Elwood Albert Geiges (August 26, 1895 – October 22, 1977)[2] was an American football player, coach, and official. He was the eighth head football coach at Temple University and he held that position for the 1917 season. His record at Temple was 0–6–1.[3][4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1895 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1977 (aged 82) Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Temple University[1] |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1914 | Temple |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Temple |
| 1918–1929 | Frankford HS (PA) |
| 1930–1932 | Haverford |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1918 | Temple |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–22–1 (college football) 8–7 (college basketball) |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Owls (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Temple | 0–6–1 | |||||||
| Temple: | 0–6–1 | ||||||||
| Haverford Fords (Independent) (1930–1932) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Haverford | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1931 | Haverford | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1932 | Haverford | 1–5 | |||||||
| Haverford: | 5–16–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–22–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Gettysburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Geiges Services Today", "Findlay Courier", October 25, 1977, Findlay, Ohio
- ^ Temple Coaching Records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search".
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