Donald Robert Ingalls (January 17, 1919 – April 8, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Michigan and was chosen by conference coaches as a second-team player on the Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team in 1940.[1] He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 18th round of the 1942 NFL draft and played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Packers for one season, in 1942.[2] Ingalls was the head coach of the 1944 Lincoln Army Air Field Wings football team.[3] He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1952 to 1963, compiling a record of 49–54–3.
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Position: | Center | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S. | January 17, 1919||||||
Died: | April 8, 1970 Willimantic, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 51)||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Marblehead The Kiski School | ||||||
College: | Michigan | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1942 / round: 18 / pick: 169 | ||||||
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Ingalls died on April 8, 1970, at Windham Community Hospital in Willimantic, Connecticut.[4]
Head coaching record
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lincoln Army Air Field Wings (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
1944 | Lincoln AAF | 6–1 | |||||||
Lincoln AAF: | 6–1 | ||||||||
Connecticut Huskies (Yankee Conference) (1952–1963) | |||||||||
1952 | Connecticut | 5–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
1953 | Connecticut | 3–4–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1954 | Connecticut | 1–8 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
1955 | Connecticut | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1956 | Connecticut | 6–2–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1957 | Connecticut | 5–4–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1958 | Connecticut | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1959 | Connecticut | 6–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1960 | Connecticut | 5–4 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
1961 | Connecticut | 2–7 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1962 | Connecticut | 3–6 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1963 | Connecticut | 2–6 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
Connecticut: | 49–54–3 | 29–16–3 | |||||||
Total: | 55–55–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
edit- ^ Earl Hilligan (November 24, 1940). "Harmon and Evashevski Repeat on AP's All-Big Ten: Michigan Stars Named for Third Year in a Row". St. Petersburg Times (AP story). p. 12.
- ^ "Bob Ingalls Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ "Wings open against Peru Navy 11 Friday". Sunday Journal and Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 16, 1944. p. 2B. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Robert Ingalls, 51, Connecticut Coach" (PDF). The New York Times. April 9, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2011.