Chester S. Barnard
 Barnard pictured in Ozarko 1916, Missouri State yearbook (while attending the college) | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1894 Rogersville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1952 (aged 57) Jackson Township, Maries County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1917 | Fourth District Normal (MO) |
| 1918 | Great Lakes Navy |
| 1919 | Northwestern |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1918 | Fourth District Normal (MO) |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924 | Ole Miss |
| 1925–1941 | Kalamazoo |
| c. 1950 | Missouri Mines (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1942 | Kalamazoo |
| Track | |
| c. 1920–1924 | Southwest Missouri State |
| Swimming | |
| c. 1950 | Missouri Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 67–59–17 (football) 180–154 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 MIAA (1930, 1934, 1936–1937) | |
Chester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – October 16, 1952)[1] was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi in 1924 and at Kalamazoo College from 1925 to 1941, compiling a career college football record of 67–59–17. He was a twin brother of Lester Barnard.
Coaching career
[edit]Barnard was the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for 17 seasons, from 1925 until 1941. His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 63–54–17.[2] Barnard left Kalamazoo in 1942 to join the United States Navy.
Death
[edit]Barnard committed suicide in 1952 by drowning in the Gasconade River.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss Rebels (Southern Conference) (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Ole Miss | 4–5 | 0–3 | T–19th | |||||
| Ole Miss: | 4–5 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Kalamazoo Hornets (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1941) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Kalamazoo | 5–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1926 | Kalamazoo | 3–4–1 | 2–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1927 | Kalamazoo | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1928 | Kalamazoo | 3–3–2 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Kalamazoo | 1–4–3 | 0–3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1930 | Kalamazoo | 5–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1931 | Kalamazoo | 5–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1932 | Kalamazoo | 4–3–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1933 | Kalamazoo | 3–2–2 | 1–1–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1934 | Kalamazoo | 3–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1935 | Kalamazoo | 2–3–2 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1936 | Kalamazoo | 7–0–1 | 7–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1937 | Kalamazoo | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1938 | Kalamazoo | 3–4–1 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1939 | Kalamazoo | 3–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | Kalamazoo | 1–6–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1941 | Kalamazoo | 5–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Kalamazoo: | 63–54–17 | 38–33–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 67–59–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Standard Certificate of Death : Chester Smith Barnard" (PDF). Sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Kalamazoo Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ "Death of Coach Called Suicide". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. October 19, 1952. p. 64. Retrieved August 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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