Nelson Nitchman

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Nelson Nitchman
Biographical details
Born(1908-12-21)December 21, 1908
DiedMarch 4, 1991(1991-03-04) (aged 82)
Waterford, Connecticut, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1940 Union (NY)
1941 Colby
1942 Coast Guard (assistant)
1946–1958Coast Guard
Basketball
1933–1941 Union (NY)
1942–1954 Coast Guard
Head coaching record
Overall70–60–9 (football)
130–146 (basketball)

Nelson Wallace "Nels" Nitchman (December 21, 1908 – March 4, 1991) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, New York, from 1936 to 1940, at Colby College in 1941, and at the United States Coast Guard Academy from 1946 to 1958. Nitchman was also the head basketball coach at Union from 1933 to 1941 and at the Coast Guard Academy from 1942 to 1954, tallying a career college basketball mark of 130–146.

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Coaching career

Nitchman was the head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. He held that position for 13 seasons, from 1946 until 1958. His coaching record at Coast Guard was 45–43–5. [1]

Death

Nitchman died on March 4, 1991, in Waterford, Connecticut. [2]

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Union Dutchmen (Independent)(1936–1940)
1936 Union4–4
1937 Union4–3–1
1938 Union3–3–1
1939 Union7–0–1
1940 Union3–5
Union:21–15–3
Colby Mules (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1941)
1941 Colby4–2–11–0–12nd
Colby:4–2–11–0–1
Coast Guard Cadets (Independent)(1946–1958)
1946 Coast Guard 3–5
1947 Coast Guard2–3–2
1948 Coast Guard4–3
1949 Coast Guard5–3
1950 Coast Guard3–4
1951 Coast Guard6–0–1
1952 Coast Guard5–2
1953 Coast Guard4–2–1
1954 Coast Guard3–4
1955 Coast Guard4–3
1956 Coast Guard2–5
1957 Coast Guard2–5
1958 Coast Guard2–4–1
Coast Guard:45–43–5
Total:70–60–9

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References

  1. DeLassus, David. "United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  2. "'Nels' Nitchman dies". The Hour. March 6, 1991. Retrieved October 17, 2011.