Peter McPherson (American football)

American football player and coach (1874–1941)

Peter McPherson
Biographical details
Born	(1874-05-17)May 17, 1874 Caledonia, New York, U.S.
Died	November 8, 1941(1941-11-08) (aged 67) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1896–1897	Wadsworth Normal
1899–1900	Buffalo

Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902–1903	Miami (OH)

Head coaching record
Overall	6–7–1 (college)

Peter McPherson (May 17, 1874 – November 8, 1941) was an American college football player and coach and a dentist.

Biography

McPherson played halfback at Wadsworth Normal and Training School (now SUNY Geneseo) from 1896 to 1897 and later at the University at Buffalo from 1898 to 1900 while attending dental school. He served as the head coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1902 to 1903, compiling a record of 6–7–1.

McPherson later worked as a dentist in Caledonia, New York and coached the Caledonia High School football team for 23 years. He died in 1941 after succumbing to injuries sustained when struck by a car.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Miami Redskins (Independent) (1902–1903)
1902	Miami	5–3–1
1903	Miami	1–4
Miami:		6–7–1
Total:		6–7–1

References

"McPherson's Prowess as Normal Athlete Recalled by S.T. Jennings.," The Livingston Republican - December 4, 1941.

External links

Peter McPherson, Football halfback - University at Buffalo Libraries Digital Collections

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Miami RedHawks head football coaches

No coach (1888–1889)
No team (1890)
No coach (1891–1894)
C. K. Fauver (1895)
Ernest Merrell (1896)
Herbert J. McIntire (1897)
No coach (1898)
George Greenleaf (1899)
Alonzo Edwin Branch (1900)
Thomas Hazzard (1901)
Peter McPherson (1902–1903)
Arthur Smith (1904)
No coach (1905)
Arthur H. Parmelee (1906)
Amos Foster (1907–1908)
Harold Iddings (1909–1910)
Edwin Sweetland (1911)
James C. Donnelly (1912–1914)
Chester J. Roberts (1915)
George Little (1916)
George Rider (1917–1918)
George Little (1919–1921)
Harry W. Ewing (1922–1923)
Chester Pittser (1924–1931)
Frank Wilton (1932–1941)
Stu Holcomb (1942–1943)
Sid Gillman (1944–1947)
George Blackburn (1948)
Woody Hayes (1949–1950)
Ara Parseghian (1951–1955)
John Pont (1956–1962)
Bo Schembechler (1963–1968)
Bill Mallory (1969–1973)
Dick Crum (1974–1977)
Tom Reed (1978–1982)
Tim Rose (1983–1989)
Randy Walker (1990–1998)
Terry Hoeppner (1999–2004)
Shane Montgomery (2005–2008)
Mike Haywood (2009–2010)
Lance Guidry # (2010)
Don Treadwell (2011–2013)
Mike Bath # (2013)
Chuck Martin (2014– )

# denotes interim head coach

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