Herbert Jerome McIntire (April 6, 1875 – June 28, 1948) was an American college football coach in the late 19th century. He served as the head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for one season, in 1897, and at Depauw University in Greencastle, Indiana for to seasons, from 1899 to 1900, compiling a career college football coaching record of 9–12–3.
 Herbert J. McIntire c 1903 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1875 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 1948 (aged 73) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Springfield College (1897) |
| Playing career | |
| 1895 | Roanoke |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895 | Roanoke |
| 1897 | Miami (OH) |
| 1899 | Roanoke |
| 1899–1900 | DePauw |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–12–3 |
Early life
editMcIntire was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to parents of German and Dutch descent. He attended the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (now known as Springfield College), where he studied physical education as a member of the Class of 1895.[1] He left this college for two years and attend Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia,[2] where he served as a player-coach on the 1895 football squad.[3] He returned to YMCA Training School and graduated in 1897.[2][4]
Coaching career
editIn 1897, while an instructor of physical education, McIntire became the third paid coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In his only year as coach, McIntire posted a record of 2–4–1 with victories over the Nashville Guards and Earlham College. McIntire became the first paid coach to leave Miami with a losing record. After he left, Miami did not hire a football coach for two seasons until Alonzo Edwin Branch was hired for the 1900 season.[5]
After leaving Miami, McIntire went to DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he was an instructor of physical culture and coached the school's football team. He coached for two seasons from 1899 to 1900, where he had a record of 7–8–2.[6] During the 1899 season McIntire split head coaching duties with Jules H. Ford,[7] having previously been slated as the head coach at Roanoke College.[8] That year, the DePauw team finished 4–5 with a 1–3 record in which McIntire was head coach.[9] In 1900, McIntire became the sole head coach of the and finished with a 6–5–2 record.[10] During the 1900s season, McIntire's DePauw team split the two games with rival Wabash College. Earlier in the season, Wabash coach Anthony Chez was able to gain knowledge of DePauw's plays and strategies by pretending to be a Newspaper reporter. Because McIntire and DePauw thought he was a journalist, Chez was permitted to sit on the bench for one of DePauw's games where he gained insight that later helped Wabash to beat DePauw by a score of 6–0.[11] Several weeks later, DePauw adjusted its strategy and was able to win the second game that season between the two schools by a score of 26–11.[12] The following year McIntire left DePauw and was replaced by the coach that tricked him, Chez.[6]
Later life
editIn 1901, McIntire left his position at DePauw and joined the faculty at Virginia Polytechnic Institute as an instructor of physical education.[2] The following year he joined the faculty at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, as the physical director.[2][13][14]
McIntire later practiced as an optometrist in Virginia for 35 years. He died on June 28, 1948, at his home in Richmond, Virginia.[15]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Redskins (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Miami | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| Miami: | 2–4–1 | ||||||||
| DePauw (Independent) (1899–1900) | |||||||||
| 1899 | DePauw | 1–3 | |||||||
| 1900 | DePauw | 6–5–2 | |||||||
| DePauw: | 7–8–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–12–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ The Triangle 1895, Springfield, Mass: Senior Class of International Young Men's Christian Association Training School, 1895, pp. 8 & 19
- ^ a b c d Chinook, 1903 (1904 cover date), Pullman Washington: Junior Class of Washington Agriculture and School of Science, 1903, p. 13, retrieved January 17, 2020
- ^ "H> J. McIntire resigns as captain of football team". "Roanoke Times. November 23, 1895. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Springfield Training School Commencement", Men, A Young Man’s Paper, vol. XXII, no. 61, Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company, p. 1180, July 10, 1897
- ^ "Miami 2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Miami University. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "DePauw Football All-Time Coaches Records (through 2019)". DePauw University. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "DePauw Football Year-by-Year Records". DePauw University. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "State Notes". The Virginian-Pilot. September 30, 1899. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "DePauw Football Scores: 1884–1899". DePauw University. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "DePauw Football Scores: 1900–1919". DePauw University. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "A journalist? Chez who, asks Depauw, as coach's prank exposed during 6-0 loss". DePauw University. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Rematch With Wabash Ends In 26-11 Depauw Triumph". DePauw University. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ True, A.C. (1903), Organization Lists of the Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations in the United States, US Department of Agriculture, p. 77
- ^ Bryan, R.B. (1902), Sixteenth Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Washington, Seattle, Washington: The Metropolitan Press Inc., p. 127
- ^ "Dr. McIntire, Optometrist, Dies Here". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. June 28, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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