Marchmont Schwartz

Marchmont H. "Marchy" Schwartz (March 20, 1909 – April 18, 1991) was an American college football player and coach. He played football at the University of Notre Dame from 1929 to 1931, and was a two-time All-American at halfback. Schwartz served as the head football coach at Creighton University from 1935 to 1939 and at Stanford University from 1942 to 1950, compiling a career college football coaching record of 47–50–6; Stanford, like may other universities, suspended football during World War II. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1974.

Marchmont Schwartz
Schwartz, circa 1942
Biographical details
Born(1909-03-20)March 20, 1909
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedApril 18, 1991(1991-04-18) (aged 82)
Danville, California, U.S.
Playing career
1929–1931Notre Dame
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1932–1933Notre Dame (assistant)
1934Chicago (assistant)
1935–1939Creighton
1940–1941Stanford (backfield)
1942–1950Stanford
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1935–1939Creighton
Head coaching record
Overall47–50–6
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MVC (1936)
Awards
2× All-American (1930, 1931)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1974 (profile)

Early life and playing career

Schwartz was of Jewish heritage,[1] and was a graduate of Saint Stanislaus College high school in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. From 1929 to 1930, he led Notre Dame, coached by Knute Rockne, to a 19–0 record and consecutive national championships. In a game against Carnegie Tech in 1931, he rushed for 188 yards, including touchdown runs of 58 and 60 yards.

Coaching career

Schwartz served as an assistant football coach at Notre Dame from 1932 to 1933 under Heartley Anderson, and at the University of Chicago in 1934 under Clark Shaughnessy.[2] In 1940, Shaughnessy hired Schwartz as Stanford's backfield coach. He helped coach the 1940 "Wow Boys" that recorded a perfect season and won the 1941 Rose Bowl.[3]

Death

Schwartz died on April 18, 1991, in Danville, California, to which he had retired, at age 82.[4][5]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AP#
Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (1935–1939)
1935 Creighton 3–5–12–2–13rd
1936 Creighton 4–43–0T–1st
1937 Creighton 2–71–3T–6th
1938 Creighton 6–1–11–0–13rd
1939 Creighton 4–52–46th
Creighton: 19–22–29–11–2
Stanford Indians (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1950)
1942 Stanford 6–45–23rd12
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 No team—World War II
1946 Stanford 6–3–13–3–15th
1947 Stanford 0–90–710th
1948 Stanford 4–63–45th
1949 Stanford 7–3–14–2T–3rdW Pineapple
1950 Stanford 5–3–22–2–2T–4th
Stanford: 28–28–4
Total:47–50–6

References
  1. Cavanaugh, Jack (10 September 2010). The Gipper: George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football. ISBN 9781616081102.
  2. Marchmont Schwartz is Shaughnessy's Aid, Associated Press, January 18, 1934.
  3. NEA Staff, Stanford Alumni Change Tune, The Register-Guard, p. 16, December 22, 1940.
  4. "Marchmont Schwartz Football Coach, 82". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 20, 1991. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
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