| Frederick E. Jennings | |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1877 |
| Birth Place: | Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1898–1899 |
| Player Team1: | Dartmouth |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Years1: | 1900 |
| Coach Team1: | Dartmouth |
| Coach Years2: | 1908–1909 |
| Coach Team2: | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1912 |
| Coach Team3: | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| Overall Record: | 2–4–2 |
Frederick Everett Jennings (September 23, 1877 – May 24, 1953) was an American lawyer, banker, and college football coach. He served as the head coach at Dartmouth College in 1900 and amassed a record of 2–4–2.[1]
Jennings was born on September 23, 1877, in native of Everett, Massachusetts.[2] He attended Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1900. While at Dartmouth, Jennings played football as a halfback and earned a varsity letter in 1898.[3] As of 2010, Jennings still holds the school record for most touchdowns in a game, which he set in 1898 when he scored seven against Amherst in a 64–6 rout.[4] Charles E. Patterson in Leslie's Weekly named Jennings to his All-American second team in 1899.[5]
Jennings returned to coach his alma mater in 1900, which he did for one season, and amassed a 2–4–2 record.[1] After Dartmouth, Jennings attended and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1903.[6]
Jennings returned to Dartmouth to serve as an assistant football coach in 1908 and 1909.[7] In 1912, he was an assistant under Frank Cavanaugh.[8]
Jennings held professional careers as a lawyer and banker. By 1934, he was serving as president of the Everett Bank and Trust Company and as elected director of the Colonial Beacon Oil Company.[9] Jennings died on May 24, 1953, at Palmer Memorial Hospital in Palmer, Massachusetts.[10]