Tuss McLaughry

Tuss McLaughry
Biographical details
Born	May 19, 1893; Chicago, Illinois
Died	November 26, 1974 (aged 81); Norwich, Vermont
Playing career
Football
1912–1914	Westminster (PA)
?	Massillon Tigers
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1916	Westminster (PA)
1918	Westminster (PA)
1921	Westminster (PA)
1922–1925	Amherst
1926–1940	Brown
1941–1942	Dartmouth
1945–1954	Dartmouth
Basketball
1921–1922	Westminster (PA)
1922–1926	Amherst
1926–1929	Brown
Head coaching record
Overall	143–149–13 (football); 17–32 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1951)
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1962 (profile)

DeOrmond "Tuss" McLaughry (May 19, 1893 – November 26, 1974) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania (1915–1916, 1918, 1921), Amherst College (1922–1925), Brown University (1926–1940), and Dartmouth College (1941–1942, 1945–1954), compiling a career college football record of 143–149–13. McLaughry was also the head basketball coach at Brown from 1926 to 1929, tallying a mark of 17–32. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as coach in 1962. Of all coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, McLaughry is the only one with a winning percentage under .500. He died on November 26, 1974, at his home in Norwich, Vermont.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Westminster Titans (Independent) (1915–1916)
1915	Westminster	2–5
1916	Westminster	2–5–1
Westminster Titans (Independent) (1918)
1918	Westminster	3–2
Westminster Titans (Independent) (1921)
1921	Westminster	1–6–2
Westminster:		8–18–3
Amherst Lord Jeffs (Little Three Conference) (1922–1925)
1922	Amherst	2–6	0–2	3rd
1923	Amherst	3–3–2	1–1	2nd
1924	Amherst	3–5	1–1	2nd
1925	Amherst	7–1	2–0	1st
Amherst:		15–15–2	4–4
Brown Bears (Independent) (1926–1940)
1926	Brown	9–0–1
1927	Brown	3–6–1
1928	Brown	8–1
1929	Brown	5–5
1930	Brown	6–3–1
1931	Brown	7–3
1932	Brown	7–1
1933	Brown	3–5
1934	Brown	3–6
1935	Brown	1–8
1936	Brown	3–7
1937	Brown	5–4
1938	Brown	5–3
1939	Brown	5–3–1
1940	Brown	6–3–1
Brown:		76–68–5
Dartmouth Indians (Independent) (1941–1942)
1941	Dartmouth	5–4
1942	Dartmouth	5–4
Dartmouth Indians (Independent) (1945–1954)
1945	Dartmouth	1–6–1
1946	Dartmouth	3–6
1947	Dartmouth	4–4–1
1948	Dartmouth	6–2
1949	Dartmouth	6–2
1950	Dartmouth	3–5–1
1951	Dartmouth	4–5
1952	Dartmouth	2–7
1953	Dartmouth	2–7
1954	Dartmouth	3–6
Dartmouth:		44–58–3
Total:		143–149–13
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth