Thomas Gawthrop "Doggie" Trenchard (May 3, 1874 – October 16, 1943)[1][2][3] was an All-American football player at Princeton University in 1893 and a college football head coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Pittsburgh, and West Virginia University.
 Trenchard pictured in Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, 1893 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 3, 1874 Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1943 (aged 69) Baldwin, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Playing career | |
| 1892–1894 | Princeton |
| 1896 | Allegheny Athletic Association |
| 1897–1898 | Latrobe Athletic Association |
| 1898 | Western Pa. All-Star Team |
| 1900 | Latrobe Athletic Association |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895 | North Carolina |
| 1896 | West Virginia |
| 1897 | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
| 1899 | Washington and Lee |
| 1901 | Washington and Lee |
| 1913–1915 | North Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–28–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Consensus All-American (1893) | |
Early life and playing career
editTrenchard was born in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.[4] During his early coaching career, Trenchard played professional football in 1896 for the Allegheny Athletic Association[5] and in 1897, 1898 and 1900 for the Latrobe Athletic Association.[6] He also played for the 1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team, formed by Latrobe manager Dave Berry.[7]
His nickname "Doggie" has been attributed to doggedness or dog-like qualities in his play;[8][9][10] the New York World noted in 1892 that "he has the experienced player's keen scent for the ball and is off in pursuit with the swiftness and pertinacity of a well-trained beagle."[11] Alternative explanations point to his supposedly shaggy hair[5] or an incident in which he allegedly bit an opponent.[12]
Coaching career
editIn 1895, and from 1913 to 1915, he coached at North Carolina, where he compiled a 26–9–2 record. His best season there came in 1914, when North Carolina started the season 10–0 before losing its final game to Virginia. In 1896, he coached at West Virginia and compiled a 3–7–2 record. In 1897, he coached at Pittsburgh, and compiled a 1–3 record.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | North Carolina | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | West Virginia | 3–7–2 | |||||||
| West Virginia: | 3–7–2 | ||||||||
| Western University of Pennsylvania (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Western University of Pennsylvania | 1–3 | |||||||
| Western University of Pennsylvania: | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Washington and Lee Generals (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Washington and Lee | 1–5–2 | |||||||
| Washington and Lee Generals (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Washington and Lee | 3–4 | |||||||
| Washington and Lee: | 4–9–2 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1915) | |||||||||
| 1913 | North Carolina | 5–4 | 0–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1914 | North Carolina | 10–1 | 1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1915 | North Carolina | 4–3–1 | 0–2 | T–8th | |||||
| North Carolina: | 26–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 34–28–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ↑ International Genealogical Index - North America
- ↑ "Ex-Princeton Star Dies". The Miami News. October 19, 1943. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "T. TRENCHARD DIES; 1893 GRIDIRON STAR; Princeton's All-America End Led Unbeaten Team—Was With Oil Firm 40 Years" (PDF). The New York Times. October 19, 1943. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ MARYLAND'S GLORY; She Is Great in Foot-Ball as Well as in Many Other Things, The Baltimore Sun, December 2, 1893.
- 1 2 PFRA Research. "Last Hurrah in Allegheny: The 3A's Exit in a Blaze of Glory: 1896" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ Van Atta, Robert B. (June 25, 1976). "Roster of Latrobe Football Squads". The Latrobe Bulletin. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The First All-Star Game" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 1 (1). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–9. 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2009.
- ↑ "T. G. Trenchard". The Evening Express. Los Angeles. November 3, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Yost, Fielding H. (December 1, 1925). "My 30 Years in Football: Yost's First Coach at West Virginia—"Doggie" Trenchard, Princeton Star". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Something About the Tigers". The Cleveland Leader. November 26, 1893. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Few Changes at Princeton". The World. New York. October 9, 1892. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Chapel Hill Chaff". The Chapel Hill Weekly. March 11, 1949. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
