Joseph T. Cogdal (March 22, 1897 – July 3, 1978) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football at Findlay College—now known as the University of Findlay–in Findlay, Ohio and Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—in Normal, Illinois from 1927 to 1930.[2]
 Cogdal pictured in The Index 1928, Illinois State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 22, 1897 Atwood, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 1978 (aged 81) Normal, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | James Millikin University (AB 1921)[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1924 | Findlay |
| 1927–1930 | Illinois State |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | Findlay |
| 1927–1949 | Illinois State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–34–4 (football) 282–196 (basketball) |
After arriving at the university in 1927, he remained until at least the 1960s. He died in 1978.
Cogdal competed in track and field collegiately for the Millikin Big Blue.[3]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay Oilers (Independent) (1923–1924) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Findlay | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1924 | Findlay | 1–4–2 | |||||||
| Findlay: | 2–12–2 | ||||||||
| Illinois State Redbirds (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1927–1930) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Illinois State | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–12th | |||||
| 1928 | Illinois State | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–16th | |||||
| 1929 | Illinois State | 1–5–2 | 1–5–2 | 20th | |||||
| 1928 | Illinois State | 1–7 | 1–7 | 19th | |||||
| Illinois State: | 8–22–2 | 8–22–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–34–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "The Index". Illinois State Normal University, Normal IL. 1934.
- ^ Illinois State Coaching Records Archived November 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Joe Cogdal". Millikin Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 20, 2024.