| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1889 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1957 (aged 67) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Grove City College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916 | Grove City |
| 1919 | Grove City |
| 1922–1924 | Tulsa |
| Basketball | |
| 1915–1917 | Grove City |
| 1918–1920 | Grove City |
| 1923–1925 | Tulsa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–15–5 (football) 46–41 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 OIC (1922) | |
Howard Mossman Acher (December 10, 1889 – May 10, 1957) was an American football and basketball player coach. He attended Grove City College, where he played football, basketball and tennis.[1] He was hired as a coach at Grove City College in July 1915.[2] He served as the head football coach at Grove City in 1916 and 1919 and as head basketball coach from 1915 to 1917 and 1918 to 1920. He next served at the University of Tulsa from 1922 to 1925.[3] He was also the head football coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team during the 1922, 1923 and 1924 seasons.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove City Crimson (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Grove City | 2–4–2 | |||||||
| Grove City Crimson (Independent) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Grove City | 6–0–1 | |||||||
| Grove City: | 8–4–3 | ||||||||
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Tulsa | 8–0 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1923 | Tulsa | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Tulsa | 1–6–1 | 0–1–1 | 8th | |||||
| Tulsa: | 11–11–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 19–15–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Howard Acher '13". Grove City College. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Howard Acher Signed By Grove City College". The Pittsburgh Press. July 20, 1915. p. 21.
- ↑ "Howard Acher". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Howard M. Acher Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
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