Harvey Andrew "Harve" Oliphant Jr. (July 7, 1912 – February 20, 1998)[2][3] was an American football coach. Oliphant was the head football coach at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan for four seasons, from 1938 to 1941, compiling a record of 5–26–1.[4] He was also the head basketball coach at Adrian from 1938 to 1942, tallying a mark of 15–51.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1912 Indiana, U.S.[1] |
| Died | February 20, 1998 (aged 85) Silver City, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1941 | Adrian |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1942 | Adrian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–26–1 (football) 15–51 (basketball) |
Oliphant was inducted into the Western New Mexico University Hall of Fame in 1994.[5]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Adrian | 0–7–1 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1939 | Adrian | 2–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1940 | Adrian | 1–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1941 | Adrian | 2–6 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Adrian: | 5–26–1 | 2–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–26–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Person Details for Harve Oliphant, "United States Census, 1940"". familysearch.org. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ^ White, L.E.W.L. (1943). Genealogy of the Wright family: descendants of Richard Wright, Sr. whose will was probated in Rowan County, North Carolina on February 8, 1785: in brief some genealogy of the Morgan, Sears, Kutch, Hazel and Sanders families. L.E.W.L. White. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ^ "Person Details for Harvey A Oliphant, "United States Social Security Death Index"". familysearch.org. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Adrian Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ "Harve Oliphant (1994) - Hall of Fame". Western New Mexico University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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