| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1913 Decatur, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1935 | Notre Dame |
| Basketball | |
| 1933–1936 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | End (football) Forward (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936 | St. Teresa HS (IL) |
| 1937–1941 | St. Benedict's |
| 1946–1947 | St. Benedict's |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1937 | St. Teresa HS (IL) |
| 1937–1942 | St. Benedict's |
| 1946–1948 | St. Benedict's |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1937–? | St. Benedict's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–24–5 (college football) 78–73 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 CIC (1940) | |
Martin J. Peters was an American football and basketball player and coach and college athletic administrator. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1936 NFL Draft.[1] He served two stints as the head football coach at St. Benedict's College—now known as Benedictine College—in Atchison, Kansas, from 1937 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1947, compiling a record of 29–24–5.[2] Peters was also the head basketball coach at St. Benedict's, tallying a mark of 78–73.
Peters was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he played on the football and basketball teams. He began his coaching career at St. Teresa High School in Decatur, Illinois.[3]
Peters served in the United States Navy during World War II and was discharged as a lieutenant commander. He resigned from his post at St. Benedict's in May 1948 to take a job with a beverage company in Atchison.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Benedict's Ravens (Independent) (1937–1938) | |||||||||
| 1937 | St. Benedict's | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| 1938 | St. Benedict's | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| St. Benedict's Ravens (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | St. Benedict's | 5–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1940 | St. Benedict's | 6–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | St. Benedict's | 5–2–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| St. Benedict's Ravens (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | St. Benedict's | 4–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1947 | St. Benedict's | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| St. Benedict's: | 29–24–5 | 11–10–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–24–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ "Football Media Guide". Benedictine College. 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ↑ "New Raven Coach". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas. Associated Press. February 18, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Google News.
- ↑ "Muskies Beaten By Exntesion 12-7". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. May 10, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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