| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Drake (BS) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Fort Madison HS (IA) |
| 1914 | Burlington HS (IA) |
| 1915–1918 | North HS (IA) |
| 1919 | Drake (assistant) |
| 1920–1923 | Des Moines |
| 1924–1929 | Lombard |
| 1930–1931 | Butler |
| 1935–1938 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1924 | Des Moines |
| 1935–1939 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930 | Butler |
| 1935–1939 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 72–57–7 (college football) 51–31 (college basketball, Illinois Wesleyan only) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 IIAC (1924, 1929, 1936) | |
Harry M. Bell was an American football and basketball coach. He served in the head football coach at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa from 1920 to 1923, Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1924 to 1929, Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1930 to 1931, and at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois from 1935 to 1938.[1][2][3][4] Bell was also the head basketball coach at Illinois Wesleyan from 1935 to 1939, tallying a mark of 51–31.[5]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Tigers (Independent) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Des Moines | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1921 | Des Moines | 5–3 | |||||||
| Des Moines Tigers (North Central Conference) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Des Moines | 4–2–1 | 0–1–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1923 | Des Moines | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Des Moines: | 21–11–2 | 2–2–2 | |||||||
| Lombard Olive (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Lombard | 5–4 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Lombard Olive (Independent) (1925–1928) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Lombard | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1926 | Lombard | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1927 | Lombard | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1928 | Lombard | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Lombard Olive (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Lombard | 6–1–1 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Lombard: | 26–21–2 | 8–0 | |||||||
| Butler Bulldogs (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Butler | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1931 | Butler | 3–5 | |||||||
| Butler: | 5–12 | ||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan Titans (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1935–1937) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–3 | 4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1936 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–3–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–3–1 | 3–2–1 | T–9th | |||||
| Illinois Wesleyan Titans (Illinois College Conference) (1938) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–4–1 | 2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| Illinois Wesleyan: | 20–13–3 | 14–4–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 72–57–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Taylor, Sec (December 28, 1919). "Harry Bell Will Succeed Elfrink as Tiger Mentor". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 15. Retrieved April 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Coach Harry M. Bell". Dubuque Times Journal. October 23, 1925. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Butler Bulldogs football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "IWU Catalog". University of Illinois. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Records". Illinois Wesleyan University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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