Myron E. Witham

Myron E. Witham
Witham from 1932 Colorado yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1880-10-29)October 29, 1880
Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 1973(1973-03-07) (aged 92)
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1901–1903Dartmouth
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906Purdue
1920–1931Colorado
Baseball
1920–1925Colorado
Head coaching record
Overall63–31–7 (football)
29–25 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 RMC (1923–1924)
Awards

Myron Ellis Witham (October 29, 1880 – March 7, 1973) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University in 1906 and at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1920 to 1931, compiling a career college football record of 63–31–7. He was also the head baseball coach Colorado from 1920 to 1925, tallying a mark of 29–25. Witham was born in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, on October 29, 1880.[1] He attended Dartmouth College and was captain of the football team there in 1903. Witham taught mathematics at Purdue, Colorado, the University of Vermont, and Saint Michael's College. He died on March 7, 1973, in Burlington, Vermont.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1906)
1906 Purdue 0–5 0–3 8th
Purdue: 0–5 0–3
Colorado Silver and Gold (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1920–1931)
1920 Colorado 4–1–2 3–1–2 T–3rd
1921 Colorado 4–1–1 4–0–1 2nd
1922 Colorado 4–4 2–3 T–6th
1923 Colorado 9–0 7–0 1st
1924 Colorado 8–1–1 5–0–1 1st
1925 Colorado 6–3 5–2 4th
1926 Colorado 3–5–1 2–5–1 9th
1927 Colorado 4–5 4–4 T–6th
1928 Colorado 5–1 5–1 2nd
1929 Colorado 5–1–1 4–1–1 T–2nd
1930 Colorado 6–1–1 5–1–1 2nd
1931 Colorado 5–3 3–2 T–4th
Colorado: 63–26–7
Total: 63–31–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ Emerson, Charles Franklin (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press. p. 423. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ "Myron Witham". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 8, 1973. Retrieved June 7, 2010.


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