Tad Arnold Schroeder (February 29, 1936 – February 13, 2022) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, for six seasons, from 1968 to 1973, compiling a record of 29–31.[1] Schroeder was an assistant football coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1958 to 1960 and at the United States Military Academy from 1962 to 1967.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 29, 1936 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 2022 (aged 85) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1957 | Cincinnati |
| Baseball | |
| 1956 | Cincinnati |
| Swimming | |
| 1958 | Cincinnati |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1958–1960 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1962–1967 | Army (assistant) |
| 1968–1973 | Coast Guard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–31 |
Schroeder lettered in three sports at the University of Cincinnati, baseball in 1956, football in 1957, and swimming in 1958. He died on February 13, 2022, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for two years.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast Guard Bears (NAIA Division I independent) (1968–1972) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Coast Guard | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1969 | Coast Guard | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1970 | Coast Guard | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1971 | Coast Guard | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1972 | Coast Guard | 3–7 | |||||||
| Coast Guard Bears (NCAA Division III independent) (1973) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Coast Guard | 8–2 | |||||||
| Coast Guard: | 29–31 | ||||||||
| Total: | 29–31 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ "Schroeder Will Assist At West Point". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Associated Press. January 23, 1962. p. 17. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Army Assistant to Coast Guard". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. February 3, 1968. p. 17. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tad "Arnold" Schroeder". Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. February 27, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Tad Schroeder". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
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