Jack Petoskey
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 15, 1921 |
| Playing career | |
| 1941–1943 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1948 | St. Joseph HS (MI) |
| 1949–1950 | Hillsdale |
| 1953–1956 | Western Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
19–32–3 (college) 7–5–3 (high school) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MIAA (1949) | |
Ernest Jack Petoskey[1] (born October 15, 1921)[2] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Hillsdale College from 1949 to 1950 and at Western Michigan University from 1953 to 1956, compiling a career college football record of 19–32–3. A native of Dearborn, Michigan, Petoskey played end at the University of Michigan 1940-43. He then served in the military during World War II.
Coaching career
Petoskey was the head football coach for the Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. He held that position for the 1949 and 1950 seasons. His coaching record at Hillsdale was 11–7–1.[3] Before going to Hillsdale he was head football coach at St. Joseph High School in St. Joseph, Michigan from 1947 to 1948, where his record was 7–5–3. He was an assistant at Western Michigan before being named head coach.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Chargers (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1949–1950) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Hillsdale | 9–1 | 1st | L Refrigerator | |||||
| 1950 | Hillsdale | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| Hillsdale: | 11–7–1 | ||||||||
| Western Michigan Broncos (Mid-American Conference) (1953–1956) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Western Michigan | 1–6–1 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1954 | Western Michigan | 4–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1955 | Western Michigan | 1–7–1 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1956 | Western Michigan | 2–7 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Western Michigan: | 8–25–2 | 4–17–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–32–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References
- ↑ The Michigan Alumnus
- ↑ E Petoskey
- ↑ "Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). Hillsdale College. Retrieved November 6, 2010.