Harry M. Bell

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Harry M. Bell
Biographical details
Alma mater Drake (BS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1913 Fort Madison HS (IA)
1914 Burlington HS (IA)
1915–1918 North HS (IA)
1919 Drake (assistant)
1920–1923 Des Moines
1924–1929 Lombard
1930–1931 Butler
1935–1938 Illinois Wesleyan
Basketball
1920–1924 Des Moines
1935–1939 Illinois Wesleyan
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930 Butler
1935–1939 Illinois Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall72–57–7 (college football)
51–31 (college basketball, Illinois Wesleyan only)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 IIAC (1924, 1929, 1936)

Harry M. Bell was an American football and basketball coach. He served in the head football coach at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa from 1920 to 1923, Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1924 to 1929, Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1930 to 1931, and at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois from 1935 to 1938. [1] [2] [3] [4] Bell was also the head basketball coach at Illinois Wesleyan from 1935 to 1939, tallying a mark of 51–31. [5]

Contents

Head coaching record

College football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Des Moines Tigers (Independent)(1920–1921)
1920 Des Moines7–2
1921 Des Moines5–3
Des Moines Tigers (North Central Conference)(1922–1923)
1922 Des Moines4–2–10–1–1T–6th
1923 Des Moines5–4–12–1–13rd
Des Moines:21–11–22–2–2
Lombard Olive (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1924)
1924 Lombard 5–45–01st
Lombard Olive (Independent)(1925–1928)
1925 Lombard 3–5
1926 Lombard5–3
1927 Lombard4–4
1928 Lombard3–4–1
Lombard Olive (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1929)
1929 Lombard6–1–13–0T–1st
Lombard:26–21–28–0
Butler Bulldogs (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference)(1930–1931)
1930 Butler2–7
1931 Butler3–5
Butler:5–12
Illinois Wesleyan Titans (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1935–1937)
1935 Illinois Wesleyan7–34–1T–5th
1936 Illinois Wesleyan5–3–15–0–1T–1st
1937 Illinois Wesleyan5–3–13–2–1T–9th
Illinois Wesleyan Titans (Illinois College Conference)(1938)
1938 Illinois Wesleyan3–4–12–1T–3rd
Illinois Wesleyan:20–13–314–4–2
Total:72–57–7
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. Taylor, Sec (December 28, 1919). "Harry Bell Will Succeed Elfrink as Tiger Mentor". The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa. p. 15. Retrieved April 6, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "Coach Harry M. Bell". Dubuque Times Journal. October 23, 1925. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Butler Bulldogs football . Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. "IWU Catalog". University of Illinois . Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. "Men's Basketball Records". Illinois Wesleyan University . Retrieved December 30, 2018.