Lloyd Jordan

Lloyd Jordan

Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born	December 14, 1900 Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Died	February 24, 1990 (aged 89) Richmond, Virginia
Playing career
Football
1921–1923	Pittsburgh
Basketball
1920–1924	Pittsburgh
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928–1931	Colgate (assistant)
1932–1949	Amherst
1950–1956	Harvard
Basketball
1928–1932	Colgate
1932–1948	Amherst
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1960–1974	SoCon (commissioner)
Head coaching record
Overall	101–72–8 (football) 159–103 (basketball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 Little Three (1932, 1934, 1936–1938, 1942)
Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1973)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1978 (profile)

Lloyd P. Jordan (December 14, 1900 – February 24, 1990) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Amherst College from 1932 to 1949 and at Harvard University from 1950 to 1956, compiling a career college football record of 101–72–8. Jordan was also the head basketball coach at Colgate University from 1928 to 1932 and at Amherst from 1932 to 1948, tallying a career college basketball mark of 159–103. He played football, basketball, and baseball at the University of Pittsburgh, from which he graduated in 1924. He served as the commissioner of the Southern Conference from 1960 to 1974. Jordan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1978.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Amherst Lord Jeffs (Little Three Conference) (1932–1949)
1932	Amherst	6–2	2–0	1st
1933	Amherst	4–3–1	0–1–1	3rd
1934	Amherst	5–3	2–0	1st
1935	Amherst	5–3–1	1–1	2nd
1936	Amherst	5–2–1	1–1	T–1st
1937	Amherst	7–1	2–0	1st
1938	Amherst	6–0–1	2–0	1st
1939	Amherst	4–4	0–2	3rd
1940	Amherst	4–4	0–2	3rd
1941	Amherst	5–3	1–1	2nd
1942	Amherst	7–0	2–0	1st
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	Amherst	1–3–1	0–0	NA
1946	Amherst	3–4	0–2	3rd
1947	Amherst	5–3	1–1	2nd
1948	Amherst	6–2	1–1	2nd
1949	Amherst	4–4	1–1	2nd
Amherst:		77–41–5	16–13–1
Harvard Crimson (NCAA University Division independent) (1950–1955)
1950	Harvard	1–7
1951	Harvard	3–5–1
1952	Harvard	5–4
1953	Harvard	6–2
1954	Harvard	4–3–1
1955	Harvard	3–4–1
Harvard Crimson (Ivy League) (1956)
1956	Harvard	2–6	2–5	T–6th
Harvard:		24–31–3	2–5
Total:		101–72–8

References

External links

• Lloyd Jordan at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Lloyd Jordan at the College Football Data Warehouse