John Francis Gargan (July 1, 1888 – August 18, 1960)[1][2] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown University (1912–1913), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1914), Fordham University (1916–1917, 1922–1926) and New York University (1920–1921), compiling career coaching record of 55–40–8. In 1917, Gargan was co-head coach with Frank McCaffrey for Fordham.[3]
 Gargan pictured in The Maroon 1917, Fordham yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1, 1888 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 1960 (aged 72) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1907–1909 | Fordham |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1911 | Georgetown (assistant) |
| 1912–1913 | Georgetown |
| 1914 | RPI |
| 1916–1917 | Fordham |
| 1920–1921 | NYU |
| 1922–1926 | Fordham |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–40–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SAIAA (1912) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Blue and Gray (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Georgetown | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1913 | Georgetown | 4–4 | 1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| Georgetown: | 12–5 | 6–1 | |||||||
| RPI Engineers (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | RPI | 4–5 | |||||||
| RPI: | 4–5 | ||||||||
| Fordham Maroon (Independent) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Fordham | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1917 | Fordham | 7–2 | |||||||
| NYU Violets (Independent) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | NYU | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | NYU | 2–3–3 | |||||||
| NYU: | 4–8–4 | ||||||||
| Fordham Maroon (Independent) (1922–1926) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Fordham | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Fordham | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1924 | Fordham | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1925 | Fordham | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Fordham | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Fordham: | 28–20–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 55–40–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "John Francis Gargan". United States World War I Draft Cards, 1942. United States Defense Security Service. 004135848 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Dr. J. Francis Gargan Is Dead; Former Football Coach Here". The New York Times. August 19, 1960. p. 23. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Gargan Quits NYU to Coach Fordham. The New York Times. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.
External links
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