Harry Clifford "Blond Beast" Baujan (May 24, 1894 – December 30, 1976) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Dayton from 1923 to 1946, compiling a record of 124–64–8. Baujan was also head coach of Dayton Flyers men's basketball team between 1923 and 1928, and later served as the school's athletic director.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1894 Beardstown, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1976 (aged 82) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1916 | Notre Dame |
| 1920–1921 | Cleveland Tigers/Indians |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1946 | Dayton |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1928 | Dayton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 124–64–8 (football) 46–38 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 OAC (1933) 1 BAA (1938) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1990 (profile) | |
Baujan played college football as an end at the University of Notre Dame. He also played two seasons (1920–1921) in the National Football League for the Cleveland Tigers/Indians. Baujan was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1990.
Baujan Field, the current home of the University of Dayton's men's and women's soccer teams, was named in Baujan's honor in 1961. The field served as the university's home football field since its construction in 1925, but has since been repurposed, undergoing several improvements.
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Flyers (Independent) (1923–1925) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Dayton | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1924 | Dayton | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1925 | Dayton | 7–2 | |||||||
| Dayton Flyers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1926–1934) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Dayton | 8–2 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1927 | Dayton | 6–3 | 2–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1928 | Dayton | 6–3 | 2–0 | NA | |||||
| 1929 | Dayton | 4–5 | 1–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Dayton | 4–3–2 | 2–0 | NA | |||||
| 1931 | Dayton | 5–3–2 | 0–0–1 | T–10th | |||||
| 1932 | Dayton | 9–2 | 1–1 | T–11th | |||||
| 1933 | Dayton | 7–2–1 | 2–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1934 | Dayton | 4–3–1 | 0–0–1 | T–8th | |||||
| Dayton Flyers (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1935–1938) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Dayton | 4–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1936 | Dayton | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1937 | Dayton | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1938 | Dayton | 7–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Dayton Flyers (Independent) (1939–1946) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Dayton | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Dayton | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1941 | Dayton | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1942 | Dayton | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Dayton | 6–3 | |||||||
| Dayton: | 124–64–8 | 24–9–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 124–64–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
editExternal links
edit- Harry Baujan at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Harry Baujan at Find a Grave