Frederick E. Jennings

Frederick E. Jennings
	Jennings as Dartmouth coach in 1900
Biographical details
Born	September 23, 1877; Everett, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 24, 1953 (aged 75); Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1898–1899	Dartmouth
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1900	Dartmouth
1908–1909	Dartmouth (assistant)
1912	Dartmouth (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	2–4–2

Frederick Everett Jennings (September 23, 1877 – May 24, 1953) was an American lawyer, banker, and college football coach. He served as the head coach at Dartmouth College in 1900 and amassed a record of 2–4–2.^[1]

Jennings was born on September 23, 1877, in native of Everett, Massachusetts.^[2] He attended Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1900.^[3] While at Dartmouth, Jennings played football as a halfback and earned a varsity letter in 1898.^[4] As of 2010, Jennings still holds the school record for most touchdowns in a game, which he set in 1898 when he scored seven against Amherst in a 64–6 rout.^[5] Charles E. Patterson in Leslie's Weekly named Jennings to his All-American second team in 1899.^[6]

Jennings returned to coach his alma mater in 1900, which he did for one season, and amassed a 2–4–2 record.^[1] After Dartmouth, Jennings attended and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1903.^[3]

Jennings returned to Dartmouth to serve as an assistant football coach in 1908 and 1909.^[7] In 1912, he was an assistant under Frank Cavanaugh.^[8]

Jennings held professional careers as a lawyer and banker.^[9] By 1934, he was serving as president of the Everett Bank and Trust Company and as elected director of the Colonial Beacon Oil Company.^[10] Jennings died on May 24, 1953, at Palmer Memorial Hospital in Palmer, Massachusetts.^[9]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Dartmouth (Independent) (1900)
1900	Dartmouth	2–4–2
Dartmouth:		2–4–2
Total:		2–4–2

References

^ ^a ^b All-Time Coaching Records by Year Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 6, 2010.
^ Emerson, Charles Franklin (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press. p. 404. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Frederick E. Jennings Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Christian Science Monitor, May 25, 1953.
^ 2009 Football Media Guide, p. 116, Dartmouth College, 2009.
^ 2009 Football Media Guide, p. 124.
^ All-America Addendum -- Part 2 Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), p. 5, College Football Historical Society Newsletter, November 2008.
^ The Dartmouth, Volume XXX, p. 174, December 22, 1908.
^ More Coaches for Dartmouth, The New York Times, November 4, 1912.
^ ^a ^b FREDERICK E. JENNINGS, The New York Times, May 25, 1953.
^ FINANCIAL NOTES, The New York Times, April 13, 1934.