Ernie Godfrey
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| Ernie Godfrey | |
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 19, 1892 Dover, Ohio |
| Died | June 12, 1980 (aged 88) Columbus, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1912–1914 | Ohio State |
| Position(s) | End, center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1915 1916 1919–1928 1929–1961 Basketball 1916–1917 1918–1928 |
Wooster HS (OH) Wittenberg Wittenberg Ohio State (assistant) Wittenberg Wittenberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–24–8 (college football) 95–65 (college basketball) |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1972 (profile) |
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Ernest R. Godfrey (April 19, 1892 – June 12, 1980) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. Godfrey served as head football coach at Wittenberg University for 11 years before returning to his alma mater, Ohio State University, as an assistant coach. He served at Ohio State for 33 years under seven head coaches. He was the line coach for 19 years, defensive backfield coach for four years, and freshman coach for ten years. Godfrey was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1972.
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[edit] Head coaching record
[edit] College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Wittenberg Tigers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Wittenberg | 2–5–2 | 0–5–1 | 12th | |||||
| Wittenberg Tigers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1919–1928) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Wittenberg | 6–0–2 | 3–0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1920 | Wittenberg | 8–0 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1921 | Wittenberg | 4–3–2 | 3–3–2 | T–9th | |||||
| 1922 | Wittenberg | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1923 | Wittenberg | 7–1 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1924 | Wittenberg | 7–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1925 | Wittenberg | 3–5–1 | 3–5–1 | 15th | |||||
| 1926 | Wittenberg | 6–2 | 4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1927 | Wittenberg | 8–2 | 4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1928 | Wittenberg | 6–3 | |||||||
| Wittenberg: | 63–24–8 | ||||||||
| Total: | 63–24–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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