Garrett Cochran (August 26, 1876 – July 8, 1918) was an American

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player and coach. He played at

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from 1894 to 1897 at the

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position, and was twice named to the

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. Cochran served as the head football coach at the

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from 1898 to 1899, the

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in 1900, and his alma mater, Princeton, in 1902, compiling a career head coaching record of 29–5–3. During

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, Cochran enlisted in the

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and served in France as a lieutenant in the field artillery. He developed pneumonia and died on a ship returning to the United States on July 8, 1918. In 1971, Cochran was posthumously inducted into the

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Head coaching record

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