| Ewald O. Stiehm | |
| File:Ewald O. Stiehm.jpg | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, tennis |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 9, 1886 Johnson Creek, Wisconsin |
| Died | August 18, 1923 (aged 37) Bloomington, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| Football 1906–1908 | Wisconsin |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1910 1911–1915 1916–1921 Basketball 1911–1915 1919–1920 | Ripon Nebraska Indiana Nebraska Indiana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1916–1922 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–23–4 (football) 69–22 (basketball) |
| Tournaments | 2242 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships Football 5 MVIAA (1911–1915) Basketball 3 MVIAA (1912–1914) | |
Ewald O. "Jumbo" Stiehm (April 9, 1886 – August 18, 1923) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin (1910), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1911–1915), and Indiana University (1916–1921), compiling a career college football record of 59–23–4. Stiehm was also the head basketball coach at Nebraska from 1911 to 1915 and at Indiana from 1919 to 1920, tallying a career mark of 69–22.
Coaching career[]
The "Stiehm" Roller, 1920
Stiehm began his coaching career at Ripon College in 1910, where he led the Red Hawks football team to a 4–3 record.[1] From 1911 to 1915, he coached football at Nebraska, and compiled an 35–2–3 record. From 1913 to 1915, his teams went undefeated seasons. In the history of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program, Stiehm has the highest winning percentage (.913) of anyone who coached more than two games. From 1916 to 1921, he coached at Indiana, and compiled a 20–18–1 record.
Death[]
Stiehm died on August 18, 1923 in Bloomington, Indiana at the age of 37 after an 11 month bout with stomach cancer.[2][3]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Ripon Red Hawks () (1910) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Ripon | 4–3 | |||||||
| Ripon: | 4–3 | ||||||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1915) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Nebraska | 5–1–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1912 | Nebraska | 7–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1913 | Nebraska | 8–0 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1914 | Nebraska | 7–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1915 | Nebraska | 8–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Nebraska: | 35–2–3 | 14–0–1 | |||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1916–1921) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Indiana | 2–4–1 | 0–3–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1917 | Indiana | 5–2 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1918 | Indiana | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| 1919 | Indiana | 3–4 | 0–2 | T–9th | |||||
| 1920 | Indiana | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1921 | Indiana | 3–4 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
| Indiana: | 20–18–1 | 5–10–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–23–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
Basketball[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1915) | |||||||||
| 1911–12 | Nebraska | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st (North) | |||||
| 1912–13 | Nebraska | 16–2 | 10–0 | 1st (North) | |||||
| 1913–14 | Nebraska | 15–3 | 7–0 | 1st (North) | |||||
| 1914–15 | Nebraska | 10–8 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| Nebraska: | 55–14 | 33–4 | |||||||
| Indiana Hoosers (Big Ten Conference) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919–20 | Indiana | 13–8 | 6–4 | 4th | |||||
| Indiana: | 13–8 | 6–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 68–22 | ||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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References[]
- ↑ "Ewald O. (Jumbo) Stiehm". Nebraska Huskers. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=920443. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Jumbo Stiehm, Famous Coach, Dies After a Long Illness". The New York Times. August 19, 1923. http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F00C1FF93D5C16738DDDA00994D0405B838EF1D3. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
External links[]
- Nebraska profile
- Ewald O. Stiehm at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Ewald O. Stiehm at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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