 Godfrey,c. 1958 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1892-04-19)April 19, 1892 Dover, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 1980(1980-06-12) (aged 88) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1912–1914 | Ohio State |
| Position(s) | End,center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | Wooster HS (OH) |
| 1916 | Wittenberg |
| 1919–1928 | Wittenberg |
| 1929–1961 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | Wittenberg |
| 1918–1928 | Wittenberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–24–8 (college football) 95–65 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2Buckeye (1927–1928) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1972 (profile) | |
Ernest R. Godfrey (April 19, 1892 – June 12, 1980) was anAmerican football player and coach of football andbasketball. Godfrey was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1972.[1]
Godfrey was born inDover, Ohio graduating fromDover High School in 1911.[2] Godfrey played college football atOhio State from 1912 to 1914.
Godfrey served as head football coach atWittenberg University for 11 seasons beginning in 1916, interrupted for the next two seasons due toWorld War I where he served at a1st Lt in theU.S. Army, returning to coaching in 1919. Over his coaching tenure,Wittenberg achieved a 63–24–8 record, including two league titles in 1927 and 1928. Godfrey also coached the men's basketball team, earning a 95–65 record.
In 1929, he returned to hisalma mater,Ohio State University, as an assistant football coach.[3][4] He served at Ohio State for 33 years under seven head coaches—Sam Willaman,Francis Schmidt,Paul Brown,Carroll Widdoes,Paul Bixler,Wes Fesler, andWoody Hayes. He was the line coach for 19 years, defensive backfield coach for four years, and freshman coach for ten years.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittenberg Tigers(Ohio Athletic Conference)(1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Wittenberg | 2–5–2 | 0–5–1 | 12th | |||||
| Wittenberg Tigers(Ohio Athletic Conference)(1919–1925) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Wittenberg | 6–0–2 | 3–0–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1920 | Wittenberg | 8–0 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1921 | Wittenberg | 4–3–2 | 3–3–2 | T–9th | |||||
| 1922 | Wittenberg | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1923 | Wittenberg | 7–1 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1924 | Wittenberg | 7–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1925 | Wittenberg | 3–5–1 | 3–5–1 | 15th | |||||
| Wittenberg Tigers(Ohio Athletic Conference)(1926–1927) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Wittenberg | 6–2 | 4–1 / 3–1 | 5th / 2nd | |||||
| 1927 | Wittenberg | 8–2 | 4–1 / 4–0 | 5th / 1st | |||||
| Wittenberg Tigers(Buckeye Athletic Association)(1928) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Wittenberg | 6–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Wittenberg: | 63–24–8 | ||||||||
| Total: | 63–24–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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