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Francis James McCoy (February 26, 1881 – February 9, 1954) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1905 through 1908, compiling a record of 12–15–5.

McCoy was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1881 to Owen and Annie (née Donahue) McCoy. He attended high school in Amherst, Massachusetts and also spent 1900 to 1901 at Amherst College, before attending Yale Law School, graduating in the class of 1904.[1][2] He practiced law in Manhattan from 1905 until at least 1951.[3] McCoy died on February 9, 1954, at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905–1908)
1905 Maine 4–3–1 1st
1906 Maine 2–4–2
1907 Maine 2–4–2
1908 Maine 4–4
Maine: 12–15–5
Total: 12–15–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ Denis Larionov & Alexander Zhulin (February 25, 1905). "Read the ebook Bowdoin Orient (Volume v.34, no.1-30 (1904-1905)) by Bowdoin Orient". Ebooksread.com. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Robert S.; Young, Malcolm O.; Newlin, William J., eds. (1939). Biographical record of the graduates and non-graduates, centennial edition, 1821-1921. Amherst, Massachusetts: The Trustees of Amherst College. p. 447. Retrieved January 1, 2015 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Amherst College (1951). Amherst College biographical record, 1951: biographical record of the graduates and non-graduates of the classes of 1878-1950 inclusive. Trustees of Amherst College. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Obituary". Daily News. New York, New York. February 10, 1954. p. 47. Retrieved August 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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