James W. Dunn

James W. Dunn
	Dunn pictured in The Cauldron 1938, Northeastern yearbook
Biographical details
Born	October 16, 1911; Grove City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 9, 1983 (aged 71); Kennebunk, Maine, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1930	Western Maryland
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935–1936	Harvard (assistant)
1937–1941	Northeastern
1946	Lafayette (backfield)
1947	Brown (backfield)
Basketball
1937–1942	Northeastern
Head coaching record
Overall	13–21–2 (football); 26–58 (basketball)

James William Dunn (October 16, 1911 – April 9, 1983)^[1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern University from 1937 to 1941, compiling a record of 13–21–2 record. Dunn was also head basketball coach at Northeastern from 1937 to 1942, tallying a mark of 26–58.

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Northeastern Huskies (Independent) (1937)
1937	Northeastern	4–3
Northeastern Huskies (New England Conference) (1938–1941)
1938	Northeastern	3–3–1	0–0	4th
1939	Northeastern	0–6–1	0–2	5th
1940	Northeastern	2–6	0–1	5th
1941	Northeastern	4–3	0–1	4th
Northeastern:		13–21–2	0–4
Total:		13–21–2

References[edit]

^ "James Dunn, 71, Coaches Football; At Northeastern, Yale and Brown". Boston Globe. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. April 10, 1983. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2012.

External links[edit]

James W. Dunn at Find a Grave

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[1] "James Dunn, 71, Coaches Football; At Northeastern, Yale and Brown". Boston Globe. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. April 10, 1983. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2012.

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