 Dunn pictured in The Cauldron 1938, Northeastern yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 16, 1911 Grove City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1983 (aged 71) Kennebunk, Maine, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1930 | Western Maryland |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1936 | Harvard (assistant) |
| 1937–1941 | Northeastern |
| 1946 | Lafayette (backfield) |
| 1947 | Brown (backfield) |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1942 | Northeastern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–21–2 (football) 26–58 (basketball) |
James William Dunn (October 16, 1911 – April 9, 1983) [1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern University from 1937 to 1941, compiling a record of 13–21–2 record. Dunn was also head basketball coach at Northeastern from 1937 to 1942, tallying a mark of 26–58.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Huskies (Independent) (1937) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Northeastern | 4–3 | |||||||
| Northeastern Huskies ( New England Conference) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Northeastern | 3–3–1 | 0–0 | 4th | |||||
| 1939 | Northeastern | 0–6–1 | 0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | Northeastern | 2–6 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1941 | Northeastern | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4th | |||||
| Northeastern: | 13–21–2 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–21–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "James Dunn, 71, Coaches Football; At Northeastern, Yale and Brown". Boston Globe. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. April 10, 1983. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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