 Lindgren pictured in The Illio 1912, Illinois yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1878-07-28)July 28, 1878 Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 29, 1951(1951-05-29) (aged 72) Urbana, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1898–1901 | Illinois |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1902–1903 | Cornell (IA) |
| 1904 | Illinois |
| 1905 | Illinois (line) |
| 1906 | Illinois |
| 1907–1943 | Illinois (line) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–16–2 |
Justa Morris Lindgren (July 28, 1878 – May 29, 1951) was an American college football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1902 to 1903 and the University of Illinois in 1904—along with Arthur R. Hall, Fred Lowenthal, and Clyde Matthews—and alone in 1906, compiling a career coaching record of 14–16–2. Lindgren played football at Illinois from 1898 to 1901 and was the captain of the 1901 team. In addition to his two stints as a head coach, he served a line coach for the team until 1943.
Lindgren was also a chemist. He served on the chemistry staff at the University of Illinois and was an analyst for the Illinois Geological Survey and the State Water Survey.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Purple (Independent) (1902–1903) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Cornell | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1903 | Cornell | 1–8 | |||||||
| Cornell: | 4–11 | ||||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Illinois | 9–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Illinois | 1–3–1 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| Illinois: | 10–5–2 | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–16–2 | ||||||||
References
- "Justa M. Lindgren". The New York Times. United Press. May 30, 1951. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
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