Ewald O. Stiehm

Ewald O. Stiehm
Biographical details
Born	April 9, 1886; Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	August 18, 1923 (aged 37); Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1906–1908	Wisconsin
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1910	Ripon
1911–1915	Nebraska
1916–1921	Indiana
Basketball
1910–1911	Ripon
1911–1915	Nebraska
1919–1920	Indiana
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1916–1922	Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall	59–23–4 (football); 69–22 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 5 MVIAA (1911–1915); Basketball; 3 MVIAA (1912–1914)

Ewald O. "Jumbo" Stiehm (April 9, 1886 – August 18, 1923) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin (1910), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1911–1915), and Indiana University (1916–1921), compiling a career college football record of 59–23–4. Stiehm was also the head basketball coach at Nebraska from 1911 to 1915 and at Indiana from 1919 to 1920, tallying a career mark of 69–22.

Coaching career

Stiehm began his coaching career at Ripon College in 1910, where he led the Red Hawks football team to a 4–3 record.^[1] From 1911 to 1915, he coached football at Nebraska, and compiled a 35–2–3 record. From 1913 to 1915, his teams went undefeated seasons. In the history of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program, Stiehm has the highest winning percentage (.913) of anyone who coached more than two games. From 1916 to 1921, he coached at Indiana, and compiled a 20–18–1 record.

Death

Stiehm died on August 18, 1923, in Bloomington, Indiana, at the age of 37 after an 11-month bout with stomach cancer.^[2]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Ripon Crimson (Independent) (1910)
1910	Ripon	4–3
Ripon:		4–3
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1915)
1911	Nebraska	5–1–2	2–0–1	T–1st
1912	Nebraska	7–1	2–0	T–1st
1913	Nebraska	8–0	3–0	T–1st
1914	Nebraska	7–0–1	3–0	1st
1915	Nebraska	8–0	4–0	1st
Nebraska:		35–2–3	14–0–1
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1916–1921)
1916	Indiana	2–4–1	0–3–1	7th
1917	Indiana	5–2	1–2	7th
1918	Indiana	2–2	0–0
1919	Indiana	3–4	0–2	T–9th
1920	Indiana	5–2	3–1	3rd
1921	Indiana	3–4	1–2	7th
Indiana:		20–18–1	5–10–1
Total:		59–23–4
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1915)
1911–12	Nebraska	14–1	8–0	1st (North)
1912–13	Nebraska	16–2	10–0	1st (North)
1913–14	Nebraska	15–3	7–0	1st (North)
1914–15	Nebraska	10–8	8–4	2nd
Nebraska:		55–14	33–4
Indiana Hoosers (Big Ten Conference) (1919–1920)
1919–20	Indiana	13–8	6–4	4th
Indiana:		13–8	6–4
Total:		68–22
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion