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Garrett Cochran
Biographical details
Born	August 26, 1876; Driftwood, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 8, 1918 (aged 41); At sea
Playing career
1894–1897	Princeton
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898–1899	California
1900	Navy
1902	Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall	29–5–3
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	Consensus All-American (1897); First-team All-American (1896)
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1971 (profile)

Garrett Cochran (August 26, 1876 – July 8, 1918) was an American college football player and coach. He played at Princeton University from 1894 to 1897 at the end position, and was twice named to the College Football All-America Team. Cochran served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1898 to 1899, the United States Naval Academy in 1900, and his alma mater, Princeton, in 1902, compiling a career head coaching record of 29–5–3.^[1]

During World War I, Cochran enlisted in the United States Army and served in France as a lieutenant in the field artillery. He developed pneumonia and died on a ship returning to the United States on July 8, 1918.^[2]^[3]

In 1971, Cochran was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.^[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
California Golden Bears (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898	California	8–0–2
1899	California	7–1–1
California:		15–1–3
Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1900)
1900	Navy	6–3
Navy:		6–3
Princeton Tigers (Independent) (1902)
1902	Princeton	8–1
Princeton:		8–1
Total:		29–5–3

References

^ "Cal's Greatest Football Coaches: #7 Garrett Cochran". California Golden Blogs. Vox Media. May 17, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
^ "Gary Cochran". College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
^ "Garrett Cochran Has Crossed Goal". The Evening Day, New London, Conn. July 25, 1918. p. 8.
^ "Football Hall Names 14 Old-Times". The Gadsen Times. March 21, 1971. p. 25.