Jason M. Saunderson
Jason McCollough "Saundy" Saunderson (February 22, 1886 – February 17, 1950)[1] was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He was the head football coach at South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts — now known as South Dakota State University — from 1908 to 1910 and at Morningside College from 1912 to 1941, compiling a career college football coaching record of 124–105–14. He was also the head basketball coach at South Dakota State from 1907 to 1910, tallying a mark of 11–7, and the college's head baseball coach from 1909 to 1911, amassing a record of 16–6.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Rockville, Ontario, Canada | February 22, 1886
Died | February 17, 1950 63) Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. | (aged
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1908–1910 | South Dakota State |
1912–1941 | Morningside |
Basketball | |
1907–1910 | South Dakota State |
Baseball | |
1909–1911 | South Dakota State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1908–1910 | South Dakota State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 124–105–14 (football) 11–7 (basketball) 16–6 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1 NCC (1923) | |
Coaching career
Saunderson was the head football coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He held that position for 30 seasons, from 1912 until 1941. His coaching record at Morningside was 116–97–11.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Independent) (1908–1910) | |||||||||
1908 | South Dakota State | 3–3–1 | |||||||
1909 | South Dakota State | 1–3 | |||||||
1910 | South Dakota State | 4–2–2 | |||||||
South Dakota State: | 8–8–3 | ||||||||
Morningside Maroons (Independent) (1912–1921) | |||||||||
1912 | Morningside | 8–1–1 | |||||||
1913 | Morningside | 5–2 | |||||||
1914 | Morningside | 4–3 | |||||||
1915 | Morningside | 3–3 | |||||||
1916 | Morningside | 5–1–1 | |||||||
1917 | Morningside | 5–1 | |||||||
1918 | Morningside | 2–0 | |||||||
1919 | Morningside | 5–2 | |||||||
1920 | Morningside | 6–2 | |||||||
1921 | Morningside | 6–2 | |||||||
Morningside Maroons (North Central Conference) (1922–1941) | |||||||||
1922 | Morningside | 1–4–2 | 0–2–2 | T–6th | |||||
1923 | Morningside | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
1924 | Morningside | 2–5 | 1–4 | T–7th | |||||
1925 | Morningside | 3–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
1926 | Morningside | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3rd | |||||
1927 | Morningside | 3–5 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
1928 | Morningside | 5–4 | 1–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1929 | Morningside | 4–4 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
1930 | Morningside | 7–2 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1931 | Morningside | 2–6 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1932 | Morningside | 2–6 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1933 | Morningside | 4–4 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1934 | Morningside | 4–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1935 | Morningside | 0–6–1 | 0–5–1 | 7th | |||||
1936 | Morningside | 3–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1937 | Morningside | 4–2–2 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1938 | Morningside | 4–3–1 | 1–3–1 | T–5th | |||||
1939 | Morningside | 2–6 | 1–5 | 5th | |||||
1940 | Morningside | 3–2–2 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1941 | Morningside | 3–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
Morningside: | 116–97–11 | 26–58–7 | |||||||
Total: | 124–105–14 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- Albion College Bulletin: Alumni number. Vol. 5. Albion College Alumni Association. 1910. Retrieved August 26, 2015 – via Google Books.
- "Jason M. Saunderson" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. February 18, 1950. Retrieved December 30, 2015. - DeLassus, David. "Morningside Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2010.