Dutch Sommer
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1886 Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 1942 (aged 56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1908–1910 | Penn |
| Positions | Halfback, tackle[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1912 | Colgate |
| 1913 | Pennsylvania Military |
| 1914–1915 | Villanova |
| 1916 | Michigan Agricultural |
| 1924 | Villanova |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–13–5 |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Frank A. "Dutch" Sommer (January 1, 1886 – April 1, 1942) was an American college football player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Colgate University (1912), Pennsylvania Military College—now known as Widener University (1913), Villanova College—now Villanova University (1914–1915, 1924), and Michigan Agricultural College—now Michigan State University (1916), compiling a career coaching record of 26–13–5. Sommer coached at Colgate in 1912, where he compiled a record of 5–2. He then coached at Villanova for 1914, 1915, and later for one season in 1924. His overall record there was 12–9–2. In his only season at Michigan Agricultural in 1916, Sommer led the Aggies to a 4–2–1 record. Sommer was an All-American halfback from the University of Pennsylvania.[3] He earned a L.L.B. degree at Penn, graduating in 1913.[4] Sommer died on April 1, 1942, at St. Mary's Hospital in Philadelphia.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Colgate | 5–2 | |||||||
| Colgate: | 5–2 | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania Military Cadets (Independent) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Pennsylvania Military | 5–0–2 | |||||||
| Pennsylvania Military: | 5–0–2 | ||||||||
| Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1914–1915) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Villanova | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Villanova | 6–1 | |||||||
| Michigan Agricultural Aggies (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Michigan Agricultural | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| Michigan Agricultural: | 4–2–1 | ||||||||
| Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Villanova | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| Villanova: | 12–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 26–13–5 | ||||||||
References
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External links
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- 1886 births
- 1942 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- American football tackles
- Colgate Raiders football coaches
- Michigan State Spartans football coaches
- Villanova Wildcats football coaches
- Widener Pride football coaches
- Penn Quakers football players
- Delta Chi members
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1910s stubs