Biographical details | |
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Born | Macomb, Illinois, U.S. | February 3, 1900
Died | August 22, 1994 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 94)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1919 | Western Illinois |
1921 | Illinois |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1922 | Fairmont HS (WV) |
1923 | Parkersburg HS (WV) |
1924–1926 | Illinois (freshmen) |
1927–1933 | Kentucky |
1934–1941 | South Dakota |
1946–1955 | South Dakota |
Basketball | |
1922–1923 | Fairmont HS (WV) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 114–92–12 (college football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 NCC (1938–1939, 1947, 1951) | |
Harry G. Gamage (February 3, 1900 – August 22, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and at the University of South Dakota from 1934 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1955, compiling a career college football record of 114–92–12.
A native of Macomb, Illinois, Gamage attended and played football at Western Illinois State Normal School—now Western Illinois University—and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1]
He coached at University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and, during his tenure, compiled a 32–25–5 record, including his best season of 6–1–1 in 1929. He subsequently became the head football coach at the University of South Dakota, where he served from 1934 to 1941 and, following World War II service, from 1946 to 1955.
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1927–1932) | |||||||||
1927 | Kentucky | 3–6–1 | 1–5 | 21st | |||||
1928 | Kentucky | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–9th | |||||
1929 | Kentucky | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 6th | |||||
1930 | Kentucky | 5–3 | 4–3 | T–10th | |||||
1931 | Kentucky | 5–2–2 | 4–2–2 | 6th | |||||
1932 | Kentucky | 4–5 | 4–5 | 12th | |||||
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
1933 | Kentucky | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–9th | |||||
Kentucky: | 32–25–5 | 18–21–4 | |||||||
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1934–1941) | |||||||||
1934 | South Dakota | 2–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1935 | South Dakota | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1936 | South Dakota | 4–3–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1937 | South Dakota | 6–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1938 | South Dakota | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1939 | South Dakota | 4–5 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
1940 | South Dakota | 4–5–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1941 | South Dakota | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
1946 | South Dakota | 2–4 | 1–2 | 6th | |||||
1947 | South Dakota | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1948 | South Dakota | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1949 | South Dakota | 2–5–2 | 2–2–2 | 5th | |||||
1950 | South Dakota | 4–5 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
1951 | South Dakota | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1952 | South Dakota | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1953 | South Dakota | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
1954 | South Dakota | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1955 | South Dakota | 4–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
South Dakota: | 82–67–7 | 55–31–5 | |||||||
Total: | 114–92–12 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry G. Gamage Is Named Cat Grid Coach" (PDF). The Kentucky Kernel. 1927. Retrieved April 30, 2014.