American football player, coach, and lawyer (1879–1936)
Dan McGugin
McGugin cropped from 1903 Michigan Wolverines team photograph
Biographical details
Born
(1879-07-29)July 29, 1879 near Tingley, Iowa, U.S.
Died
January 23, 1936(1936-01-23) (aged 56) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1898–1900
Drake
1901–1902
Michigan
Position(s)
Guard, tackle, punter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1903
Michigan (assistant)
1904–1917
Vanderbilt
1919–1934
Vanderbilt
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1934–1936
Vanderbilt
Head coaching record
Overall
197–55–19
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:
9× SIAA (1904–1907, 1910–1912, 1915, 1921)
2× SoCon (1922–1923)
As player:
3× National (1901, 1902, 1903)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile)
Daniel Earle McGugin (July 29, 1879 – January 23, 1936) was an American college football player and coach, as well as a lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1904 to 1917 and again from 1919 to 1934, compiling a record of 197–55–19. He is the winningest head coach in the history of the university. McGugin was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951 as part of its inaugural class. He was the brother-in-law of University of Michigan coach Fielding H. Yost.
game, sparked by McGugin's unforgettable oratory, was the big one." "Instead of hammering detailed strategy into them," coach DanMcGugin had taken his team...
McGugin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: DanMcGugin (1879–1936), American football player, coach, and lawyer Harold C. McGugin...
James R. Henry and DanMcGugin. Between them, the coaches won eleven Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships; McGugin led the team to...
and DanMcGugin at Vanderbilt were all hired that year. Both Donahue and McGugin just came from the north that year, Donahue from Yale and McGugin from...
football coach to beat the Tennessee Volunteers three years in a row since DanMcGugin did it in 1924, 1925, and 1926. Vanderbilt went 6–6 in the regular season...
conference championship: R. G. Acton, W. H. Watkins, James R. Henry, and DanMcGugin. McGugin is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 198 victories...
and DanMcGugin at Vanderbilt were all hired that year. Both Donahue and McGugin just came from the north that year, Donahue from Yale and McGugin from...
champions. 1904 was a big year for the South. It was the first year for: DanMcGugin at Vanderbilt, Mike Donahue at Auburn, and John Heisman at Georgia Tech...
Crimson the best chance for national championship honors this year. Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967). Laguerre, André (ed.). "This Year The Fight Will Be...
Sewanee at the very end for the SIAA championship. Vanderbilt coach DanMcGugin in Spalding's Football Guide's summation of the season in the SIAA wrote...
Walter H. Watkins (1901–1902) James R. Henry (1903) DanMcGugin (1904–1917) Ray Morrison (1918) DanMcGugin (1919–1934) Ray Morrison (1935–1939) Red Sanders...
December 8, 1901. p. Part Two-6. Retrieved April 9, 2020. Bert McGrane. "DanMcGugin". The Des Moines Register.[dead link] "Football M's for 1901". The...
and halfback Billy Wilson were selected All-Southern. The same season, DanMcGugin was hired by Vanderbilt and Mike Donahue by Auburn. Vanderbilt and Auburn...
Maddock, Heston, Weeks, Everett Sweeley Paul J. Jones, Curtis Redden, and DanMcGugin all made All-Western. With the success of Yost's football team, football...
and a substitute quarterback on the football team. His football coach, DanMcGugin, said of him, "Red Sanders has one of the best football minds I have...
University during the 1926 college football season. The team's head coach was DanMcGugin, who served his 22nd season as the Commodores' head coach. Commodores...
was beaten, 42–0. Vanderbilt defeated Kentucky, 45–0. Vanderbilt coach DanMcGugin stated "If you would give me Doc Rodes, I would say he was a greater...
also referred to as "onside kicks from scrimmage." Vanderbilt coach DanMcGugin was a prime innovator in this field, and in fact in 1921 tied Georgia...
Walter H. Watkins (1901–1902) James R. Henry (1903) DanMcGugin (1904–1917) Ray Morrison (1918) DanMcGugin (1919–1934) Ray Morrison (1935–1939) Red Sanders...
school to continue the success they found there. This list includes DanMcGugin, who coached from 1904–1917 and 1919–1934; Ray Morrison, who not only...
was asked to fill in for DanMcGugin who was in the United States Army at the time. The Commodores usual coach, DanMcGugin, was on leave from Vanderbilt...
college football. Michigan coach Fielding Yost and Vanderbilt coach DanMcGugin were brothers-in-law, and the latter the protege of the former. The game...
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