Joseph Audley Pierce (August 31, 1874 – June 23, 1956) was an American football coach. He was the first head football coach at the University of Tennessee, serving from 1899 to 1900 and compiling a record of 9–4–1. Pierce was an alumnus of Lafayette College.[1] During the 1920s, Pierce coached at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1874 Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1956 (aged 81) McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899–1900 | Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–4–1 |
Pierce died in 1956 and was buried in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899–1900) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Tennessee | 6–2 | 2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1900 | Tennessee | 3–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 10th | |||||
| Tennessee: | 9–4–1 | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–4–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Joseph Audley Pierce". The Twentieth Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania. II. H. C. Cooper, Jr., Bro. & Co.: 995 1903. Retrieved December 28, 2015 – via Google Books.
- ^ Joseph Audley Pierce (1874-1956) - Find a Grave
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