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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1878-11-11)November 11, 1878 Richview, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1944(1944-04-26) (aged 65) Danville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1902–1903 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | First baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1903 | Washington Agricultural |
| 1904–1906 | Millikin |
| 1907–1908 | Western Maryland |
| 1909–1913 | Millikin |
| 1919–1921 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1922–1924 | DePauw |
| Basketball | |
| 1904–1905 | Washington Agricultural |
| 1905–1907 | Millikin |
| 1909–1914 | Millikin |
| 1914–1917 | Colorado |
| 1920–1922 | Iowa |
| 1923–1924 | DePauw |
| 1926–1931 | North Carolina |
| Baseball | |
| 1904 | Washington Agricultural |
| 1905–1906 | Millikin |
| 1910–1914 | Millikin |
| 1915–1917 | Colorado |
| 1920–1922 | Iowa |
| 1923–1924 | DePauw |
| 1927–1931 | North Carolina |
| 1940 | Millikin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 61–46–9 (football) 178–117 (basketball) 170–99–6 (baseball, excluding Colorado) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1IIAC (1911) | |
James Newton Ashmore (November 11, 1878 – April 26, 1944) was anAmerican football,basketball andbaseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science—now known asWashington State University—(1903),Millikin University (1904–1906, 1909–1913), Western Maryland College—now known asMcDaniel College–(1907–1908), andDePauw University (1922–1924), compiling a careercollege football record of 61–46–9. Ashmore was also the head basketball coach at Washington Agricultural (1904–1905), Millikin (1905–1907, 1909–1914), theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder (1914–1917), theUniversity of Iowa (1920–1922), DePauw (1923–1924) and theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1926–1931), tallying a careercollege basketball mark of 178–117. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Washington Agricultural (1904), Millikin (1905–1906, 1910–1914, 1940), Colorado, (1915–1917), Iowa (1920–1922), DePauw (1923–1924) and North Carolina (1927–1931).
Ashmore was the eighth head coach for theWashington State Cougars football team and held the position for the 1903 season.[1] His coaching record at Washington State was 3–3–2.[2]
Ashmore was the head coach atWestern Maryland for the 1907 and 1908 seasons. While there, he compiled a 9–8–3 record.[3]
Ashmore was elected the township assessor ofDecatur, Illinois as aRepublican. He died on April 26, 1944, at the Veteran's Hospital inDanville, Illinois, following a illness of ten weeks.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Agricultural(Independent)(1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Washington Agricultural | 3–3–2 | |||||||
| Washington Agricultural: | 3–3–2 | ||||||||
| Millikin Big Blue(Independent)(1904–1906) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Millikin | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1905 | Millikin | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1906 | Millikin | 5–2 | |||||||
| Western Maryland Green Terror(Independent)(1907–1908) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Western Maryland | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1908 | Western Maryland | 5–4–2 | |||||||
| Western Maryland: | 9–8–3 | ||||||||
| Millikin Big Blue(Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1909–1913) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Millikin | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1910 | Millikin | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1911 | Millikin | 7–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1912 | Millikin | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1913 | Millikin | 4–3 | |||||||
| Millikin: | 40–23–1 | ||||||||
| DePauw Tigers(Independent)(1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922 | DePauw | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | DePauw | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | DePauw | 1–7 | |||||||
| DePauw: | 9–12–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 61–46–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Tar Heels(Southern Conference)(1926–1931) | |||||||||
| 1926–27 | North Carolina | 17–7 | 7–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1927–28 | North Carolina | 17–2 | 8–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1928–29 | North Carolina | 17–8 | 12–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929–30 | North Carolina | 14–11 | 4–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1930–31 | North Carolina | 15–9 | 6–6 | T–9th | |||||
| North Carolina: | 80–37 | 37–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 80–37 | ||||||||
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