John Lyman (American football)

American football player and coach

John Lyman
Biographical details
Alma mater	Yale University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1894	Doane

Head coaching record
Overall	5–2

H. L. "John" Lyman was an American college football player and coach.

Lyman attended Yale University where he played for three years on Yale's football teams. After leaving Yale, he served as the captain of a football team in Salt Lake City.

In 1894, he was hired as the third head football coach for Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. The 1894 season was Doane's fifth season of college football, and Lyman was hired as part of the college's effort to secure "the very best coaching talent obtainable." He led the 1894 Doane football team to a 5–2 record, outscoring opponents by a total of 122 to 40. The season's highlights included a 12–0 victory over Western Interstate University Football Association champion Nebraska.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Doane Tigers (Independent) (1894)
1894	Doane	5–2
Doane:		5–2
Total:		5–2

References

"Doane's Foot Ball Team". The Omaha Daily Bee. October 1, 1894. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
"Crete Has a Strong Team: Football at Doane College Growing Steadily in Popularity". Nebraska State Journal. November 11, 1894. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
"Doane College Notes". The Nebraska State Journal. September 30, 1894. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
"Doane Lugs It Off". The Nebraska State Journal. October 28, 1894. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Doane Tigers head football coaches
No coach (1890–1891) F. P. Reed (1892) Albert W. Jefferis (1893) John Lyman (1894) F. W. Sweeney (1895) No coach (1896) No team (1897–1898) S. L. Mains (1899–1900) Harold Hughs (1901) Joseph Pipal (1902) M. O. Smith (1903) John Fuhrer (1904–1907) R. L. Carns (1908) F. M. Clark (1909) Earl Johnson (1910–1912) Earnest Frank (1913) T. T. McConnell (1914) Paul J. Schissler (1915) Alger H. Wood (1916) No team (1917–1918) H. H. Johnston (1919–1922) H. J. Nossek (1923) Ward Haylett (1924–1927) Roy L. Pierce (1928–1932) A. Eugene Haylett (1933–1941) James L. Dutcher (1942–1951) Aubrey Givens (1952) Fran Nagle (1953–1954) Al Papik (1955–1970) Ray Best (1971–1975) Joe Glenn (1976–1979) Nathan Hinkle (1980) Brian Naber (1981–1983) Fran Schwenk (1984–2004) Tommie Frazier (2005–2006) Matt Franzen (2007–2017) Chris Bessler (2018–2023) Jonathan Johnson (2024– )

Doane Tigers head football coaches

No coach (1890–1891)
F. P. Reed (1892)
Albert W. Jefferis (1893)
John Lyman (1894)
F. W. Sweeney (1895)
No coach (1896)
No team (1897–1898)
S. L. Mains (1899–1900)
Harold Hughs (1901)
Joseph Pipal (1902)
M. O. Smith (1903)
John Fuhrer (1904–1907)
R. L. Carns (1908)
F. M. Clark (1909)
Earl Johnson (1910–1912)
Earnest Frank (1913)
T. T. McConnell (1914)
Paul J. Schissler (1915)
Alger H. Wood (1916)
No team (1917–1918)
H. H. Johnston (1919–1922)
H. J. Nossek (1923)
Ward Haylett (1924–1927)
Roy L. Pierce (1928–1932)
A. Eugene Haylett (1933–1941)
James L. Dutcher (1942–1951)
Aubrey Givens (1952)
Fran Nagle (1953–1954)
Al Papik (1955–1970)
Ray Best (1971–1975)
Joe Glenn (1976–1979)
Nathan Hinkle (1980)
Brian Naber (1981–1983)
Fran Schwenk (1984–2004)
Tommie Frazier (2005–2006)
Matt Franzen (2007–2017)
Chris Bessler (2018–2023)
Jonathan Johnson (2024– )

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