 McCoy pictured in The Prism 1917, Maine yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26, 1881 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1954 (aged 72) White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale Law School (1904) |
| Playing career | |
| 1900 | Amherst |
| 1904 | Yale |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1905–1908 | Maine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–15–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MIAA (1905) | |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Obituary". Daily News. New York, New York. February 10, 1954. p. 47. Retrieved August 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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