| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1921 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2017 (aged 95) Zephyrhills, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1941–1943 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1948 | St. Joseph HS (MI) |
| 1949–1950 | Hillsdale |
| 1953–1956 | Western Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–32–3 (college) 7–5–3 (high school) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MIAA (1949) | |
Ernest Jack Petoskey [1] (October 15, 1921 – March 3, 2017) [2] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College from 1949 to 1950 and Western Michigan University from 1953 to 1956, compiling a career college football record of 19–32–3. A native of Dearborn, Michigan, Petoskey played college football at an end at the University of Michigan from 1940 to 1943. He then served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Coaching career
Petoskey was the head football coach for the Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. He held that position for the 1949 and 1950 seasons. His coaching record at Hillsdale was 11–7–1. [3] Before going to Hillsdale he was head football coach at St. Joseph High School in St. Joseph, Michigan from 1947 to 1948, where his record was 7–5–3. He was an assistant at Western Michigan before being named head coach.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Dales ( Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1949–1950) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Hillsdale | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L Refrigerator | ||||
| 1950 | Hillsdale | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Hillsdale: | 11–7–1 | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| Western Michigan Broncos ( Mid-American Conference) (1953–1956) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Western Michigan | 1–6–1 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1954 | Western Michigan | 4–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1955 | Western Michigan | 1–7–1 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1956 | Western Michigan | 2–7 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Western Michigan: | 8–25–2 | 4–17–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–32–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ The Michigan Alumnus
- ^ "Ernest Jack Petoskey's Obituary on Ann Arbor News". Ann Arbor News. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). Hillsdale College. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
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