Wilfred C. Bleamaster

Wilfred C. Bleamaster

Bleamaster pictured in Gem of the Mountains 1918, Idaho yearbook
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born (1881-06-08)June 8, 1881
Lyons, Iowa
Died December 19, 1973(1973-12-19) (aged 92)
Santa Clara, California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909–1911 Carroll (WI)
1912–1915 Alma
1916–1917 Idaho
Basketball
1918–1919 Idaho
Head coaching record
Overall 28–27–5 (football)
10–2 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MIAA (1912, 1915)

Basketball
1 Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Conference (1919)

Wilfred Charles Bleamaster (June 8, 1881 – December 19, 1973) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Carroll College—now Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1909 to 1911, at Alma College from 1912 to 1915, and at the University of Idaho from 1916 to 1917, compiling a career college football record of 28–27–5. Bleamaster was also the head basketball coach at Idaho for the 1918–19 season, tallying a mark of 10–2.

Coaching career

Carroll

Bleamaster the eighth head football coach for the Carroll College located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and he held that position for three seasons, from 1909 until 1911. His coaching record at Carroll was 12–6–2.

Alma

Bleamaster was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan for four seasons (1912–1915),[1] and compiled a record of 11–13–3.[2]

Idaho

Bleamaster went west to the University of Idaho in Moscow to become its eighth head football coach. He coached the Idaho Vandals for the 1916 and 1917 seasons, and his teams posted a record of 5–8 in two seasons.[3] Idaho did not field a football team in 1918, but Bleamaster succeeded Hec Edmundson as head coach of the Idaho Vandals basketball team for one season. He led Idaho to a 10–2 record and a championship in the Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Conference in 1919.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Carroll Pioneers () (1909–1911)
1909 Carroll 6–0
1910 Carroll 3–2–1
1911 Carroll 3–4–1
Carroll: 12–6–2
Alma Scots (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912–1915)
1912 Alma 6–1 3–0 1st
1913 Alma 3–4 3–1
1914 Alma 1–5–1 0–1–2
1915 Alma 1–3–2 1–0–2 T–1st
Alma: 11–13–3 7–2–2
Idaho Vandals (Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate Conference) (1916–1917)
1916 Idaho 3–5
1917 Idaho 2–3
Idaho: 5–8
Total: 28–27–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. ↑ Beld, Gordon G. (September 25, 1967). "A Death Wish For Alma Mater". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alma College Football 2011 Media Guide". pp. 33, 44. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Wilfred C. Bleasmaster Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
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