Thomas Thurmon (or Thurman) McConnell (August 26, 1888 – February 9, 1970) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Doane College in Nebraska in 1914 and at the University of Arkansas from 1915 to 1916, compiling a career college football record of 12–8–3. McConnell was also the head baseball coach at Arkansas in 1916, tallying a mark of 10–5.
 McConnell pictured in Debris 1914 Purdue yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1888 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1970 (aged 81) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Doane |
| 1915–1916 | Arkansas |
| Baseball | |
| 1916 | Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–8–3 (football) 10–5 (baseball) |
McConnell was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1888.[1] He was an alumnus of Purdue University, graduating in the class of 1914 with a BS in agriculture.[2][3] McConnell died in 1970 in Springfield. His wife, Mary, died in 1986. They are both interred at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield.
Coaching career
editDoane
editMcConnell was the 15th head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for the 1914 season. His coaching record at Doane was 4–2–2.[4]
Arkansas
editMcConnell served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas in 1915 and 1916.
Drury
editMcConnell also was director of athletics at Drury College in Missouri.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Doane | 4–2–2 | |||||||
| Doane: | 4–2–2 | ||||||||
| Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Arkansas | 4–2–1 | 1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1916 | Arkansas | 4–4 | 0–2 | T–5th | |||||
| Arkansas: | 8–6–1 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–8–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Image United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25087-59123-41 — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "1914 Debris :: Debris Yearbook". earchives.lib.purdue.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Hale, Harrison (1948). "University of Arkansas, 1871-1948".
- ^ "Doane College coaching records". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Full text of "General catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon"". Retrieved April 14, 2015.
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