| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1898-09-05)September 5, 1898 McLouth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 21, 1988(1988-08-21) (aged 89) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1923 | Kansas |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1923 | Kansas |
| Position(s) | Quarterback,end (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1933 | Springfield (MO) (assistant) |
| 1934–1937 | Springfield (MO) |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1950 | Springfield / SW Missouri State |
| Golf | |
| 1934–1969 | Springfield (MO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–22–5 (football) 301–175 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 5MIAA regular season (1928, 1931, 1934–1935, 1949–1950) | |
Andrew Jesse McDonald (September 5, 1898 – August 21, 1988) was an Americancollege football andcollege basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach (1934–1937) and head basketball coach (1925–1950) at Southwest Missouri State Normal School—now known asMissouri State University—inSpringfield, Missouri.[1]
McDonald was a two-sport athlete at theUniversity of Kansas, starting atquarterback in football and playing basketball under head coachPhog Allen.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Bears(Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1934–1937) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Springfield | 1–5–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1935 | Springfield | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1936 | Springfield | 1–5–2 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1937 | Springfield | 0–8–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Springfield: | 5–22–5 | 3–14–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–22–5 | ||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield / Southwest Missouri State Bears(Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1925–1950) | |||||||||
| 1925–26 | Springfield | 11–3 | 5–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1926–27 | Springfield | 11–10 | 5–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1927–28 | Springfield | 18–4 | 9–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1928–29 | Springfield | 16–6 | 10–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929–30 | Springfield | 8–13 | 5–11 | 4th | |||||
| 1930–31 | Springfield | 8–5 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1931–32 | Springfield | 8–8 | 5–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1932–33 | Springfield | 9–6 | 4–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Springfield | 15–4 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1934–35 | Springfield | 16–3 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1935–36 | Springfield | 9–11 | 3–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1936–37 | Springfield | 11–8 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1937–38 | Springfield | 11–7 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1938–39 | Springfield | 15–6 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1939–40 | Springfield | 12–11 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1940–41 | Springfield | 8–14 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1941–42 | Springfield | 13–12 | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1942–43 | Southwest Missouri State | 12–13 | |||||||
| 1943–44 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944–45 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945–46 | Southwest Missouri State | 9–4 | |||||||
| 1946–47 | Southwest Missouri State | 18–4 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1947–48 | Southwest Missouri State | 21–6 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1948–49 | Southwest Missouri State | 25–2 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1949–50 | Southwest Missouri State | 19–5 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| Springfield / Southwest Missouri State: | 302–166 (.645) | 138–141 (.495) | |||||||
| Total: | 302–166 (.645) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||