Edwin Russell "Mike" Snavely (March 5, 1912 – January 20, 1964) was an American football, basketball, tennis, and wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach at Moravian College from 1937 to 1938, East Stroudsburg State Teachers College—now known as East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania—from 1939 to 1941, and DePauw University from 1947 to 1955, compiling a career college football coaching record of 49–61–3.[1] Snavely was also the head basketball coach at Moravian from 1937 to 1939, tallying mark of 14–22.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1912 Martinsville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 1964 (aged 51) Greencastle, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1931 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937–1938 | Moravian |
| 1939–1941 | East Stroudsburg |
| 1947–1955 | DePauw |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1939 | Moravian |
| Tennis | |
| 1950–1963 | DePauw |
| Wrestling | |
| 1957 | DePauw |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1937–1939 | Moravian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–61–3 (football) 14–22 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian Greyhounds (Independent) (1937–1938) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Moravian | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1938 | Moravian | 3–6 | |||||||
| Moravian: | 5–11–1 | ||||||||
| East Stroudsburg Warriors (Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | East Stroudsburg | 3–5 | 3–2 | T–6th | |||||
| 1940 | East Stroudsburg | 7–1 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | East Stroudsburg | 5–2 | 3–2 | 6th | |||||
| East Stroudsburg: | 15–8 | 10–5 | |||||||
| DePauw Tigers (Independent) (1947–1952) | |||||||||
| 1947 | DePauw | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1948 | DePauw | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1949 | DePauw | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1950 | DePauw | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1951 | DePauw | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | DePauw | 4–4 | |||||||
| DePauw Tigers (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953 | DePauw | 0–7–1 | 0–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1954 | DePauw | 0–7–1 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1955 | DePauw | 5–4 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| DePauw: | 29–42–2 | 2–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 49–61–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Edwin R. Snavely Is Dead". The Daily Banner. January 21, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Moravian Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2018.