The first intercollegiate football game (1891, against Sewanee) was captained and coached by H. K. Denlinger, who directed the athletic program of the YMCA. The first person to be hired specifically as a football coach was J. A. Pierce in 1899.
The first intercollegiate football game (1891, against Sewanee) was captained and coached by H. K. Denlinger, who directed the athletic program of the YMCA. The first person to be hired specifically as a football coach was J. A. Pierce in 1899.