| Herman Olcott | |
| File:Herman Olcott - 1903.jpg Olcott pictured in the 1903 Yackety Yack, North Carolina yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1879 New York, New York |
| Died | November 3, 1929 (aged 50) Wallingford, Connecticut |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–30–12 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards All-American, 1900 | |
Herman Parker "Bo" Olcott (January 1, 1879 – November 3, 1929)[1] was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Yale University, where he was an All-American in 1900 at center. Olcott was the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1902 to 1903, New York University (NYU) from 1907 to 1912, and the University of Kansas, from 1915 to 1917. He was the head coach of the Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team, which represented the Naval Station Great Lakes, for the first three games of the 1918 season. Olcott died on November 3, 1929 in Wallingford, Connecticut after a three-year illness.[2]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | North Carolina | 5–1–3 | 1–0 | ||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | North Carolina | 6–3 | |||||||
| North Carolina: | 11–4–3 | 1–0 | |||||||
| NYU Violets (Independent) (1907–1912) | |||||||||
| 1907 | NYU | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1908 | NYU | 2–3–2 | |||||||
| 1909 | NYU | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1910 | NYU | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | NYU | 1–3–3 | |||||||
| 1912 | NYU | 2–6 | |||||||
| NYU: | 18–19–7 | ||||||||
| Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1917) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Kansas | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1916 | Kansas | 4–3–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1917 | Kansas | 6–2 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Kansas: | 16–7–1 | 7–4–1 | |||||||
| Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets (Independent) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Great Lakes Navy | 2–0–1[n 1] | |||||||
| Great Lakes Navy: | 2–0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 47–30–12 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
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