David Farragut Edwards
 Edwards, c. 1897 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1872 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1930 (aged 58) Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1894–1895 | Princeton |
| Position | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897 | Ohio State |
| 1898 | Texas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–8–1 |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
David Farragut Edwards (c. 1872 – December 6, 1930) was an American college football player and coach, and a lawyer. He served for one season each at Ohio State University (1897) and the University of Texas at Austin (1898), compiling a career record of 6–8–1. Before coaching, Edwards played football at Princeton University. After his coaching career, he practiced law in his home state of New Jersey, and from 1914 to 1930 he held the office of New Jersey Supervisor of Inheritance Taxes.
Early life and family
[edit | edit source]Edwards was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. His older brother, Edward I. Edwards, served as Governor of New Jersey from 1920 to 1923 and in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1929.[1]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]In 1897, at Ohio State, Edwards had a 1–7–1 record, the worst in the history of the program. He was the first Ohio State Buckeyes football coach to face Michigan. In 1898, Edwards took over at Texas and had a 5–1 record that season. While at Texas, he unsuccessfully attempted to change the school colors from orange and white to orange and maroon.
Later life
[edit | edit source]Following the 1898 season, Edwards returned to New Jersey, where he was admitted to the bar in 1901, and practiced law in Jersey City. He served as New Jersey Supervisor of Inheritance Taxes from 1914 until his death in 1930. Edwards died at the age of 58, on December 7, 1930, of "acute indigestion" in at his home in Spring Lake, New Jersey.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Buckeyes (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Ohio State | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| Ohio State: | 1–7–1 | ||||||||
| Texas Longhorns (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Texas | 5–1 | 0–1 | T–9th | |||||
| Texas: | 5–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–8–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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- 1870s births
- 1930 deaths
- American football fullbacks
- Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
- Princeton Tigers football players
- Texas Longhorns football coaches
- Lawyers from Jersey City, New Jersey
- Lawyers from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- People from Spring Lake, New Jersey
- Players of American football from Jersey City, New Jersey
- 20th-century American lawyers