J. A. Pierce
American football coach (1874–1956)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1874-08-31)August 31, 1874 Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | June 23, 1956(1956-06-23) (aged 81) McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1899–1900 | Tennessee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 9–4–1 |
Joseph Audley Pierce (August 31, 1874 – June 23, 1956) was an American football coach. He was the first head football coach at the University of Tennessee, serving from 1899 to 1900 and compiling a record of 9–4–1. Pierce was an alumnus of Lafayette College.[1] During the 1920s, Pierce coached at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas.
Pierce died in 1956 and was buried in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Tennessee Volunteers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899–1900) | |||||||||
1899 | Tennessee | 6–2 | 2–1 | T–4th | |||||
1900 | Tennessee | 3–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 10th | |||||
Tennessee: | 9–4–1 | 2–3–1 | |||||||
Total: | 9–4–1 |
References
External links
- J. A. Pierce at Find a Grave
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Tennessee Volunteers head football coaches
- J. A. Pierce (1899–1900)
- Gilbert Kelly (1901)
- Hubert Fisher (1902–1903)
- Sax Crawford (1904)
- James DePree (1905–1906)
- George Levene (1907–1909)
- Lex Stone (1910)
- Zora G. Clevenger (1911–1915)
- John R. Bender (1916–1920)
- M. B. Banks (1921–1925)
- Robert Neyland (1926–1934)
- W. H. Britton (1935)
- Robert Neyland (1936–1940)
- John Barnhill (1941–1945)
- Robert Neyland (1946–1952)
- Harvey Robinson (1953–1954)
- Bowden Wyatt (1955–1962)
- Jim McDonald (1963)
- Doug Dickey (1964–1969)
- Bill Battle (1970–1976)
- Johnny Majors (1977–1992)
- Phillip Fulmer (1992–2008)
- Lane Kiffin (2009)
- Derek Dooley (2010–2012)
- Jim Chaney # (2012)
- Butch Jones (2013–2017)
- Brady Hoke # (2017)
- Jeremy Pruitt (2018–2020)
- Josh Heupel (2021– )
# denotes interim head coach
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