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Gil Dobie
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| Date of birth | January 21, 1879 | |
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| Place of birth | Hastings, Minnesota | |
| Date of death | December 23, 1948 | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Overall Record | 179-45-15 (.780) | |
| Championships won |
1921, 1922 NCAA Division I-A national championship | |
| School as a player | ||
| 1900-02 | University of Minnesota | |
| Position | end and QB | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1906-07 1908-16 1917-19 1920-35 1936-38 |
North Dakota State Washington Navy Cornell Boston College |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1951 | ||
Gilmour "Gloomy Gil" Dobie (January 21, 1879–December 23, 1948) was an American football head coach. He was born in Hastings, Minnesota, USA.
He coached at North Dakota State University, Washington, Navy, Cornell, and Boston College. Dobie achieved his greatest success at the University of Washington, where he had a remarkable 58-0-3 record. During his tenure, Washington had a 39 game winning streak, which is the second longest in NCAA Division I-A football history. His coaching career at Washington also comprised virtually all of Washington's 63 game unbeaten streak — still the NCAA Division I-A record.[1]
After leaving Washington, Dobie won two NCAA Division I-A national football championships with Cornell, in 1921 and 1922. His overall coaching record was 179 wins, 45 losses, and 15 ties, a .780 percentage. Of the 33 years he coached, he had 14 undefeated seasons.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 as a charter member.
| School | Years | W | L | T | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 1906-07 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington | 1908-16 | 58 | 0 | 3 | Undefeated 1908-16; unbeaten and untied 1909-1913 and 1915; 39 game win streak (1908-14) |
| Navy | 1917-19 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cornell | 1920-35 | 82 | 36 | 7 | 1921-23 undefeated |
| Boston College | 1936-38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 33 | 179 | 45 | 15 | 14 undefeated seasons |
| Preceded by A.L. Marshall |
North Dakota State Head Football Coach 1906–1907 |
Succeeded by Paul Magoffin |
| Preceded by Victor Place |
Washington Head Football Coach 1908–1916 |
Succeeded by Claude Hunt |
| Preceded by Jonas Ingram |
Navy Head Football Coach 1917–1919 |
Succeeded by Bob Folwell |
| Preceded by John Rush |
Cornell Head Football Coach 1920–1935 |
Succeeded by Carl Snavely |
| Preceded by Harry Downes |
Boston College Head Football Coach 1936–1938 |
Succeeded by Frank Leahy |
| North Dakota State University Bison Head Football Coaches |
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| Bolley • Harrison • Cochems • Marshall • Dobie • Magoffin • Reuber • Wood • Davis • Borleske • Cutting • Cortright • Rockwell • Finnigan • Kostka • Lowe • Bliss • Wenskunas • Anderson • Luymes • Danielson • Mudra • Erhardt • Kjelbertson • Wacker • Morton • Solomonson • Hager • Babich • Bohl |
Carter • Crosby • Hartwell • Wurtenburg • McClung • Poe • Armstrong • Cochran • Hillebrand • Chamberlain • Dashiell • Reeves • Berrien • Howard • Ingram • Dobie • Folwell • Owsley • Ingram • Miller • Hamilton • Hardwick • Larson • Whelchel • Hagberg • Hamilton • Sauer • Erdelatz • Hardin • Elias • Forzano • Welsh • Tranquill • Uzelac • Chaump • Weatherbie • Lantz • Johnson
Drum • Nagle • Lawless • Carney • Dunlop • White • Reilly • Kenney • McCarthy • Hart • Courtney • Joy • Mahoney • Brickley • Morrissey • Cavanaugh • Daley • McKenney • McNamara • Downes • Dobie • Leahy • Myers • Sarno • Myers • Holovak • Hefferle • Miller • Yukica • Chlebek • Bicknell • Coughlin • Henning • O’Brien • Jagodzinski
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