James B. Modesitt

James B. Modesitt
	James B. Modesitt
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Sport(s)	Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born	November 24, 1875; Terre Haute, Indiana
Died	September 13, 1946 (aged 70); Asheville, North Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	3–5–2 (football); 2–6 (baseball)

James Bert Modesitt (November 24, 1875 – September 13, 1946)^[1]^[2] was an American football and baseball coach. He was the 12th head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for two seasons, from 1898 to 1899, and compiling a record of 3–5–2. Modesitt was the first coach at Wabash to hold the post for more than one season.^[3] Modesitt was also the head baseball coach at Wabash in 1899, tallying a mark of 2–6.

Head coaching record[]

Football[]

Year	Team	Overall
Wabash Little Giants (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898	Wabash	2–5–1
1899	Wabash	1–0–1
Wabash:		3–5–2
Total:		3–5–2
^†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game.

References[]

↑ "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," James Modesitt, 1946". FamilySearch.org. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FPZP-8HV. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ "Dr. Modesitt Dead in South". The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee, Wisconsin): p. 3. September 14, 1946. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LPoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BiUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6257,5944933. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
↑ "Wabash College coaching records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101121010223/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/ncac/wabash/coaching_records.php. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

External links[]

James B. Modesitt at Find a Grave

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[1] "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," James Modesitt, 1946". FamilySearch.org. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FPZP-8HV. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

[2] "Dr. Modesitt Dead in South". The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee, Wisconsin): p. 3. September 14, 1946. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LPoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BiUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6257,5944933. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

[3] "Wabash College coaching records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101121010223/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/ncac/wabash/coaching_records.php. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

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