Frank Gargan

Frank Gargan

Gargan pictured in The Maroon 1917, Fordham yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1888-07-01)July 1, 1888[1]
New York, New York
Died August 18, 1960(1960-08-18) (aged 72)[2]
Greenwich, Connecticut
Playing career
1907–1909 Fordham
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1912–1913 Georgetown
1914 RPI
1916–1917 Fordham
1920–1921 NYU
1922–1926 Fordham
Head coaching record
Overall 55–40–8

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SAIAA (1912)

John Francis "Frank" Gargan (July 1, 1888 – August 18, 1960) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown University (1912–1913), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1914), Fordham University (1916–1917, 1922–1926) and New York University (1920–1921), compiling career college football record of 55–40–8. In 1917, Gargan was co-head coach with Frank McCaffrey for Fordham.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Georgetown Hoyas (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912–1913)
1912 Georgetown 8–1 5–0 1st
1913 Georgetown 4–4 1–1 T–4th
Georgetown: 12–5 6–1
RPI Engineers (Independent) (1914)
1914 RPI 4–5
RPI: 4–5
Fordham Rams (Independent) (1916–1917)
1916 Fordham 6–1–1
1917 Fordham 7–2
NYU Violets (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920 NYU 2–5–1
1921 NYU 2–3–3
NYU: 4–8–4
Fordham Rams (Independent) (1922–1926)
1922 Fordham 3–5–2
1923 Fordham 2–7
1924 Fordham 6–2
1925 Fordham 8–1
1926 Fordham 3–4–1
Fordham: 28–20–4
Total: 55–40–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Gargan Quits NYU to Coach Fordham. The New York Times. Retrieved on 27 February 2010.

External links

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