| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 2, 1886 Reedsburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1952 (aged 65) Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1906–1909 | Ripon |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1911 | Eau Claire HS (WI) |
| 1912–1915 | ND State Normal & Industrial |
| 1916–1919 | Dunwoody Institute |
| 1920–1925 | Stevens Point Normal |
| 1926 | Northern Normal |
| 1927 | Hutchinson HS (MN) |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1926 | Stevens Point Normal |
| 1926–1927 | Northern Normal |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–48 (college basketball) |
Joseph Ellsworth Swetland (November 2, 1886 – January 7, 1952) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the Stevens Point Normal School—now known as University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point—from 1920 to 1925 and at Northern Normal and Industrial School—now known as Northern State University—in Aberdeen, South Dakota for one season, in 1926.[1] Swetland was also the head basketball coach at Stevens Point Normal from 1920 to 1927 and Northern Normal and Industrial for the 1926–27 season.[2] He died on January 7, 1952, at his home in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
College football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Point Pointers (Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin) (1920–1925) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Stevens Point | 3–2–1 | 1–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1921 | Stevens Point | 3–2–1 | 1–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1922 | Stevens Point | 3–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1923 | Stevens Point | 0–6–1 | 0–4–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1924 | Stevens Point | 2–5 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1925 | Stevens Point | 2–3 | 1–3 | T–8th | |||||
| Stevens Point: | 13–22–4 | 5–17–4 | |||||||
| Northern Normal Wolves (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1926) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Northern Normal | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Northern Normal: | 5–1 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Northern State Wolves men's basketball. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Swetland Services". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. January 11, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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