 Trenchard pictured inSpalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, 1893 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1874-05-03)May 3, 1874 Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1943(1943-10-16) (aged 69) Baldwin, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Playing career | |
| 1892–1894 | Princeton |
| 1896 | Allegheny Athletic Association |
| 1897–1898 | Latrobe Athletic Association |
| 1898 | Western Pa. All-Star Team |
| 1900 | Latrobe Athletic Association |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895 | North Carolina |
| 1896 | West Virginia |
| 1897 | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
| 1899 | Washington and Lee |
| 1901 | Washington and Lee |
| 1913–1915 | North Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–28–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| ConsensusAll-American (1893) | |
Thomas Gawthrop "Doggie"Trenchard (May 3, 1874 – October 16, 1943)[1][2][3] was anAll-Americanfootball player atPrinceton University in 1893 and acollege football head coach at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, theUniversity of Pittsburgh, andWest Virginia University.
Trenchard was born inQueen Anne's County, Maryland.[4] During his early coaching career, Trenchard played professional football in 1896 for theAllegheny Athletic Association[5] and in 1897, 1898 and 1900 for theLatrobe Athletic Association.[6] He also played for the1898 Western Pennsylvania All-Star football team, formed by Latrobe managerDave Berry.[7]
In 1895, and from 1913 to 1915, he coached at North Carolina, where he compiled a 26–9–2 record. His best season there came in 1914, when North Carolina started the season 10–0 before losing its final game to Virginia. In 1896, he coached at West Virginia and compiled a 3–7–2 record. In 1897, he coached at Pittsburgh, and compiled a 1–3 record.
He is erroneously referred to as "T. C. Trenchard" in most North Carolina football media guides.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Tar Heels(Independent)(1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | North Carolina | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers(Independent)(1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | West Virginia | 3–7–2 | |||||||
| West Virginia: | 3–7–2 | ||||||||
| Western University of Pennsylvania(Independent)(1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Western University of Pennsylvania | 1–3 | |||||||
| Western University of Pennsylvania: | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Washington and Lee Generals(Independent)(1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Washington and Lee | 1–5–2 | |||||||
| Washington and Lee Generals(Independent)(1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Washington and Lee | 3–4 | |||||||
| Washington and Lee: | 4–9–2 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels(South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1913–1915) | |||||||||
| 1913 | North Carolina | 5–4 | 0–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1914 | North Carolina | 10–1 | 1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1915 | North Carolina | 4–3–1 | 0–2 | T–8th | |||||
| North Carolina: | 26–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 34–28–6 | ||||||||
