Harry Gamage
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 3, 1900 Macomb, Illinois |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Mesa, Arizona |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Western Illinois |
| 1921 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922 | Fairmont HS (WV) |
| 1923 | Parkersburg HS (WV) |
| 1924–1926 | Illinois (freshmen) |
| 1927–1933 | Kentucky |
| 1934–1941 | South Dakota |
| 1946–1955 | South Dakota |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1923 | Fairmont HS (WV) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 114–92–12 (college football) |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 NCC (1938–1939, 1947, 1951) | |
Harry G. Gamage (February 3, 1900 – August 22, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and at the University of South Dakota from 1934 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1955, compiling a career college football record of 114–92–12.
A native of Macomb, Illinois, Gamage attended and played football at Western Illinois State Normal School—now Western Illinois University—and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1]
He coached at University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and, during his tenure, compiled a 32–25–5 record, including his best season of 6–1–1 in 1929. He subsequently became the head football coach at the University of South Dakota, where he served from 1934 to 1941 and, following World War II service, from 1946 to 1955.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1927–1932) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Kentucky | 3–6–1 | 1–5 | 21st | |||||
| 1928 | Kentucky | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–9th | |||||
| 1929 | Kentucky | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1930 | Kentucky | 5–3 | 4–3 | T–10th | |||||
| 1931 | Kentucky | 5–2–2 | 4–2–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1932 | Kentucky | 4–5 | 4–5 | 12th | |||||
| Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Kentucky | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–9th | |||||
| Kentucky: | 32–25–5 | 18–21–4 | |||||||
| South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1934–1941) | |||||||||
| 1934 | South Dakota | 2–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1935 | South Dakota | 5–3–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1936 | South Dakota | 4–3–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1937 | South Dakota | 6–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1938 | South Dakota | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | South Dakota | 4–5 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1940 | South Dakota | 4–5–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941 | South Dakota | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
| 1946 | South Dakota | 2–4 | 1–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1947 | South Dakota | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1948 | South Dakota | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | South Dakota | 2–5–2 | 2–2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1950 | South Dakota | 4–5 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1951 | South Dakota | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1952 | South Dakota | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1953 | South Dakota | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1954 | South Dakota | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1955 | South Dakota | 4–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| South Dakota: | 82–67–7 | 54–32–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 114–92–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References
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- 1900 births
- 1994 deaths
- Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches
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- Kentucky Wildcats football coaches
- South Dakota Coyotes football coaches
- Western Illinois Leathernecks football players
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in the United States
- American military personnel of World War II
- People from Macomb, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
