| Frank Bergin | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1886 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | November 11, 1971 (aged 85) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–14–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 1 MIAA (1910) | |
Frank S. Bergin (July 5, 1886 – November 11, 1971) was an American football player, coach, and official. He played college football as a quarterback at Princeton University from 1907 to 1909. Bergin was the head football coach at Bowdoin College from 1910 to 1912 and Middlebury College in 1913, compiling a career college football coaching record of 12–14–3. He refereed college football games for several years after World War I. Bergin was served in the Connecticut Senate, representing the 10th district in New Haven, and was the chairman of Connecticut Liquor Control Commission. He died on November 11, 1971, at the age of 85.[1]
Bergin was born on July 5, 1886, in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1906, Princeton in 1910, and Columbia Law School in 1913.[2]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin Polar Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1912) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Bowdoin | 6–1–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1911 | Bowdoin | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Bowdoin | 2–6 | |||||||
| Bowdoin: | 10–10–3 | ||||||||
| Middlebury Panthers (Independent) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Middlebury | 2–4 | |||||||
| Middlebury: | 12–14–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 12–14–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Frank Bergin, Football Ref, Dies At 85". Naugatuck Daily News. United Press International (Naugatuck, Connecticut): p. 10. November 13, 1971. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29108079/naugatuck_daily_news/.
- ↑ "Frank S. Bergin, Football Coach". The New York Times. November 13, 1971. https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/13/archives/frank-bergin-football-coach-bowdoin-exaide-is-dead-a-democratic.html.
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