Frederick E. Jennings

Frederick E. Jennings
Jennings as Dartmouth coach in 1900
Biographical details
Born(1877-09-23)September 23, 1877
Everett, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 1953(1953-05-24) (aged 75)
Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1898–1899Dartmouth
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1900Dartmouth
1908–1909Dartmouth (assistant)
1912Dartmouth (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall2–4–2

Frederick Everett Jennings (September 23, 1877 – May 24, 1953) was an American lawyer, banker, and college football coach. He served as the head coach at Dartmouth College in 1900 and amassed a record of 2–4–2.[1]

Jennings was born on September 23, 1877, in native of Everett, Massachusetts.[2] He attended Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1900.[3] While at Dartmouth, Jennings played football as a halfback and earned a varsity letter in 1898.[4] As of 2010, Jennings still holds the school record for most touchdowns in a game, which he set in 1898 when he scored seven against Amherst in a 64–6 rout.[5] Charles E. Patterson in Leslie's Weekly named Jennings to his All-American second team in 1899.[6]

Jennings returned to coach his alma mater in 1900, which he did for one season, and amassed a 2–4–2 record.[1] After Dartmouth, Jennings attended and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1903.[3]

Jennings returned to Dartmouth to serve as an assistant football coach in 1908 and 1909.[7] In 1912, he was an assistant under Frank Cavanaugh.[8]

Jennings held professional careers as a lawyer and banker.[9] By 1934, he was serving as president of the Everett Bank and Trust Company and as elected director of the Colonial Beacon Oil Company.[10] Jennings died on May 24, 1953, at Palmer Memorial Hospital in Palmer, Massachusetts.[9]

  1. ^ a b All-Time Coaching Records by Year Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. ^ Emerson, Charles Franklin (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press. p. 404. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Frederick E. Jennings Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Christian Science Monitor, May 25, 1953.
  4. ^ 2009 Football Media Guide, p. 116, Dartmouth College, 2009.
  5. ^ 2009 Football Media Guide, p. 124.
  6. ^ All-America Addendum -- Part 2 Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), p. 5, College Football Historical Society Newsletter, November 2008.
  7. ^ The Dartmouth, Volume XXX, p. 174, December 22, 1908.
  8. ^ More Coaches for Dartmouth, The New York Times, November 4, 1912.
  9. ^ a b FREDERICK E. JENNINGS, The New York Times, May 25, 1953.
  10. ^ FINANCIAL NOTES, The New York Times, April 13, 1934.