Frank Gargan
![]() Gargan pictured in The Maroon 1917, Fordham yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | New York City | July 1, 1888
Died | August 18, 1960 Greenwich, Connecticut | (aged 72)
Playing career | |
1907–1909 | Fordham |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1911 | Georgetown (assistant) |
1912–1913 | Georgetown |
1914 | RPI |
1916–1917 | Fordham |
1920–1921 | NYU |
1922–1926 | Fordham |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–40–8 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
SAIAA (1912) | |
John Francis Gargan (July 1, 1888 – August 18, 1960)[1][2] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown University (1912–1913), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1914), Fordham University (1916–1917, 1922–1926) and New York University (1920–1921), compiling career college football record of 55–40–8. In 1917, Gargan was co-head coach with Frank McCaffrey for Fordham.[3]
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Georgetown Blue and Gray (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
1912 | Georgetown | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1913 | Georgetown | 4–4 | 1–1 | T–4th | |||||
Georgetown: | 12–5 | 6–1 | |||||||
RPI Engineers (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
1914 | RPI | 4–5 | |||||||
RPI: | 4–5 | ||||||||
Fordham Maroon (Independent) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
1916 | Fordham | 6–1–1 | |||||||
1917 | Fordham | 7–2 | |||||||
NYU Violets (Independent) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
1920 | NYU | 2–5–1 | |||||||
1921 | NYU | 2–3–3 | |||||||
NYU: | 4–8–4 | ||||||||
Fordham Maroon/Rams (Independent) (1922–1926) | |||||||||
1922 | Fordham | 3–5–2 | |||||||
1923 | Fordham | 2–7 | |||||||
1924 | Fordham | 6–2 | |||||||
1925 | Fordham | 8–1 | |||||||
1926 | Fordham | 3–4–1 | |||||||
Fordham: | 28–20–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 55–40–8 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "John Francis Gargan". United States World War I Draft Cards, 1942. United States Defense Security Service. 004135848 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Dr. J. Francis Gargan Is Dead; Former Football Coach Here". The New York Times. August 19, 1960. p. 23. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Gargan Quits NYU to Coach Fordham. The New York Times. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frank Gargan. |
- Frank Gargan coaching record at Sports Reference
Categories:
- 1888 births
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- Fordham Rams football coaches
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- Georgetown Hoyas football coaches
- NYU Violets football coaches
- RPI Engineers football coaches
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- College football coaches first appointed in the 1910s stubs