Ike Armstrong

Isaac John Armstrong (June 8, 1895 – September 4, 1983) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1925 to 1949, compiling a record of 141–55–15. Ike Armstrong was the son of George Henry and Margaret Prudence (Gump) Armstrong.

Ike Armstrong
Biographical details
Born(1895-06-08)June 8, 1895
Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 1983(1983-09-04) (aged 88)
Corona Del Mar, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920sDrake
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1949Utah
Basketball
1925–1927Utah
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1950Utah
1950–1963Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall141–55–15 (football)
9–18 (basketball)
Bowls1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
7 RMC (1926, 1928–1933)
6 Mountain States / Skyline Six (1938, 1940–1942, 1947–1948)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1957 (profile)

Under Armstrong, Utah won 13 conference championships, seven in the Rocky Mountain Conference and six in the Mountain States / Skyline Six Conference. Armstrong's 25-year tenure is the longest of any Utah Utes football head coach and his 141 wins are the second most in program history. Armstrong also coached Utah's basketball and track teams and served as the school's athletic director. He attended Drake University, where he played college football as a fullback. From 1950 to 1963, he served the athletic director at the University of Minnesota. Armstrong was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1957. He died at the age of 88 of pneumonia at the Flagship Convalescent Home in Corona Del Mar, California on September 4, 1983.[1]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Utah Utes (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1925–1937)
1925 Utah 6–25–1T–2nd
1926 Utah 7–05–01st
1927 Utah 3–3–13–1–1T–3rd
1928 Utah 5–0–24–0–11st
1929 Utah 7–06–01st
1930 Utah 8–07–01st
1931 Utah 7–26–01st
1932 Utah 6–1–16–01st
1933 Utah 5–35–1T–1st
1934 Utah 5–34–25th
1935 Utah 4–3–14–1–13rd
1936 Utah 6–35–23rd
1937 Utah 5–35–2T–2nd
Utah Utes/Redskins (Mountain States / Skyline Six Conference) (1938–1949)
1938 Utah 7–1–24–0–11stW Sun
1939 Utah 6–1–24–1–12nd
1940 Utah 7–25–11st
1941 Utah 6–0–24–0–21st
1942 Utah 6–35–1T–1st
1943 Utah 0–70–22nd
1944 Utah 5–2–11–2–13rd
1945 Utah 4–43–23rd
1946 Utah 8–34–23rdL Pineapple
1947 Utah 8–1–16–01st
1948 Utah 8–1–15–01st
1949 Utah 2–7–12–34th
Utah: 141–55–15108–24–8
Total:141–55–15
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "'Rockne Of Rockies' Dies". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. September 6, 1983. Retrieved November 23, 2010 – via Google News.
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