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American football and basketball coach (1890–1945)

Vincent E. Montgomery
Biographical details
Born	(1890-05-06)May 6, 1890 Newell, Iowa, U.S.
Died	November 12, 1945(1945-11-12) (aged 55) near Mountain View, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma mater	Morningside (1913)
Playing career
Football
1909–1912	Morningside
Track and field
1909–1913	Morningside

Position(s)	Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1913	Ida Grove HS (IA)
1914–1915	Newton HS (IA)
1916–1922	Yankton
1927–1930	South Dakota
1933–1942	Southern Normal
Basketball
1923–1927	South Dakota
Track and field
1913–1914	Ida Grove HS (IA)
1923–1931	South Dakota

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1916–1923	Yankton
1927–1930	South Dakota

Head coaching record
Overall	54–52–5 (college football) 33–35 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 SDIC (1920) 1 NCC (1927)

Vincent E. Montgomery (May 6, 1890 – November 12, 1945) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota from 1916 to 1922, the University of South Dakota from 1927 to 1930, and Southern State Normal School—later known as University of South Dakota–Springfield—from 1933 to 1942. Montgomery was also the head basketball coach at South Dakota from 1923 to 1927 and the school's head track coach from 1923 to 1931.

Montgomery was born on May 6, 1890, in Newell, Iowa. He moved with his family in 1902 to Sioux City, Iowa, where he attended Sioux City High School and graduated from Morningside Academy in 1909. He then played college football and ran track at Morningside College, also in Sioux City, from which he graduated in 1913. He played quarterback on the football team and was captain of the track team in the spring of 1913.

Montgomery began his coaching career in the fall of 1913 as football and track coach at Ida Grove High School in Ida Grove, Iowa.

served as a major in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was killed in a crash of a military aircraft, on November 12, 1945, near Mountain View, Arkansas.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Yankton Greyhounds (Independent) (1916)
1916	Yankton	3–4
Yankton Greyhounds (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1917–1922)
1917	Yankton	5–0–1
1918	Yankton	0–1
1919	Yankton	6–1
1920	Yankton	5–1–2	4–0–1	1st
1921	Yankton	3–4	1–2	T–3rd
1922	Yankton	6–2	4–1	3rd
Yankton:		28–13–3
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1927–1930)
1927	South Dakota	7–2	5–0	1st
1928	South Dakota	3–5	1–3	5th
1929	South Dakota	4–4–1	0–3–1	5th
1930	South Dakota	1–5–2	0–4	5th
South Dakota:		15–16–3	6–10–1
Southern Normal Pointers (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1933–1942)
1933	Southern Normal	3–5	2–4	7th
1934	Southern Normal	1–3–2	1–3–1	7th
1935	Southern Normal	3–3	3–2	4th
1936	Southern Normal	5–2	2–2	6th
1937	Southern Normal	5–3	4–1	T–2nd
1938	Southern Normal	4–2	3–2	4th
1939	Southern Normal	2–5	1–4	9th
1940	Southern Normal	0–8	0–4	5th
1941	Southern Normal	2–4	1–2	T–3rd
1942	Southern Normal	1–4
Southern Normal:		26–39–2
Total:		54–52–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

"2017 Media Supplement". South Dakota Coyotes football. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
"Montgomery To S. D. University". Sioux City Sunday Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. April 8, 1923. p. 18. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Men's Basketball Media Guide". South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
"Montgomery Will Coach Ida Grove". The Omaha Evening Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. May 17, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Maj. Vincent Montgomery Killed In Bomber Cash". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 14, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Montgomery (continued)". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 14, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Vincent E. Montgomery at Find a Grave

v t e Yankton Greyhounds head football coaches
Unknown (1889–1899) Prescott L. Blodgett (1900) Unknown (1901) John L. Griffith (1902–1904) Warren B. Hyney (1905) Louis U. Todd (1906) Charles H. McCloy (1907) Judson Roberts (1908–1910) Ralph H. Bush (1911–1912) Homer Kerr (1913) William Carberry (1914) Victor Tharp (1915) Vincent E. Montgomery (1916–1922) Carl Youngsworth (1923–1937) Eugene Gentry (1938–1939) Lorne Arnold (1940–1941) Mano Stukey (1942) No team (1943–1944) Lorne Arnold (1945–1953) Bob Putnam (1954–1957) Virgil Sandvig (1958–1959) Vern McKee (1960–1962) Ron Blaylock (1963–1965) Al Kouneski (1966) Don Birmingham (1967–1969) Bill Bobzin (1970–1976) Todd Novaczyk (1977) Jim Chesley (1978–1980) Pete Chapman (1981–1982) Stan Zweifel (1983–1984)

Yankton Greyhounds head football coaches

Unknown (1889–1899)
Prescott L. Blodgett (1900)
Unknown (1901)
John L. Griffith (1902–1904)
Warren B. Hyney (1905)
Louis U. Todd (1906)
Charles H. McCloy (1907)
Judson Roberts (1908–1910)
Ralph H. Bush (1911–1912)
Homer Kerr (1913)
William Carberry (1914)
Victor Tharp (1915)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1916–1922)
Carl Youngsworth (1923–1937)
Eugene Gentry (1938–1939)
Lorne Arnold (1940–1941)
Mano Stukey (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Lorne Arnold (1945–1953)
Bob Putnam (1954–1957)
Virgil Sandvig (1958–1959)
Vern McKee (1960–1962)
Ron Blaylock (1963–1965)
Al Kouneski (1966)
Don Birmingham (1967–1969)
Bill Bobzin (1970–1976)
Todd Novaczyk (1977)
Jim Chesley (1978–1980)
Pete Chapman (1981–1982)
Stan Zweifel (1983–1984)

v t e South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball head coaches
Arthur H. Whittemore (1908–1910) Joseph Pipal (1910–1911) James Henderson (1911–1914) Ion Cortright (1914–1915) Unknown (1915–1916) Blaine McKusick (1916–1917) Unknown (1917–1918) John W. Stewart (1918–1922) Bert Ekbert (1922–1923) Vincent E. Montgomery (1923–1927) Rube Hoy (1927–1949) George DeKlotz (1949–1952) Rube Hoy (1952–1954) Dwane Clodfelter (1954–1967) Bob Mulcahy (1967–1973) Jack Doyle (1973–1982) Doug Martin (1982–1988) Dave Boots (1988–2013) Joey James # (2013–2014) Craig Smith (2014–2018) Todd Lee (2018–2022) Eric Peterson (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach.

South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball head coaches

Arthur H. Whittemore (1908–1910)
Joseph Pipal (1910–1911)
James Henderson (1911–1914)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Unknown (1915–1916)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
Unknown (1917–1918)
John W. Stewart (1918–1922)
Bert Ekbert (1922–1923)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1923–1927)
Rube Hoy (1927–1949)
George DeKlotz (1949–1952)
Rube Hoy (1952–1954)
Dwane Clodfelter (1954–1967)
Bob Mulcahy (1967–1973)
Jack Doyle (1973–1982)
Doug Martin (1982–1988)
Dave Boots (1988–2013)
Joey James # (2013–2014)
Craig Smith (2014–2018)
Todd Lee (2018–2022)
Eric Peterson (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach.

v t e South Dakota Coyotes athletic directors
Stub Allison (1923–) Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930) Stanley G. Backman (1931–1935) Rube Hoy (1935–1956) Ralph Stewart (1957–1961) John Roning (1961–1971) Carl Miller (1971–1976) Beanie Cooper (1976–1981) Bobby Thompson (1981–1982) Jack Doyle (1982–1998) Kelly Higgins (1998–2003) Greg Redlin # (2003) Joel Nielsen (2003–2010) David Sayler (2010–2012) David Herbster (2012– ) # denotes interim athletic director

South Dakota Coyotes athletic directors

Stub Allison (1923–)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1935)
Rube Hoy (1935–1956)
Ralph Stewart (1957–1961)
John Roning (1961–1971)
Carl Miller (1971–1976)
Beanie Cooper (1976–1981)
Bobby Thompson (1981–1982)
Jack Doyle (1982–1998)
Kelly Higgins (1998–2003)
Greg Redlin # (2003)
Joel Nielsen (2003–2010)
David Sayler (2010–2012)
David Herbster (2012– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches
No coach (1889) No team (1890–1893) No coach (1894–1895) No team (1896–1897) Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899) James Hutchinson (1900) Ralph Norton (1901) Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909) Joseph Pipal (1910) James Henderson (1911–1913) Ion Cortright (1914–1915) Blaine McKusick (1916–1917) John W. Stewart (1918–1919) Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921) Stub Allison (1922–1926) Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930) Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933) Harry Gamage (1934–1941) Cletus Clinker (1942) No team (1943–1944) Grant Heckenlively (1945) Harry Gamage (1946–1955) Ralph Stewart (1956–1961) Bob Burns (1962) James J. Dougherty (1962) Marv Rist (1963–1965) Joe Salem (1966–1974) Beanie Cooper (1975–1978) Dave Triplett (1979–1988) John Fritsch (1989–1991) Dennis Creehan (1992–1996) Ron Rankin (1997–1998) John Austin (1999–2003) Ed Meierkort (2004–2011) Joe Glenn (2012–2015) Bob Nielson (2016– )

South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches

No coach (1889)
No team (1890–1893)
No coach (1894–1895)
No team (1896–1897)
Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899)
James Hutchinson (1900)
Ralph Norton (1901)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909)
Joseph Pipal (1910)
James Henderson (1911–1913)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
John W. Stewart (1918–1919)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921)
Stub Allison (1922–1926)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933)
Harry Gamage (1934–1941)
Cletus Clinker (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Grant Heckenlively (1945)
Harry Gamage (1946–1955)
Ralph Stewart (1956–1961)
Bob Burns (1962)
James J. Dougherty (1962)
Marv Rist (1963–1965)
Joe Salem (1966–1974)
Beanie Cooper (1975–1978)
Dave Triplett (1979–1988)
John Fritsch (1989–1991)
Dennis Creehan (1992–1996)
Ron Rankin (1997–1998)
John Austin (1999–2003)
Ed Meierkort (2004–2011)
Joe Glenn (2012–2015)
Bob Nielson (2016– )

v t e South Dakota–Springfield Pointers head football coaches
William Carberry (1923) Guido B. Wyland (1924) William Carberry (1926–1932) Vincent E. Montgomery (1933–1942) No team (1943–1945) Jack Martin (1946–1966) Jon Westling (1967–1973) Tom Long (1974–1977) Don Rinehart (1978–1979)

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