Oscar Dahlene
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1886 |
| Died | October 22, 1949 (aged 63) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1908–1909 | Kansas |
| Position(s) | Placekicker, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1910 | Ottawa (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–3–1 |
Oscar J. Dahlene (April 24, 1886 – October 22, 1949) was an American college football player and coach. He was the eighth president of Pritchett College in Glasgow, Missouri, serving from 1917 until 1920.[1][2] He died in 1949 in Alabama.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Dahlene joined the football program his junior year at the University of Kansas as a placekicker and fullback[4] under head coach A. R. Kennedy.
The 1908 Kansas Jayhawks were the undisputed Missouri Valley Conference champion and finished with a record of 9–0.[5] As a kicker, he was the only player to score in the first half of the Nebraska game in 1908, scoring 16 points.[6] Kansas won the game by a score of 20–15,[7] thus making Dahlene's 16 points critical to their undefeated 9–0 season and conference title.
In 1909 Kansas went 8–1,[8] starting the season with eight straight wins, and the program did not repeat until the 2007 season.[9]
Coaching career
[edit]After graduation from the University of Kansas, Dahlene was named the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. He held the position for the 1910 season, compiling a record of 2–3–1.[10] His 1910 teams was outscored by one point: 30 to 29.
Dahlene's first game as a head coach was against his former mentor, A. R. Kennedy.
Season results[11]
| Game # | W/L | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | Kansas | 0-11 | Opposing coach A. R. Kennedy accumulated more wins than any other coach at KU and is second in winning percentage. Game was played October 10, 1910 in Lawrence, Kansas.[12] |
| 2 | W | Washburn University | 9-0 | Washburn ended the season 4-4[13] |
| 3 | T | Baker University | 3-3 | Baker returned to competition this year because the Kansas conference of the Methodist church had banned the game from the Baker campus in 1893[14] |
| 4 | W | Haskell Indian Nations University | 11-0 | Home game on November 13, 1910[15] This was one of seven losses for Haskell, who completed the season at an uncharacteristic poor record of 2-7[16] |
| 5 | L | Kansas Normal School | 0-5 | Opposing coach Fred Honhart completed season 5–2.[17] |
| 6 | L | William Jewell College | 6-11 | William Jewell fielded Charles M. Boyer, future US Army Colonel and member of the Southern Football Officials’ Association[18] |
References
[edit]- ^ Missouri Historical Review, 26:223-235, “Pritchett College,” Smith, T. Berry (1932)
- ^ Chicago Daily News, 1919 Almanac Archive (large file to load)
- ^ Lawrence Journal World Monday, October 24, 1949
- ^ 1909 Kansas Jayhawker Yearbook, page 212
- ^ "University of Kansas 1908 Football Records". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
- ^ 1909 Kansas Jayhawker Yearbook, page 216
- ^ KU Sports Football History Archived 2008-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Win/Loss Record 1890 - 1910
- ^ "University of Kansas 1909 football records". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
- ^ KU Sports News
- ^ "2012 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ottawa Braves. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ottawa University 1910 season results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
- ^ "A.R. "Bert" Kennedy's 1910 season at KU". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
- ^ Washburn University football guide
- ^ Kansas Historical Quarterly College Football in Kansas
- ^ College Football Reference Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Ottawa University
- ^ ShrpSports.com 1910 Haskell Football
- ^ "Emporia State media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
- ^ Arlington National Cemetery, Charles M. Boyer