| J. Russell Townsend | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, track and field |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 1884 Tama County, Iowa |
| Died | December 8, 1969 (aged 85) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | End, halfback |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–9–1 (football) 16–14 (basketball) 5–5 (baseball) |
J. Russell Townsend (October 1884 – December 8, 1969) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the 21st head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for two seasons, from 1917 to 1918, and compiling a record of 2–9–1.[1] He was also the head basketball coach at Wabash from 1917 to 1919, tallying a mark of 16–14.
Townsend was a graduate of Coe College, where he played college football.[2] He died on December 8, 1969, at Winona Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.[3]
Head coaching record[]
College football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Wabash Little Giants (Independent) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Wabash | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1918 | Wabash | 1–3 | |||||||
| Wabash: | 2–9–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–9–1 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Wabash College Football History". http://sports.wabash.edu/sports/2017/4/26/football-history.aspx.
- ↑ "J.R. Townsend". Coe College Athletics. http://www.coeathletics.com/hallOfFame/62.php.
- ↑ "J. R. Townsend Sr., Civic Leader, Dies". The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana): p. 37. December 9, 1969. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23239606/the_indianapolis_star/.
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