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Frank N. Wolf
Frank Nicholas Wolf (February 22, 1897 – April 3, 1949) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg College—now known as Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, from 1921 to 1922 and again from 1928 to 1941, compiling a record of 65–63–10. Biography Wolf was born on February 22, 1897, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Pennsylvania State College in 1921. At Penn State, he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. Wolf was also the head basketball coach at Waynesburg from 1921 to 1923 and again from 1928 to 1943, tallying a mark of 207–141. 1939, Wolf coached Waynesburg against Fordham in the first football game ever televised. Wolf died on April 3, 1949, of a cerebral hemorrhage, at his home in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania Mt. Lebanon (locally ) is a township with home rule status in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 34,075 at the 2020 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. A suburb of Pittsburgh, it is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers. The population was 17,727 as of the 2020 census. History Early history David McKee emigrated from Scotland and was the first permanent white settler at the forks of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers, the site of present-day McKeesport, in 1755. Around the time of the French and Indian Wars, George Washington often came to McKeesport to visit his friend, Queen Alliquippa, a Seneca Indian ruler. The Colonial Government granted David McKee exclusive right of ferrage over those rivers on April 3, 1769, called "McKee's Port". His son, John McKee, an original settler of Philadelphia, built a log cabin at this location. After taking over his father's local river ferry business, he devised a plan for a city to be called McKee's Port in 1795. John set out his proposal in the '' Pittsburgh Gazette'', as par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 College Football Season
The 1921 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing 1921 California Golden Bears football team, California Golden Bears, 1921 Cornell Big Red football team, Cornell Big Red, 1921 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Iowa Hawkeyes, 1921 Lafayette football team, Lafayette Leopards, 1921 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team, Washington & Jefferson Presidents, and 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Vanderbilt Commodores as champions. Only California, Cornell, Iowa, and Lafayette claim national championships for the 1921 season. Andy Smith (American football), Andy Smith's Pacific Coast Conference champion "Wonder Team" at California continued on its streak since 1920. Eastern power Cornell was coached by Gil Dobie and led by one of the sport's great backfields with George Pfann, Eddie Kaw, Floyd Ramsey, and Charles E. Cassidy. Jock Sutherland's Lafayette Maroons were led on the line by Frank Schwab. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 College Football Season
The 1939 college football season concluded with the Aggies of The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) being named as the national champions by the voters in the Associated Press writers' poll. Led by consensus All-American fullback John Kimbrough, the Aggies went undefeated at 11–0 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 212 to 31, with the defense allowing just 54 first downs and 763 yards all season, or 1.71 yards per play. On New Year's Day, Texas A&M defeated Tulane, 14–13 in the Sugar Bowl. The Volunteers of the University of Tennessee were 10–0 and unscored upon in the regular season. For the second straight year, they finished second in the AP Poll (the final poll in this era came out before postseason bowl games). In the 1940 Rose Bowl, the Volunteers faced the University of Southern California, who scored two touchdowns to defeat them, 14–0. One of that year’s seven contemporary math system selectors, Frank Dickinson, nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 College Football Season
The 1938 college football season ended with the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University (TCU) being named the nation's No. 1 team by 55 of the 77 voters in the final Associated Press writers' poll in early December. Tennessee was also chosen by six contemporary math system selectors as a national champion; both teams won every game. Notre Dame was chosen by the Dickinson System and won the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy. Conference and program changes Conference changes *Two conferences began play during 1938: ** '' Alabama Intercollegiate Conference'' – active through the 1959 season ** ''Mountain States Conference'' – an NCAA University Division conference active through the 1961 season; also known as the ''Big Seven'' and ''Skyline Conference'' *One conference changed its name in 1938: ** The ''Tri-Normal League'' changed its name to the '' Washington Intercollegiate Conference'' Membership changes September September 24 Defending champion Pittsburgh beat West Virgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 College Football Season
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: The Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate its leaders. * January 30 – The Moscow Trial initiated on January 23 is concluded. Thirteen of the defendants are Capital punishment, sentenced to death (including Georgy Pyatakov, Nikolay Muralov and Leonid Serebryakov), while the rest, including Karl Radek and Grigory Sokolnikov are sent to Gulag, labor camps and later murdered. They were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 College Football Season
The 1936 college football season was the first in which the Associated Press writers' poll selected a national champion. The first AP poll, taken of 35 writers, was released on October 20, 1936. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points. In the first poll, Minnesota received 32 first place votes, and 3 votes for an additional 25 points, for a total of 345 altogether. Of the seven contemporary math system selectors, two chose Pittsburgh as the top team. The 1936 season also saw the addition of another major New Year's Day bowl game, as Dallas hosted the first Cotton Bowl Classic. Conference and program changes Conference changes *One conference began play in 1936: **'' Alamo Conference'' – conference active through the 1940 season *One conference played its final season in 1936: **'' Chesapeake Conference'' – conferenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 College Football Season
The 1935 college football season was the last one before the AP Poll, Associated Press (AP) writers' poll was used in selecting the national champion. There were seven contemporary math system selectors that year who are informally recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA as "nationwide in scope". The Dickinson System, run by University of Illinois Professor Frank Dickinson, selected Southern Methodist University (SMU) as best in the nation. The Houlgate System, created by Carroll Everard "Deke" Houlgate Sr., also selected SMU. The contemporary Boand System, Boand, Litkenhous and Poling System, Poling math rating systems all selected Minnesota Golden Gophers, Minnesota as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Dunkel System selected Princeton as its top team. The Williamson System, by Paul O. Williamson of New Orleans, ranked TCU Horned Frogs football, Texas Christian University first. The 1935 season also marked the first time the Heisman Trophy was awarded. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 College Football Season
The 1934 college football season was the 66th season of college football in the United States. Two New Year's Day bowl games were initiated to rival the Rose Bowl Game. On February 15, Warren V. Miller and Joseph M. Cousins organized the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association and by October, the group had enough funds to sponsor the Sugar Bowl. Meanwhile, W. Keith Phillips and the Greater Miami Athletic Club worked in November at a January 1 game for Florida, and the Orange Bowl was created. Once again, University of Illinois Professor Frank Dickinson's math system selected a Big Ten team as national champion, the undefeated Minnesota Golden Gophers. William Boand and Professor Edward Earl Litkenhous also selected Minnesota at the end of the season. The conference, however, still had a bar against its members playing in the postseason, so Minnesota did not play in any of the bowl games. The undefeated and eventual Rose Bowl champion Alabama Crimson Tide was selected as nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 College Football Season
The 1933 college football season saw the Michigan Wolverines football, Michigan Wolverines repeat as winners of the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson System. The unofficial east–west championship game, the Rose Bowl, was between Stanford (8–1–1) who was ranked behind USC and unranked Columbia (7–1). The Columbia Lions football, Columbia Lions won the Rose Bowl game 7–0. Conference and program changes Outside of College football: Due to the success of the NFL Playoff Game, 1932, 1932 NFL Playoff Game, the NFL stopped using the exact rules of college football and started to develop its own revisions. Conference changes Two new conferences began play in 1933: ** Chesapeake Conference – active through the 1936 season ** Southeastern Conference (SEC) – active NCAA Division I FBS conference; formed after its thirteen members broke away from the Southern Conference in 1932. Membership changes September September 23 USC Trojans footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 College Football Season
The 1932 college football season saw the Michigan Wolverines win the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the math-based Dickinson System. Because the "Big Nine" conference didn't permit its teams to play in the postseason, however, the Wolverines were not able to accept a bid to the Rose Bowl. As such, the Pasadena game matched the No. 2 and No. 3 teams, USC and Pittsburgh, with the USC Trojans winning the east–west matchup 35–0. The other four contemporary math system selectors (the Boand, Dunkel, Houlgate, and Williamson Systems) all selected USC as national champion. This was also the last season NFL would use college football rules. Conference and program changes Conference changes *Two new conferences began play in 1932: **'' Tri-State Conference'' – conference active through the 1961 season; later known as the Badger State Intercollegiate Conference, Badger-Illini Conference, and Badger-Gopher Conference ** Northern Teachers Athletic Confer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 College Football Season
The 1931 college football season saw the USC Trojans win the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors ( Boand, Dunkel, and Houlgate Systems). Rockne, who had coached Notre Dame to a championship in 1930, had been killed in a plane crash on March 31, 1931. For the first time, the champion under the Dickinson System also played in a postseason game. The 1932 Rose Bowl, promoted as a national championship game between the best teams of East and West, matched USC and Tulane, No. 1 and No. 2 in the Dickinson ratings. USC won, 21–12, and was awarded the Albert Russel Erskine Trophy. Two years later, historian Parke H. Davis selected Pittsburgh and Purdue (No. 9 and No. 10 in the Dickinson ratings) as "National Champion Foot Ball Teams" for 1931; he was the only NCAA-designated "major selector" to choose either team. Davis’ work has been criticized for hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 College Football Season
The 1930 college football season saw Notre dame football, Notre Dame repeat as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as claim the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors, (the Boand System, Boand, Dunkel System, Dunkel, and Houlgate Systems). The post-season Rose Bowl matchup featured two unbeaten (9–0) teams, Washington State Cougars football, Washington State and 1930 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Alabama, ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Alabama won the Pasadena contest, 24–0. Conference and program changes Conference changes *Three conferences played their first seasons in 1930: **''Dixie Conference#Dixie Conference (1930), Dixie Conference'' – the first of three conferences to share the ''Dixie Conference'' name; ended football sponsorship after 1941 **''Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference'' – minor conference with members in Michigan, Ohio, and the Canadian province of Ontario; ended football sponsorship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
