John Mason (American football)
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1921–1922 | Oklahoma A&M |
| 1924 | Oklahoma A&M |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928–1936 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 1937–1946 | Colorado Mines |
| 1950–1951 | Montana State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–40–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 RMC (1939, 1942) | |
John H. Mason was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado School of Mines from 1947 to 1946 and at Montana State University from 1950 to 1951, compiling a career college football coach record of 24–40–3. Mason graduated from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater–in 1925. He lettered in football and wrestling at Oklahoma A&M. Mason became an assistant football coach at University of Colorado Boulder in 1928.[1] There he also coached wrestling.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1937–1946) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Colorado Mines | 2–5 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1938 | Colorado Mines | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1939 | Colorado Mines | 8–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1940 | Colorado Mines | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Colorado Mines | 2–4–2 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1942 | Colorado Mines | 3–4 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1943 | Colorado Mines | 0–1 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Colorado Mines | 1–4–1 | 0–3 | 5th | |||||
| Colorado Mines: | 23–25–3 | 13–12–1 | |||||||
| Montana State Bobcats (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Montana State | 1–8 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1951 | Montana State | 0–7 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| Montana State: | 1–15 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 24–40–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Montana State Mentor Resigns". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. January 29, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Mason Seeking N.M. Coach Job". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado. April 13, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
