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American football player, athletics coach and college athletics administrator

T. T. McConnell
Biographical details
McConnell pictured in Debris 1914 Purdue yearbook
Born	(1888-08-26)August 26, 1888 Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 9, 1970(1970-02-09) (aged 81) Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1913	Purdue

Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914	Doane
1915–1916	Arkansas
Baseball
1916	Arkansas

Head coaching record
Overall	12–8–3 (football) 10–5 (baseball)

Thomas Thurmon (or Thurman) McConnell (August 26, 1888 – February 9, 1970) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Doane College in Nebraska in 1914 and at the University of Arkansas from 1915 to 1916, compiling a career college football record of 12–8–3. McConnell was also the head baseball coach at Arkansas in 1916, tallying a mark of 10–5.

McConnell was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1888. He was an alumnus of Purdue University, graduating in the class of 1914 with a BS in agriculture. McConnell died in 1970 in Springfield. His wife, Mary, died in 1986. They are both interred at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield.

Coaching career

Doane

McConnell was the 15th head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for the 1914 season. His coaching record at Doane was 4–2–2.

Arkansas

McConnell served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas in 1915 and 1916.

Drury

McConnell also was director of athletics at Drury College in Missouri.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Doane Tigers (Independent) (1914)
1914	Doane	4–2–2
Doane:		4–2–2
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1915–1916)
1915	Arkansas	4–2–1	1–1	T–3rd
1916	Arkansas	4–4	0–2	T–5th
Arkansas:		8–6–1	1–3
Total:		12–8–3

References

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Image United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25087-59123-41 — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
"1914 Debris :: Debris Yearbook". earchives.lib.purdue.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Hale, Harrison (1948). "University of Arkansas, 1871-1948".
"Doane College coaching records". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
"Full text of "General catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon"". Retrieved April 14, 2015.

External links

T. T. McConnell at Find a Grave

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– )

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks head football coaches
John C. Futrall (1894–1896) B. N. Wilson (1897–1898) Colbert Searles (1899–1900) Charles Thomas (1901–1902) D. A. McDaniel (1903) Ancil D. Brown (1904–1905) Frank Longman (1906–1907) Hugo Bezdek (1908–1912) Earle T. Pickering (1913–1914) T. T. McConnell (1915–1916) Norman C. Paine (1917–1918) James B. Craig (1919) George McLaren (1920–1921) Francis Schmidt (1922–1928) Fred Thomsen (1929–1941) George Cole (1942) John Tomlin (1943) Glen Rose (1944–1945) John Barnhill (1946–1949) Otis Douglas (1950–1952) Bowden Wyatt (1953–1954) Jack Mitchell (1955–1957) Frank Broyles (1958–1976) Lou Holtz (1977–1983) Ken Hatfield (1984–1989) Jack Crowe (1990–1992) Joe Kines # (1992) Danny Ford (1993–1997) Houston Nutt (1998–2007) Reggie Herring # (2007) Bobby Petrino (2008–2011) John L. Smith (2012) Bret Bielema (2013–2017) Chad Morris (2018–2019) Barry Lunney Jr. # (2019) Sam Pittman (2020– ) # denotes interim head coach

Arkansas Razorbacks head football coaches

John C. Futrall (1894–1896)
B. N. Wilson (1897–1898)
Colbert Searles (1899–1900)
Charles Thomas (1901–1902)
D. A. McDaniel (1903)
Ancil D. Brown (1904–1905)
Frank Longman (1906–1907)
Hugo Bezdek (1908–1912)
Earle T. Pickering (1913–1914)
T. T. McConnell (1915–1916)
Norman C. Paine (1917–1918)
James B. Craig (1919)
George McLaren (1920–1921)
Francis Schmidt (1922–1928)
Fred Thomsen (1929–1941)
George Cole (1942)
John Tomlin (1943)
Glen Rose (1944–1945)
John Barnhill (1946–1949)
Otis Douglas (1950–1952)
Bowden Wyatt (1953–1954)
Jack Mitchell (1955–1957)
Frank Broyles (1958–1976)
Lou Holtz (1977–1983)
Ken Hatfield (1984–1989)
Jack Crowe (1990–1992)
Joe Kines # (1992)
Danny Ford (1993–1997)
Houston Nutt (1998–2007)
Reggie Herring # (2007)
Bobby Petrino (2008–2011)
John L. Smith (2012)
Bret Bielema (2013–2017)
Chad Morris (2018–2019)
Barry Lunney Jr. # (2019)
Sam Pittman (2020– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks head baseball coaches
No coach (1897) No team (1898–1900) No coach (1901–1903) No team (1904) No coach (1905) No team (1906–1907) Hugo Bezdek (1908–1913) Earle T. Pickering (1914–1915) T. T. McConnell (1916) No team (1917–1918) Claude H. Watts (1919–1920) No team (1921) Norman Coyle (1922) Francis Schmidt (1923–1929) No team (1930–1946) Deke Brackett (1947–1949) Bill Ferrell (1950–1965) Wayne Robbins (1966–1969) Norm DeBriyn (1970–2002) Dave Van Horn (2003– )

Arkansas Razorbacks head baseball coaches

No coach (1897)
No team (1898–1900)
No coach (1901–1903)
No team (1904)
No coach (1905)
No team (1906–1907)
Hugo Bezdek (1908–1913)
Earle T. Pickering (1914–1915)
T. T. McConnell (1916)
No team (1917–1918)
Claude H. Watts (1919–1920)
No team (1921)
Norman Coyle (1922)
Francis Schmidt (1923–1929)
No team (1930–1946)
Deke Brackett (1947–1949)
Bill Ferrell (1950–1965)
Wayne Robbins (1966–1969)
Norm DeBriyn (1970–2002)
Dave Van Horn (2003– )

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