Andrew Kerr
Andrew Kerr IV (October 7, 1878 β February 17, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University (1922β1923), Washington & Jefferson College (1926β1928), Colgate University (1929β1946), and Lebanon Valley College (1947β1949), compiling a career college football record of 137β71β14. His 1932 Colgate team went a perfect 9β0, was not scored upon, and was named a national champion by Parke H. Davis. Kerr was also the head basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh for one season (1921β1922) and at Stanford for four seasons (1922β1926), tallying a career college basketball mark of 54β26. In addition, he coached track and field at Pittsburgh from 1913 to 1921. Kerr was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Colgate's home football stadium, Andy Kerr Stadium, was dedicated in his honor in 1966.[1][2]
![]() Kerr at the University of Pittsburgh, c. 1920 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Cheyenne, Wyoming | October 7, 1878
Died | February 17, 1969 90) Tucson, Arizona | (aged
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1913β1921 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
1922β1923 | Stanford |
1924β1925 | Stanford (assistant) |
1926β1928 | Washington & Jefferson |
1929β1946 | Colgate |
1947β1949 | Lebanon Valley |
Basketball | |
1921β1922 | Pittsburgh |
1922β1926 | Stanford |
1926β1928 | Washington & Jefferson |
Track & field | |
1913β1922 | Pittsburgh |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 137β71β14 (football) 70β39 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1963) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile) |
Early years
Andy Kerr was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Andrew and Mary Elizabeth Kerr. His family moved east to Carlisle, Pennsylvania where Kerr attended secondary school.[3] He attended Dickinson College, where he played baseball, and track. He then moved on to the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as the head track and field coach from 1913 until 1922, as an assistant football coach, and for one season, the head basketball coach, leading that squad to a 12β8 record in 1921β22. While at Pitt as an assistant football coach also in charge of the freshman football squad, he served as a member of the staff of legendary head coach Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner.
Football head coaching career
In 1922, Warner accepted the head coaching job at Stanford University. Due to Warner's contractual obligations at Pitt, he sent Kerr to act as Stanford's head coach until his arrival in 1924.[4] Kerr posted an 11β7 record in his two seasons as head and remained with Warner as an assistant for two more seasons. He also coached the Stanford men's basketball team from 1922 to 1926.
Andy Kerr served as the 23rd head football coach at Colgate University. He held that position for eighteen seasons, from 1929 until 1946. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 95β50β7. Kerr's 95 wins are the second most in program in history. His 1932 Colgate squad was undefeated, and did not allow a single point all season. The team expected to be invited to play in the Rose Bowl but when Pitt got the invitation instead, he observed that his Colgate team was "undefeated, untied, unscored upon, and uninvited."[3]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Stanford (Pacific Coast Conference) (1922β1923) | |||||||||
1922 | Stanford | 4β5 | 1β3 | Tβ5th | |||||
1923 | Stanford | 7β2 | 2β2 | Tβ3rd | |||||
Stanford: | 11β7 | 3β5 | |||||||
Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Independent) (1926β1928) | |||||||||
1926 | Washington & Jefferson | 7β1β1 | |||||||
1927 | Washington & Jefferson | 7β0β2 | |||||||
1928 | Washington & Jefferson | 2β5β2 | |||||||
Washington & Jefferson: | 16β6β5 | ||||||||
Colgate Red Raiders (Independent) (1929β1946) | |||||||||
1929 | Colgate | 8β1 | |||||||
1930 | Colgate | 9β1 | |||||||
1931 | Colgate | 8β1 | |||||||
1932 | Colgate | 9β0 | |||||||
1933 | Colgate | 6β1β1 | |||||||
1934 | Colgate | 7β1 | |||||||
1935 | Colgate | 7β3 | |||||||
1936 | Colgate | 6β3 | |||||||
1937 | Colgate | 3β5 | |||||||
1938 | Colgate | 2β5 | |||||||
1939 | Colgate | 2β5β1 | |||||||
1940 | Colgate | 5β3 | |||||||
1941 | Colgate | 3β3β2 | |||||||
1942 | Colgate | 6β2β1 | |||||||
1943 | Colgate | 5β3β1 | |||||||
1944 | Colgate | 2β5 | |||||||
1945 | Colgate | 3β4β1 | |||||||
1946 | Colgate | 4β4 | |||||||
Colgate: | 95β50β7 | ||||||||
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1947β1949) | |||||||||
1947 | Lebanon Valley | 5β2β1 | |||||||
1948 | Lebanon Valley | 5β3β1 | |||||||
1949 | Lebanon Valley | 5β3 | |||||||
Lebanon Valley: | 15β8β2 | ||||||||
Total: | 137β71β14 |
References
- "Andy Kerr, 90, Football Coach At Colgate for 18 Years, Is Dead; '32 Team, Ignored for Bowls, Was Known as 'Undefeated, Untied and Uninvited". The New York Times. February 17, 1969.
- Hotchkiss, Greg, ed. (2008). 2008-09 Pitt Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Relations Office. p. 137. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
- "Andrew Kerr (1878-1969)". Chronicles:Encyclopedia Dickinsonia. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
- "Pop Warner". Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.