John F. McGough | |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1883 |
Birth Place: | Oriskany Falls, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1906–1909 |
Player Team2: | Colgate |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1916 |
Coach Team2: | Gonzaga |
Coach Years3: | 1919 |
Coach Team3: | New Mexico |
Coach Years4: | 1922 |
Coach Team4: | Montana Mines |
Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
Coach Years6: | 1916–1917 |
Coach Team6: | Gonzaga |
Coach Years7: | 1918–1919 |
Coach Team7: | New Mexico |
Coach Sport8: | Baseball |
Coach Years9: | 1919–1920 |
Coach Team9: | New Mexico |
Overall Record: | 6–2–2 (football, excluding Montana Mines) 6–9 (basketball) 6–5 (baseball) |
John Francis McGough (January 4, 1883 – April 14, 1962)[1] [2] was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Gonzaga University in 1916 and at the University of New Mexico in 1919, compiling a career college football record of 6–2–2. McGough was also the head basketball coach at Gonzaga during the 1916–17 season and at New Mexico in 1919, amassing a career college basketball record of 6–9. He was also the head baseball coach at New Mexico from 1919 to 1920, tallying a mark of 6–5. He was later an attorney in Montana.
As basketball coach at Gonzaga, McGough compiled a record of 4–5.[3] At New Mexico, his record was 2–4.[4]