 Dawson from 1921 Cornhusker | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1884 Warren, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 1965 (aged 81) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1916 | Union (NY) |
| 1917 | Princeton (freshmen) |
| 1918–1919 | Columbia |
| 1921–1924 | Nebraska |
| 1925–1928 | Denver |
| 1931–1933 | Virginia |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1917 | Union (NY) |
| 1918–1919 | Columbia |
| Baseball | |
| 1918 | Princeton |
| 1919 | Columbia |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1922–1925 | Nebraska |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–55–13 (football) 56–24 (basketball) 11–11 (baseball) |
Frederick Thomas Dawson (April 26, 1884 – August 18, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, New York (1912–1916), Columbia University (1918–1919), the University of Nebraska (1921–1924), the University of Denver (1925–1928), and the University of Virginia (1931–1933). Dawson also coached the basketball team at Columbia during the 1918–19 season and baseball at Princeton University in 1918 and at Columbia in 1919.