Doug Fessenden

Doug Fessenden

Biographical details
Born	(1901-09-07)September 7, 1901 Onawa, Iowa, U.S.
Died	June 11, 1970(1970-06-11) (aged 68) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Playing career
Track and field
c. 1922	Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1927	Main Avenue HS (TX)
1928–1929	Brownville HS (TX)
1930–1934	Fenger Academy HS (IL)
1935–1941	Montana
1945	AAF Training Command
1946–1948	Montana
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1935–1949	Montana
Head coaching record
Overall	54–43–5 (college)
Bowls	0–1
Tournaments	1 AAF League (1945)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Kaimin Man of the Year (1935)

Douglas A. Fessenden (September 7, 1901 – June 11, 1970) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.

Fessenden began his coaching career in 1925 at Main Avenue High School—now known as Fox Tech High School—in San Antonio, Texas. He moved to Brownsville High School in Brownsville, Texas in 1928.[1] Fessenden was head football coach at Fenger High School in Chicago from 1930 to 1934, before coming head coach at the University of Montana in April 1935. Fessenden served two separate stints as Montana's head coach, from 1935 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1948.[2]

The 1937 season included a then school record of six consecutive victories. Fessenden resigned as Montana's football coach after the 1948 season and received his doctors degree in physical education from Columbia University in 1949.[2] Fessenden concluded his coaching career with Montana's best win and loss record.[2]

Fessenden died in San Francisco, California on June 11, 1970.[3]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1935–1941)
1935	Montana	1–5–2	0–5–1	10th
1936	Montana	6–3	1–3	8th
1937	Montana	7–1	0–1	10th
1938	Montana	5–3–1	0–1	10th
1939	Montana	3–6	1–2	7th
1940	Montana	4–4–1	1–2	8th
1941	Montana	6–3	1–3	9th
Army Air Forces Training Command Skymasters (Army Air Forces League) (1945)
1945	Army Air Forces Training Command	8–3–1	4–1–1	T–1st	L Legion Bowl
Army Air Forces Training Command:		8–3–1	4–1–1
Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1946–1948)
1946	Montana	4–4	1–3	7th
1947	Montana	7–4	2–1	5th
1948	Montana	3–7	0–3	10th
Montana:		46–40–4	7–24–1
Total:		54–43–5
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Former coach in hall". San Antonio Express. San Antonio, Texas. November 1, 1977. p. 37. Retrieved November 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "2016 Montana Grizzles Football Media Guide" (PDF). Montana Grizzlies Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
3. "Former Tips Grid Coach Dead At 69". The Daily Inter Lake. Kalispell, Montana. June 14, 1970. p. 6. Retrieved November 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Doug Fessenden at Find a Grave