Biographical details | |
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Born | (1882-04-07)April 7, 1882 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | December 12, 1930(1930-12-12) (aged 48) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1907 | Tufts (assistant) |
1909–1915 | Louisiana Industrial |
1919 | Louisiana Industrial |
Basketball | |
1909–1911 | Louisiana Industrial |
1920–1923 | St. Stephen's |
Baseball | |
1910 | Louisiana Industrial |
1922 | St. Stephen's |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1909–1920 | Louisiana Industrial |
1923–1925 | Louisiana Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 24–16–5 (football) 5–5 (basketball) 14–4 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1LIAA (1915) | |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service | ![]() |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | ![]() ![]() |
Commands | Supply Company |
Battles / wars | World War I (France) |
Percy S. Prince (April 7, 1882 – December 12, 1930) was anAmerican football,basketball, andbaseball coach at the Louisiana Industrial Institute—now known asLouisiana Tech University—and St. Stephen's College—now known asBard College.
Prince graduated fromTufts University in 1906 and served as an assistant football coach at Tufts in 1907. He became the head football coach at Louisiana Industrial in 1909 and coached the football team through the1915 season in which Louisiana Industrial won theLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (LIAA) championship, the program's first conference title. Prince also coached the Louisiana Industrial baseball team in 1910, tallying a mark of 14–4.
With the United States engaged inWorld War I, Prince left coaching to serve as acaptain in the 1st Regiment of Infantry with headquarters atMonroe under Colonel Frank P. Stubbs Jr. Prince served as the Supply Company Commander. After his regiment landed inBrest, France, on September 3, 1918, Prince's regiment became part of the39th Infantry Regiment and was eventually reorganized as the156th Infantry Regiment. They were finally assigned to a training camp nearSaint Florent. Prince was promoted from captain tomajor.
After the conclusion of the war, Prince returned toRuston to coach the Louisiana Industrial football team for the 1919 season. His career football record at Louisiana Industria was 24–16–5.
In 1920, Prince moved toAnnandale-on-Hudson, New York, to coach basketball and base at St. Stephen's College, which has since changed its name toBard College. He left St. Stephen's in 1923.
Prince was born inSalem, Massachusetts. He died on December 12, 1930, atDelaware Hospital inWilmington, Delaware.[1]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Louisiana Industrial(Independent)(1909–1914) | |||||||||
1909 | Louisiana Industrial | 4–1 | |||||||
1910 | Louisiana Industrial | 7–0 | |||||||
1911 | Louisiana Industrial | 4–1–1 | |||||||
1912 | Louisiana Industrial | 1–2–1 | |||||||
1913 | Louisiana Industrial | 3–4–1 | |||||||
1914 | Louisiana Industrial | 2–4 | |||||||
Louisiana Industrial(Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1915) | |||||||||
1915 | Louisiana Industrial | 3–1–2 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
Louisiana Industrial(Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1919) | |||||||||
1919 | Louisiana Industrial | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4th | |||||
Louisiana Industrial: | 24–16–5 | 2–1–1 | |||||||
Total: | 24–16–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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St. Stephen's()(1920–1923) | |||||||||
1920–21 | St. Stephen's | 1–2 | |||||||
1921–22 | St. Stephen's | 2–3 | |||||||
1922–23 | St. Stephen's | 2–0 | |||||||
St. Stephen's: | 5–5 | ||||||||
Total: | 5–5 |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Louisiana Industrial()(1910) | |||||||||
1910 | Louisiana Industrial | 14–4 | |||||||
Louisiana Industrial: | 14–4 | ||||||||
St. Stephen's()(1922) | |||||||||
1922 | St. Stephen's | ||||||||
St. Stephen's: | |||||||||
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