Alger H. Wood Explained

Alger H. Wood
Birth Date:1891
Birth Place:St. Louis, Michigan, U.S.
Death Date:1970
Death Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1916
Coach Team2:Doane
Coach Years3:1919
Coach Team3:Alma
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1916–1917
Coach Team5:Doane
Coach Years6:1918–1920
Coach Team6:Alma
Overall Record:5–11 (football)
19–27 (basketball)

Alger Hutchinson Wood (1891–1970) was an American football and basketball coach. Wood served as the head football coach at Doane College in 1917 and at Alma College in 1919, compiling a career college football coaching record of 5–11. Wood was also the head basketball coach at Doane in 1916–17 and Alma from 1918 to 1920, tallying a career college basketball mark of 19–27.

Coaching career

Doane

Wood was the 17th head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for the 1916 season. His coaching record at Doane was 2–6.[1]

Alma

In 1919, Wood was named the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan. He held that position for the 1919 season. His coaching record at Alma was 3–5.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doane College coaching records . DeLassus . David . . November 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525204024/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/gpac/doane/coaching_records.php . May 25, 2011 .
  2. Web site: DeLassus . David . Alma Coaching Records . . November 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121043532/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/miaa/alma/coaching_records.php . November 21, 2010 . dead .