Henri Godfriaux (c. 1888 – March 5, 1954) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri, from 1925 to 1936, and William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, from 1937 to 1946, compiling a career college football coaching record of 87–62–12. Godfriaux was also the head basketball coach at William Jewell from 1941 to 1946, tallying a mark of 18–57.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1888 |
| Died | March 5, 1954 (aged 65) Liberty, Missouri, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1917 | Plattsburg HS (MO) |
| 1919–1920 | Plattsburg HS (MO) |
| 1921–1924 | Marshall HS (MO) |
| 1925–1936 | Missouri Valley |
| 1937–1946 | William Jewell |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1946 | William Jewell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–62–12 (college football) 18–57 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 8 MCAU (1927, 1929, 1932–1933, 1935–1938) | |
Godfriaux died at the age of 65, on March 5, 1954, at his home in Liberty, after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been diagnosed with cancer.[1]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Valley Vikings (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1925–1936) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Missouri Valley | 3–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1926 | Missouri Valley | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1927 | Missouri Valley | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1928 | Missouri Valley | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Missouri Valley | 7–0–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Missouri Valley | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1931 | Missouri Valley | 5–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1932 | Missouri Valley | 6–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1933 | Missouri Valley | 4–2–1 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1934 | Missouri Valley | 1–7–1 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1935 | Missouri Valley | 6–3 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Missouri Valley | 5–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Missouri Valley: | 59–29–8 | 37–15–4 | |||||||
| William Jewell Cardinals (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1937–1946) | |||||||||
| 1937 | William Jewell | 3–3–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1938 | William Jewell | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | William Jewell | 3–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1940 | William Jewell | 1–7–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | William Jewell | 4–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1942 | William Jewell | 4–3–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | William Jewell | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | William Jewell | 4–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| William Jewell: | 28–33–4 | 17–8–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 87–62–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Henri Godfriaux Dies". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. March 6, 1954. p. 2. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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