George A. Stewart
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1862 South Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1894 (aged 31) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1890–1893 | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 national (1890) | |
George Andrew Stewart (September 26, 1862 – June 21, 1894) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Harvard University football team from 1890 to 1893. From 1890 to 1892, he co-coached with George C. Adams, and in 1893, with Everett J. Lake.
Born in 1862 in South Boston,[1] Stewart attended grammar and Latin schools in Boston[1] before entering Harvard in 1880, graduating in the class of 1884.[2] After graduating, in 1886,[3] Stewart worked at the Boston Daily Globe, editing the yachting section. He was regarded as an authority on boating and yachts, and was a member of a yacht club and the Boston Athletic Association.[1] He was regarded as a designer of boats.[4] In 1890, Stewart, along with another fellow alumnus, George Adams (1886) were appointed by team captain Arthur Cumnock[5] as coaches for the Harvard football program. In their first season, the 1890 Harvard team went 11–0 had five players named to the 1890 College Football All-America Team.[6] The team was retroactively recognized as a national champion by a number of selectors. The appointment of Adams and Stewart is regarded to be the beginning of an organized coaching system at Harvard.[7]
Stewart died of typhoid fever in 1894.[1]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Crimson (Independent) (1890–1893) | |||||||||
| 1890 | Harvard | 11–0 | |||||||
| 1891 | Harvard | 13–1 | |||||||
| 1892 | Harvard | 10–1 | |||||||
| 1893 | Harvard | 12–1 | |||||||
| Harvard: | 46–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 46–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers - Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (U.S.) - Google Books. 1894. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ General Catalogue Issue - Harvard University - Google Books. 1883. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ Lyons, Louis Martin (1971). Newspaper story: one hundred years of the Boston globe - Louis Martin Lyons - Google Books. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674622258. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ Castle Jr., William Richards; Pier, Arthur Stanwood (1895). The Harvard Graduates' Magazine - William Roscoe Thayer, Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe, Bernard Augustine De Voto, Theodore Morrison - Google Books. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ Blanchard, John Adams (1923). The H book of Harvard athletics 1852-1922 - Google Books. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ "Harvard : Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football - National Championships". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ Harvard Magazine - Google Books. 1990. Retrieved December 6, 2012.