| Schubert R. Dyche | |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Alma Mater: | Montana State University (1923) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1928–1935 |
| Coach Team2: | Montana State |
| Coach Years3: | 1938–1941 |
| Coach Team3: | Montana State |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1928–1935 |
| Coach Team5: | Montana State |
| Admin Years1: | 19??–19?? |
| Admin Team1: | Montana State |
| Overall Record: | 36–53–7 (football) 110–93 (basketball) |
| Championships: | Football 1 RMFAC (1938) Basketball 1 Helms National (1929) 1 Premo-Porretta National (1929) 1 RMFAC Western Division (1930) |
Schubert Reilley Dyche (February 11, 1893 – October 19, 1982)[1] was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator, all at Montana State University, from the 1920s through 1940s.[2] In football, he compiled a record of 36–53–7, and led his team to one conference championship during the 1938 season.[3] In basketball, he recorded a 110–93 record. His 1928–29 Bobcats team finished the season with a 36–2 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[4] [5] [6] That squad is considered to be one of the greatest college teams in the first half of the 20th century.[7] Dyche was born in Topeka, Kansas and grew up in southern Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado before moving to Montana in 1923, where he reveived a bachelor's degree from Montana State in 1923. Dyche also taught in the phsyical education department at Montana State and was a part-time coach for the baseball team. After retiring in 1961, he moved to France and then Scotland. He died on October 19, 1982, in Scotland.[8]
The minimum number of conference games needed to be played to compete for the conference championship was five.[3]