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American football and basketball coach (1888–1960)

Blaine McKusick
Biographical details
Born	(1888-02-23)February 23, 1888 Calais, Maine, U.S.
Died	August 8, 1960(1960-08-08) (aged 72) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater	South Dakota (JD, 1913)
Playing career
Football
1907–1908	Bowdoin

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915	South Dakota (assistant)
1916–1917	South Dakota
1919	Missouri Military Academy (MO)
Basketball
1915–1916	South Dakota (assistant)
1916–1917	South Dakota

Head coaching record
Overall	3–8–2 (college football) 8–1 (college basketball)

James Gilespie Blaine McKusick (February 23, 1888 – August 8, 1960) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as both the head football coach and head basketball coach at the University of South Dakota from 1916 to 1917.

McKusick attended Bowdoin College in Maine before becoming a student at the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1911. He also served as the head football coach at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri in 1920.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
South Dakota Coyotes (Independent) (1916–1917)
1916	South Dakota	1–5–2
1917	South Dakota	2–3
South Dakota:		3–8–2
Total:		3–8–2

References

Catalog: Undergraduate Programs. University of South Dakota. 1917. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
General Catalogue of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine. Bowdoin College. 1916. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
1920 NCAA Guide. NCAA. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

External links

Blaine McKusick at Find a Grave

v t e South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches
No coach (1889) No team (1890–1893) No coach (1894–1895) No team (1896–1897) Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899) James Hutchinson (1900) Ralph Norton (1901) Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909) Joseph Pipal (1910) James Henderson (1911–1913) Ion Cortright (1914–1915) Blaine McKusick (1916–1917) John W. Stewart (1918–1919) Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921) Stub Allison (1922–1926) Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930) Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933) Harry Gamage (1934–1941) Cletus Clinker (1942) No team (1943–1944) Grant Heckenlively (1945) Harry Gamage (1946–1955) Ralph Stewart (1956–1961) Bob Burns (1962) James J. Dougherty (1962) Marv Rist (1963–1965) Joe Salem (1966–1974) Beanie Cooper (1975–1978) Dave Triplett (1979–1988) John Fritsch (1989–1991) Dennis Creehan (1992–1996) Ron Rankin (1997–1998) John Austin (1999–2003) Ed Meierkort (2004–2011) Joe Glenn (2012–2015) Bob Nielson (2016– )

South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches

No coach (1889)
No team (1890–1893)
No coach (1894–1895)
No team (1896–1897)
Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899)
James Hutchinson (1900)
Ralph Norton (1901)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909)
Joseph Pipal (1910)
James Henderson (1911–1913)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
John W. Stewart (1918–1919)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921)
Stub Allison (1922–1926)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933)
Harry Gamage (1934–1941)
Cletus Clinker (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Grant Heckenlively (1945)
Harry Gamage (1946–1955)
Ralph Stewart (1956–1961)
Bob Burns (1962)
James J. Dougherty (1962)
Marv Rist (1963–1965)
Joe Salem (1966–1974)
Beanie Cooper (1975–1978)
Dave Triplett (1979–1988)
John Fritsch (1989–1991)
Dennis Creehan (1992–1996)
Ron Rankin (1997–1998)
John Austin (1999–2003)
Ed Meierkort (2004–2011)
Joe Glenn (2012–2015)
Bob Nielson (2016– )

v t e South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball head coaches
Arthur H. Whittemore (1908–1910) Joseph Pipal (1910–1911) James Henderson (1911–1914) Ion Cortright (1914–1915) Unknown (1915–1916) Blaine McKusick (1916–1917) Unknown (1917–1918) John W. Stewart (1918–1922) Bert Ekbert (1922–1923) Vincent E. Montgomery (1923–1927) Rube Hoy (1927–1949) George DeKlotz (1949–1952) Rube Hoy (1952–1954) Dwane Clodfelter (1954–1967) Bob Mulcahy (1967–1973) Jack Doyle (1973–1982) Doug Martin (1982–1988) Dave Boots (1988–2013) Joey James # (2013–2014) Craig Smith (2014–2018) Todd Lee (2018–2022) Eric Peterson (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach.

South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball head coaches

Arthur H. Whittemore (1908–1910)
Joseph Pipal (1910–1911)
James Henderson (1911–1914)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Unknown (1915–1916)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
Unknown (1917–1918)
John W. Stewart (1918–1922)
Bert Ekbert (1922–1923)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1923–1927)
Rube Hoy (1927–1949)
George DeKlotz (1949–1952)
Rube Hoy (1952–1954)
Dwane Clodfelter (1954–1967)
Bob Mulcahy (1967–1973)
Jack Doyle (1973–1982)
Doug Martin (1982–1988)
Dave Boots (1988–2013)
Joey James # (2013–2014)
Craig Smith (2014–2018)
Todd Lee (2018–2022)
Eric Peterson (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach.

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