Leonard J. Umnus
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 18, 1903 Menominee, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 1996 (aged 92) Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1924 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1927 | Fairmount/Wichita |
| ? | Jordan College |
| 1935–1970 | Northwestern (WI) |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1928 | Fairmount/Wichita |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
| Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame[1] | |
Leonard J. Umnus (April 18, 1903 – April 13, 1996) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
Playing career[edit]
Umnus enrolled at the University of Illinois in the fall of 1921. While at Illinois he played football with Red Grange under coach Robert Zuppke. Umnus was awarded "letters" for three years as a center and guard. He also was awarded athletic letters for Illinois in boxing.[2]
Coaching career[edit]
Wichita State[edit]
Umnus was the 15th head football coach at Fairmont College—now known as Wichita State University—in Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for three seasons, from 1925 until 1927, compiling a record of 12–7–4.[3] Fairmont College became the Municipal University of Wichita in 1926.
Jordan College[edit]
Between coaching in Wichita and Northwestern College, Umnus started the football program at the now defunct Jordan College in Menominee, Michigan.[4]
Northwestern College[edit]
Umnus later coached the Northwestern College Trojans[5] in Watertown, Wisconsin (now a part of Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota).[6] He was the head coach at the school for 35 seasons and his teams produced a record of 135–64–9. At Northwestern, he coached all sports including baseball and basketball.[7]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Wheatshockers / Wichita Shockers (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Fairmount | 3–1–4 | 3–0–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1926 | Wichita | 6–2 | 5–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1927 | Wichita | 3–4 | 2–4 | T–10th | |||||
| Fairmount/Wichita: | 12–7–4 | 10–5–4 | |||||||
| Northwestern Trojans (Tri-State Intercollegiate / Badger State Intercollegiate / Badger-Illini Conference) (1935–1956) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Northwestern | 4–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1936 | Northwestern | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1937 | Northwestern | 5–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1938 | Northwestern | 4–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1939 | Northwestern | 3–1–2 | |||||||
| 1940 | Northwestern | 2–4 | |||||||
| 1941 | Northwestern | 5–1–1 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1942 | Northwestern | 3–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1943 | No team–World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team–World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Northwestern | 5–1 | |||||||
| 1946 | Northwestern | 3–2–1 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1947 | Northwestern | 5–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1948 | Northwestern | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1949 | Northwestern | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1950 | Northwestern | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1951 | Northwestern | 6–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1952 | Northwestern | 1st | |||||||
| 1953 | Northwestern | 1st | |||||||
| 1954 | Northwestern | 1st | |||||||
| 1955 | Northwestern | 6–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1956 | Northwestern | 3–2 | T–2nd | ||||||
| Northwestern Trojans (Badger-Gopher Conference) (1957–1961) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Northwestern | ||||||||
| 1958 | Northwestern | ||||||||
| 1959 | Northwestern | ||||||||
| 1960 | Northwestern | ||||||||
| 1961 | Northwestern | ||||||||
| Northwestern Trojans (Gateway Conference) (1962–1970) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Northwestern | 1–2 | 4th | ||||||
| 1963 | Northwestern | 3–1 | 1st | ||||||
| 1964 | Northwestern | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Northwestern | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1sts | |||||
| 1966 | Northwestern | 3–5 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Northwestern | 1–3 | 4th | ||||||
| 1968 | Northwestern | 1–3 | 4th | ||||||
| 1969 | Northwestern | 1–3 | T–3rd | ||||||
| 1970 | Northwestern | 1–3 | 4th | ||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ U.P. Sports Hall of Fame family tree grows By Dennis Grall, Daily Press August 15, 2009
- ^ Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame Leonard J. Umnus, Bio
- ^ Wichita St. Coaching Records Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Milwaukee Journal "Goslings to Meet Wheaton Saturday" October 14, 1942
- ^ Milwaukee Sentinel "Trojans Enjoy Grid Success Under Umnus" September 23, 1961
- ^ Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- 1903 births
- 1996 deaths
- American football guards
- Basketball coaches from Michigan
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- Wichita State Shockers football coaches
- Wichita State Shockers men's basketball coaches
- Illinois Fighting Illini boxers
- People from Menominee, Michigan
- Players of American football from Michigan