 17 seasons.[2] Burnham served as Purdue's freshman football coach for seven years before assuming the role as varsity head coach in 1942.[3] Before coming to Purdue, Burnham coached football at Central High School in South Bend, Indiana for 16 seasons, tallying a mark of 118–30–8.[4]
Head coaching record[]
College[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1942–1943) | |||||||||
1942 | Purdue | 1–8 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
1943 | Purdue | 9–0 | 6–0 | T–1st | 5 | ||||
Purdue: | 10–8 | 7–4 | |||||||
Rochester Yellowjackets () (1944–1960) | |||||||||
1944 | Rochester | 5–3 | |||||||
1945 | Rochester | 3–4 | |||||||
1946 | Rochester | 3–4–1 | |||||||
1947 | Rochester | 6–1–1 | |||||||
1948 | Rochester | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1949 | Rochester | 3–6 | |||||||
1950 | Rochester | 1–4–3 | |||||||
1951 | Rochester | 7–1 | |||||||
1952 | Rochester | 8–0 | |||||||
1953 | Rochester | 4–3 | |||||||
1954 | Rochester | 5–3 | |||||||
1955 | Rochester | 3–5 | |||||||
1956 | Rochester | 4–4 | |||||||
1957 | Rochester | 5–3 | |||||||
1958 | Rochester | 8–0 | |||||||
1959 | Rochester | 7–1 | |||||||
1960 | Rochester | 6–2 | |||||||
Rochester: | 82–48–6 | ||||||||
Total: | 92–56–6 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
#Rankings from final AP Poll. |
References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "University of Rochester Athletics and Recreation: Hall of Fame". University of Rochester. http://www.cc.rochester.edu/athletics/halloffame/index.php?sport&person=eburnham. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ↑ "Coach Burnham is Signed: Former Purdue Mentor Will Serve at Rochester". The New York Times. 1944-05-14. http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F40A13FA3F5A157B93C7A8178ED85F408485F9. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ↑ UP (1943-10-13). "Elmer Burnham, Purdue Mentor, Isn't Too Serious". The Milwaukee Journal. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WpkWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DiMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5426,5842246&dq=elmer+burnham&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
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