Alexander Brown Mackie
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1, 1894 Gazaam, Pennsylvania[citation needed] |
| Died | June 5, 1966 (aged 72) Salina, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Dickinson Seminary |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1937 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1938 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–52–13 (football) 113–161 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 KCAC (1927, 1929, 1931, 1934–1936) | |
Alexander Brown Mackie (May 1, 1894 – June 5, 1966) was an American college professor, business college founder, and college sports coach.
Academic contributions
Mackie was the co-founder of Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kansas. He and Perry E. Brown founded the school as a business college, taking what was a part of the Kansas Wesleyan school of business.[1] The school operates today with campuses in many locations across the United States.
Before moving to Salina and Kansas Wesleyan, Mackie was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.[2]
Athletics
Playing career
Mackie played football for Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the 1913 season.[3]
Coaching career
Mackie was the ninth head football coach for Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for 17 seasons, from 1921 to 1937, compiling a record of 79–52–13.
Mackie's 1922 team was considered having "no great strengths" by football legend Walter Camp.[4] As he spent more time with the program, his teams encountered more success. Mackie's teams won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championship five times during his tenure.[5] Midway through the 1931 season, his team was one of the few undefeated teams in the country.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1921–1937) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Kansas Wesleyan | 0–8 | 0–7 | 15th | |||||
| 1922 | Kansas Wesleyan | 2–7 | 2–7 | 13th | |||||
| 1923 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 12th | |||||
| 1924 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–3 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1925 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4–2–1 | 3–2–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1926 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4–4 | 3–4 | 9th | |||||
| 1927 | Kansas Wesleyan | 7–0–1 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1928 | Kansas Wesleyan | 6–2–1 | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Kansas Wesleyan | 6–0–2 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4–3–2 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1931 | Kansas Wesleyan | 6–0–2 | 2–0–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1935 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4–3–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Kansas Wesleyan | 7–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1937 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Kansas Wesleyan: | 79–52–13 | 54–37–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 79–52–13 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Brown Mackie College history
- ^ Seventy-Second Catalogue of Ohio Wesleyan University 1916
- ^ The Dickinson Union[permanent dead link] October 1913
- ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide "The official rules book and record book of college football" (edited by Walter Camp) Can Sports Publishing Company, 1922
- ^ Kansas Wesleyan University Archived September 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Football media guide
- ^ The Evening Independent "Only Five Teams Undefeated and Untied" November 30, 1931
External links
- 1894 births
- 1966 deaths
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes athletic directors
- Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football coaches
- Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes men's basketball coaches
- Lycoming Warriors football players
- Ohio Wesleyan University alumni
- People from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
- People from Salina, Kansas