George Cobb (coach)

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George Cobb
Biographical details
Born(1885-08-26)August 26, 1885
Granby, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1957(1957-02-13) (aged 71)
Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1907Massachusetts
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909–1911Rhode Island State
1913–1914Rhode Island State
Basketball
1910–1913Rhode Island State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1909–1916Rhode Island State
Head coaching record
Overall17–16–5 (football)
13–9 (basketball)

George Robert Cobb (August 26, 1885 – February 13, 1957) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Rhode Island State College—now known as the University of Rhode Island—from 1909 to 1911 and again from 1913 to 1914, compiling a record of a 17–16–5. Cobb was also the head basketball coach at Rhode Island State from 1910 to 1913, tallying a mark of 13–9, and the school's athletic director from 1909 to 1916. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1908. Cobb died on February 13, 1957, as Peninsula General Hospital in Salisbury, Maryland.[1]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Rhode Island State Rams (Independent) (1909–1911)
1909 Rhode Island State 3–4
1910 Rhode Island State 5–1–1
1911 Rhode Island State 5–2–1
Rhode Island State Rams (Independent) (1913–1914)
1913 Rhode Island State 2–6
1914 Rhode Island State 2–3–3
Rhode Island State: 17–16–5
Total: 17–16–5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "George R. Cobb". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. February 14, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.