H. D. McChesney

Harlan Disberry McChesney (June 12, 1895 – March 12, 1954) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State Normal School—now known as Emporia State University— in 1918 and at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin from 1920 to 1922, compiling a career college football coaching record of 20–5–1.[1] McChesney was also the head basketball coach at Kansas State Normal for one season, in 1916–17, and at Lawrence from 1920 to 1923, tallying a career college basketball coaching record of 28–18.

H. D. McChesney
Biographical details
Born(1895-06-12)June 12, 1895
Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 1954(1954-03-12) (aged 58)
Roy, Utah, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918Kansas State Normal
1920–1922Lawrence
Basketball
1916–1917Kansas State Normal
1920–1923Lawrence
Head coaching record
Overall20–5–1 (football)
28–18 (basketball)

McChesney was a veteran of the Iowa National Guard.[2] He died in Utah of a cerebral hemorrhage 1954.

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Kansas State Normal (Independent) (1918)
1918 Kansas State Normal 2–2
Kansas State Normal: 2–2
Lawrence Vikings (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920 Lawrence 7–1
1921 Lawrence 5–2
Lawrence Vikings (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1922)
1922 Lawrence 6–0–12–0–1T–1st
Lawrence: 18–3–12–0–1
Total:20–5–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Emporia State University Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Football Media Guide
  2. Emporia Weekly Gazette, February 7, 1918, Emporia, Kansas
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