| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1871-10-12)October 12, 1871 Osceola, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 1929(1929-09-23) (aged 57) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1892–1893 | Northwestern |
| 1894–1895 | Chicago Athletic Association |
| 1895–1896 | Northwestern |
| Position | Halback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897 | Northwestern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–3 |
Jesse Peck Van Doozer (October 12, 1871 – September 23, 1929) was an Americanfootball player and coach. He was the fourth head football coach atNorthwestern University, serving for one season, in 1897, and compiling a record of 5–3.[1] Van Doozer playedcollege football for four seasons at Northwestern, between 1892 and 1896. In 1894, he dropped out of Northwestern to play one season with theChicago Athletic Association (CAA).[2] He also played left halfback in the CAA's Thanksgiving Day game against the Boston Athletic Association in 1895, after being recruited with Northwestern teammate Albert Potter by the CAA's athletic manager, Harry Cornish.
Van Doozer died on September 23, 1929, from peritonitis after an emergency surgery, at a hospital inSan Francisco.[3][4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Purple(Western Conference)(1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Northwestern | 5–3 | 0–2 | 6th | |||||
| Northwestern: | 5–3 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–3 | ||||||||
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