C. R. MacGillivray

C. R. MacGillivray

Biographical details
Born	(1892-12-21)December 21, 1892 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	April 1963 (aged 70) Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	College of Wooster (1917) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Harvard University University of Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923	Franklin HS (PA)
1924	Oil City HS (PA) (assistant)
1925–1926	Oil City HS (PA)
1927	West Virginia Tech
1937	Lawrence Tech
Basketball
1923–1924	Franklin HS (PA)
Track
1923–1924	Franklin HS (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall	4–7–1 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MOCC (1937)

Calvin Ray MacGillivray (December 21, 1892 – April 1963)[1] was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at New River State School—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—in Montgomery, West Virginia in 1927 and at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan in 1937.

Early life and education

McGillivray attended high school in Utah and college in the College of Wooster in Ohio.[2]

Coaching career

MacGillivray began his coaching career at the high school level in Franklin and Oil City, Pennsylvania.[3] He was hired physical director and athletic coach at New River State School—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—in Montgomery, West Virginia in 1927.[4] He served as the head football coach at New River State for tone season, in 1927, compiling a record of 0–6.[5]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
New River State Golden Bears (West Virginia Athletic Conference) (1927)
1927	New River State	0–6	0–6	11th
New River State:		0–6	0–6
Lawrence Tech Blue Devils (Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference) (1937)
1937	Lawrence Tech	4–1–1		T–1st
Lawrence Tech:		4–1–1
Total:		4–7–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "McLean & McKinnon - Calvin Ray MacGillivray".
2. "M'Gillivray New Mentor at N.R.S.", Charleston Daily Mail, September 20, 1927, Charleston, West Virginia
3. "Coach MacGillivray to Be in Oil City; Will be Woodman's Assistant". The News-Herald. Franklin, Pennsylvania. August 1, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "New Coach For New River State". Hinton Daily News. Hinton, West Virginia. March 26, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. DeLassus, David. "West Virginia Tech Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2010.