Howard Jones (American football coach)

Howard Jones
Jones, c. 1936
Biographical details
Born(1885-08-23)August 23, 1885
Excello, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 1941(1941-07-27) (aged 55)
Toluca Lake, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1905–1907Yale
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908Syracuse
1909Yale
1910Ohio State
1913Yale
1916–1923Iowa
1924Duke
1925–1940USC
Baseball
1919Iowa
1923–1924Duke
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1917–1924Iowa
Head coaching record
Overall194–64–21 (football)
41–14 (baseball)
Bowls6–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
6 national (1909, 1921, 1928, 1931–1932, 1939)
2 Big Ten (1921–1922)
7 PCC (1927–1929, 1931–1932, 1938–1939)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1951 (profile)

Howard Harding Jones (August 23, 1885 – July 27, 1941) was an American football player and coach who served as the head coach at Syracuse University (1908), Yale University (1909, 1913), Ohio State University (1910), the University of Iowa (1916–1923), Duke University (1924) and the University of Southern California (1925–1940), compiling a career record of 194–64–21. His 1909 Yale team, 1921 Iowa team, and four of his USC teams (1928, 1931, 1932, 1939) won national championships. Jones coached USC in five Rose Bowls, winning all of them. Before coaching, Jones played football at Yale (1905–1907), where he played on three national title-winning teams. He was a member of the inaugural class of inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951; his younger brother, Tad, joined him as a member in 1958.