J. Wilder Tasker

J. Wilder Tasker
Biographical details
Tasker pictured in The Colonial Echo 1924, William & Mary yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball
Born	(1887-06-25)June 25, 1887 Richmond, Maine
Died	March 14, 1974(1974-03-14) (aged 86) Kilmarnock, Virginia
Playing career
Football
1907–1911	Syracuse
1912–1913	Union (NY)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1922	Connecticut
1924–1927	William & Mary
1931–1937	Rutgers
Basketball
1921–1922	Connecticut
1923–1928	William & Mary
Baseball
1922–1923	Connecticut
1924–1928	William & Mary
1932–1937	Rutgers
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1928	William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall	67–52–11 (football) 64–49 (basketball) 88–108–4 (baseball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football Middle Three (1932–1935)

Joshua Wilder Tasker (June 25, 1887 – March 14, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut (1921–1922), the College of William & Mary (1923–1927), and Rutgers University (1931–1937), compiling a career college football record of 67–52–11.^[1]^[2]^[3] Wilder was also the head basketball coach at Connecticut during the 1921–22 season and at William & Mary from 1923 to 1928, tallying a career college basketball mark of 64–49. In addition he served as the head baseball coach at Connecticut (1922–1923), William & Mary (1924–1928), and Rutgers (1932–1937), amassing a career college baseball record of 88–108–4.

Coaching career

Tasker was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1923 to 1928.^[4] He led the program to a 50–39 record during his five years as coach (a .561 win percentage).^[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Connecticut Aggies (Athletic League of New England State Colleges) (1921–1922)
1921	Connecticut	3–2–3
1922	Connecticut	2–6–1
Connecticut:		5–8–4
William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1923–1927)
1923	William & Mary	7–3
1924	William & Mary	5–2–1
1925	William & Mary	7–4
1926	William & Mary	7–3
1927	William & Mary	4–5–1
William and Mary:		30–17–2
Rutgers Queensmen (Middle Three Conference) (1931–1937)
1931	Rutgers	4–3–1	1–1	2nd
1932	Rutgers	6–3–1	2–0	1st
1933	Rutgers	6–3–1	2–0	1st
1934	Rutgers	5–3–1	2–0	1st
1935	Rutgers	4–5	2–0	1st
1936	Rutgers	1–6–1	0–1	T–2nd
1937	Rutgers	5–4	1–1	2nd
Rutgers:		31–27–5	10–3
Total:		66–52–11
National championship Conference title Conference division title

Basketball

Season	Team	Overall	Conference
Connecticut Aggies (Athletic League of New England State Colleges) (1921–1922)
1921–22	Connecticut	15–4	6–1
1922–23	Connecticut	0–1	0–0
Connecticut:		15–5 (.750)	6–1 (.857)
Total:		15–5 (.750)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ Connecticut Huskies football media guide, page 7. Accessed March 26, 2008.
↑ Rutgers Football - Coaches Records. Accessed March 26, 2008.
↑ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
1 2 William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08. Accessed March 24, 2008.

External links

J. Wilder Tasker at the College Football Data Warehouse

Connecticut Huskies head football coaches

No coach (1896–1897)
E. S. Mansfield (1898)
T. D. Knowles (1899–1901)
Edwin O. Smith (1902–1905)
George E. Lamson (1906–1907)
W. F. Madden (1908)
S. F. G. McLean (1909)
M. F. Claffey (1910)
Leo Hafford (1911)
A. J. Sharadin (1912)
P. T. Brady (1913)
Dave Warner (1914)
John F. Donahue (1915–1916)
No team (1917–1918)
Roy Guyer (1919)
Ross Swartz (1920)
J. Wilder Tasker (1921–1922)
Sumner Dole (1923–1933)
J. Orlean Christian (1934–1942)
No team (1943)
J. Orlean Christian (1944–1949)
Arthur Valpey (1950–1951)
Robert Ingalls (1952–1963)
Rick Forzano (1964–1965)
John Toner (1966–1970)
Robert Casciola (1971–1972)
Larry Naviaux (1973–1976)
Walt Nadzak (1977–1982)
Tom Jackson (1983–1993)
Skip Holtz (1994–1998)
Randy Edsall (1999–2010)
Paul Pasqualoni (2011–2013)
T. J. Weist # (2013)
Bob Diaco (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1900–1915)
John F. Donahue (1915–1919)
M. R. Schwartz (1919–1921)
J. Wilder Tasker (1921–1922)
Roy Guyer (1922–1923)
Sumner Dole (1923–1927)
Louis Alexander (1927–1931)
John Heldman (1931–1935)
J. Orlean Christian # (1935–1936)
Donald White (1936–1945)
Blair Gullion (1945–1946)
Hugh Greer (1946–1963)
George Wigton # (1963)
Fred Shabel (1963–1967)
Burr Carlson (1967–1969)
Dee Rowe (1969–1977)
Dom Perno (1977–1986)
Jim Calhoun (1986–2012)
George Blaney # (2011–2012)
Kevin Ollie (2012– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Connecticut Huskies head baseball coaches

No coach (1896–1898)
T. D. Knowles (1899–1901)
Edwin O. Smith (1902–1905)
George E. Lamson (1906–1907)
John Sullivan (1909–1910)
James Nicholas (1911)
No coach (1912)
Robert Edger (1913)
Charles A. Reed (1914)
J. J. Donovan (1915)
D. E. Chase (1916)
John J. Donahue (1917)
No team (1918)
Roy Guyer (1919)
William Mellor (1920)
Ross Swartz (1921)
J. Wilder Tasker (1922–1923)
Sumner Dole (1924–1935)
J. Orlean Christian (1936–1961)
Larry Panciera (1962–1979)
Andy Baylock (1980–2003)
Jim Penders (2004– )

William & Mary Tribe athletic directors

W. J. King (1901–1905)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906)
H. W. Withers (1906–1907)
F. M. Crawford (1907–1911)
William J. Young (1911–1913)
Dexter W. Draper (1913–1916)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1916–1918)
Vernon Geddy (1918–1919)
James G. Driver (1919–1923)
J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1928)
Billy Gooch (1928–1939)
Carl M. Voyles (1939–1943)
Rube McCray (1944–1951)
Jack Freeman (1952–1957)
Milt Drewer (1957–1963)
H. Lester Hooker (1963–1971)
Ben Carnevale (1972–1981)
Jim Copeland (1981–1985)
John Randolph (1985–1995)
Terry Driscoll (1995– )

William & Mary Tribe head football coaches

No coach (1893)
John W. Wright (1894)
No team (1895)
Bill Armstrong (1896)
W. J. King (1897–1898)
William H. Burke (1899)
W. J. King (1900)
No coach (1901–1902)
H. J. Davall (1903)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1904–1905)
H. W. Withers (1906)
James H. Barry (1907)
George E. O'Hearn (1908–1909)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1910)
William J. Young (1911–1912)
Dexter W. Draper (1913–1915)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1916)
Harry Young (1917)
Vernon Geddy (1918)
James G. Driver (1919–1920)
Bill Fincher (1921)
Bill Ingram (1922)
J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1927)
Branch Bocock (1928–1930)
John Kellison (1931–1934)
Thomas Dowler (1935)
Branch Bocock (1936–1938)
Carl M. Voyles (1939–1942)
No team (1943)
Rube McCray (1944–1950)
Marvin Bass (1951)
Jack Freeman (1952–1956)
Milt Drewer (1957–1963)
Marv Levy (1964–1968)
Lou Holtz (1969–1971)
Jim Root (1972–1979)
Jimmye Laycock (1980– )

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball head coaches

J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906)
H. W. Withers (1906–1907)
F. M. Crawford (1907–1911)
William J. Young (1911–1913)
Dexter W. Draper (1913–1916)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1916–1917)
Harry Young (1917–1918)
Vernon Geddy (1918–1919)
James G. Driver (1919–1923)
J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1928)
L. Tucker Jones (1928–1929)
John Kellison (1929–1934)
Thomas Dowler (1934–1937)
John Kellison (1937–1939)
Dwight Stuessy (1939–1943)
Rube McCray (1943–1945)
Sam B. Holt (1945–1946)
Richard F. Gallagher (1946–1947)
Barney Wilson (1947–1951)
H. Lester Hooker (1951–1952)
Boydson Baird (1952–1957)
Bill Chambers (1957–1966)
Warren Mitchell (1966–1972)
Ed Ashnault (1972–1974)
George Balanis (1974–1977)
Bruce Parkhill (1977–1983)
Barry Parkhill (1983–1987)
Chuck Swenson (1987–1994)
Charlie Woollum (1994–2000)
Rick Boyages (2000–2003)
Tony Shaver (2003–)

William & Mary Tribe head baseball coaches

No coach (1902–1904)
J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906)
James H. Barry (1907)
H. B. White (1908)
George E. O'Hearn (1909–1910)
Frederick R. Savage & William J. Young (1911)
Unknown (1912–1913)
Dexter W. Draper (1914–1916)
Samuel H. Hubbard (1917)
Bathurst Peachy (1918)
Vernon Geddy (1919)
James G. Driver (1920–1923)
J. Wilder Tasker (1924–1928)
Harry Young (1929–1930)
John Kellison (1931–1934)
Bill Scott (1935–1937)
John Kellison (1938)
Rube McCray (1939–1941)
Albert H. Werner (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Sam B. Holt (1946)
Richard F. Gallagher (1947)
Marvin Bass (1948)
Orlin Rogers (1949)
Howard Smith (1950–1951)
H. Lester Hooker (1952)
Eric Tipton (1953–1957)
Ed Derringe (1958–1959)
Joe Agee (1960–1964)
Maynard Weber (1965)
H. Lester Hooker (1966–1970)
Bo Rein (1971)
George Pearce (1972)
Les Roes (1973)
Tony Zontini (1974)
Ed Jones (1975–1978)
Maynard Weber (1979–1981)
Ed Jones & Maynard Weber (1982)
Ed Jones (1983–1985)
Joe Breeden (1986–1987)
Chris Rankin (1988)
Bill Harris (1989–1992)
Jim Farr (1993–2005)
Frank Leoni (2006–2012)
Jamie Pinzino (2013)
Brian Murphy (2014– )

Rutgers Scarlet Knights head football coaches

No coach (1869–1870)
No team (1871)
No coach (1872–1890)
William A. Reynolds (1891)
No coach (1892–1894)
H. W. Ambruster (1895)
John C. B. Pendleton (1896–1897)
William V. B. Van Dyck (1898–1899)
Michael F. Daly (1900)
Arthur P. Robinson (1901)
Henry Van Hoevenberg (1902)
Oliver D. Mann (1903)
Alfred Ellet Hitchner (1904)
Oliver D. Mann (1905)
Frank Gorton (1906–1907)
Joseph T. Smith (1908)
Herman Pritchard (1909)
Howard Gargan (1910–1912)
George Sanford (1913–1923)
John Wallace (1924–1926)
Harry Rockafeller (1927–1930)
J. Wilder Tasker (1931–1937)
Harvey Harman (1938–1941)
Harry Rockafeller (1942–1945)
Harvey Harman (1946–1955)
John Stiegman (1956–1959)
John F. Bateman (1960–1972)
Frank R. Burns (1973–1983)
Dick Anderson (1984–1989)
Doug Graber (1990–1995)
Terry Shea (1996–2000)
Greg Schiano (2001–2011)
Kyle Flood (2012–2015)
Norries Wilson # (2015)
Chris Ash (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights head baseball coaches

No coach (1870–1906) Frank Gorton (1907) Frank Cox (1908–1911) Walter Brodie (1912–1915) Chaz Piez (1916–1917) Frank Cox (1918–1925) Fred Jacklitsch (1926–1931) J. Wilder Tasker (1932–1937) Charles A. Ward (1938–1949) George Case (1950–1960) Matt Bolger (1961–1983) Fred Hill (1984–2013) Joe Litterio (2014– )

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