Claude J. "Jump" Hunt (August 11, 1886 – February 19, 1962) was an American

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and

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coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at

Hillsdale College Hillsdale College is a Private university, private, Conservatism in the United States, conservative, Christian liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1844 by members of the Free Will Baptists. Women were admi ...

(1911–1912),

Carleton College Carleton College ( ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866, the main campus is between Northfield and the approximately Carleton ...

(1913–1916, 1920–1930), and the

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(1917, 1919), compiling a career

record of 87–30–6. From 1913 to 1916, Hunt's Carleton football teams were undefeated, allowing only three touchdowns and outscoring opponents 1,196 to 20. In 1916, Carleton traveled to

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and beat the

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7–0 in a shocking upset. Coached by

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, Chicago was a member of the Western Conference at the time. Hunt was also the head basketball coach at Hillsdale from 1910 to 1913, at Carleton from 1913 to 1917, and at Washington from 1917 to 1919, tallying a career

mark of 69–39. He played college football at

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, where he was an all-conference

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, graduating in 1911.

Head coaching record

Football

References

External links

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