Edwin C. Kubale (November 22, 1899 – February 4, 1971) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1928 to 1937 and Southwestern Presbyterian University—now known as Rhodes College—in Memphis, Tennessee from 1938 to 1941, compiling a career college football coaching record of 69–55–8. Kubale played college football at the Center position at Centre.
 Kubale, c. 1921 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1899 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 1971 (aged 71) Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1923 | Centre |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1925–1928 | TCU (assistant) |
| 1929–1937 | Centre |
| 1938–1941 | Southwestern (TN) |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Tigers |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1942 | Southwestern (TN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 69–55–8 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-American (1922) 2× All-Southern (1921, 1923) | |
Centre College
editKubale came to Centre College from Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he played for coach Frank Bridges. Kubale played center for the Centre Praying Colonels. He replaced All-American Red Weaver at the center position in 1921, the same year that Centre upset Harvard 6 to 0.[1] Walter Camp gave him honorable mention All-America in 1922.[2] Kubale was captain of the 1923 team.[3] He was twice selected All-Southern.[4] Kubale wore number 8.
Coaching career
editKubale coached in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1944 season for the Brooklyn Tigers. During his time with the Tigers he was a co-coach with Frank Bridges and Pete Cawthon.[5]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Colonels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Centre | 2–8 | 1–3 | T–24th | |||||
| 1929 | Centre | 5–3–1 | 4–0–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Centre | 7–3 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Centre Colonels (Dixie Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1935) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Centre | 8–2–1 | 1–1 / 5–1 | T–4th / 5th | |||||
| 1932 | Centre | 6–3 | 2–1 / 4–1 | T–3rd / T–7th | |||||
| 1933 | Centre | 7–3 | 2–0 / 3–1 | 2nd / T–8th | |||||
| 1934 | Centre | 5–5 | 1–1 / 4–1 | T–4th / T–6th | |||||
| 1935 | Centre | 1–7–1 | 0–0–1 | 10th | |||||
| Centre Colonels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1937) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Centre | 5–4 | 2–0 | T–4th | |||||
| 1937 | Centre | 6–2–1 | 3–0 | T–3rd | |||||
| Centre: | 52–40–4 | ||||||||
| Southwestern Lynx (Dixie Conference) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Southwestern | 7–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Southwestern | 3–5–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1940 | Southwestern | 3–5–1 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1941 | Southwestern | 4–4–1 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| Southwestern: | 17–15–4 | 6–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 69–55–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Valarie H. Ziegler. "The Centre Harvard Game of 1921". Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Camp's All America Stars Show Why They Are Winners; Have Brains, Power, Spirit". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 26, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ed Kubale". Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "The Telegraph's All-Southern". Mercer Cluster. December 7, 1923. pp. 3, 6. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ John Maxymuk (July 30, 2012). NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary, 1920-2011. p. 151. ISBN 9780786492954.
