 Dennis, circa 1952 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 (1905) |
| Died | (1988-01-07)January 7, 1988 (aged 82) Laguna Hills, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1932 | Occidental |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1930 | Occidental |
| Position(s) | End (football) First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934 | Occidental (assistant) |
| 1935–? | Occidental (freshmen) |
| 1945–1956 | Occidental |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1945–1970 | Occidental |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–39–4 (football) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 SCC/SCIAC (1948, 1951, 1953) | |
Roy Dennis (1905 – January 7, 1988) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Occidental College from 1945 to 1956, compiling a record of 52–39–4. Dennis also coached basketball, baseball, tennis, swimming, and water polo at Occidental and was the school's athletic director until 1970.
Dennis attended Los Angeles High School in Los Angeles, where he won honors playing football, basketball, and baseball. He then move on to Occidental, where he played football as an end and baseball as a first baseman, winning all-Southern California Conference honors in both sports before graduating in 1933. Dennis joined the coaching staff at his alma mater in the fall of 1934 as assistant football coach under Bill Anderson. The following year he coach the freshman football, basketball, and baseball teams.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occidental Tigers (Southern California Conference / Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1945–1956) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Occidental | 1–4 | |||||||
| 1946 | Occidental | 1–4–2 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1947 | Occidental | 4–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Occidental | 9–0 | 4–0 | 1st | W Raisin | ||||
| 1949 | Occidental | 4–4 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1950 | Occidental | 4–4 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1951 | Occidental | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1952 | Occidental | 4–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1953 | Occidental | 6–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954 | Occidental | 4–4–1 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1955 | Occidental | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Occidental | 3–6 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Occidental: | 52–39–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 52–39–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Roy Dennis". Occidental Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- "Funeral Services Today for Occidental's Dennis". Los Angeles Times. January 12, 1988. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- "Roy Dennis New Coach". Pasadena Star-News. Pasadena, California. April 19, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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