Maynard O'Brien

Maynard O'Brien

Biographical details
Born	(1907-01-12)January 12, 1907
Died	March 16, 1990(1990-03-16) (aged 83) Charleston, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Illinois Wesleyan University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1950	Eastern Illinois
1952–1955	Eastern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	27–50–1
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 IIAC (1948)

Maynard "Pat" O'Brien (January 12, 1907 – March 16, 1990) was an American football coach. He was the 13th head football coach at Eastern Illinois State College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—in Charleston, Illinois, serving for nine seasons, from 1946 to 1950 and 1952 to 1955, and compiling a record of 27–50–1.[1]

O'Brien Field was named in Maynard O'Brien's honor.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois / Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1950)
1946	Eastern Illinois	2–6	1–3	4th
1947	Eastern Illinois	2–6	2–2	T–3rd
1948	Eastern Illinois	7–3	4–0	1st	L Corn
1949	Eastern Illinois	3–5	2–2	3rd
1950	Eastern Illinois	5–3	2–2	T–3rd
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1952–1955)
1952	Eastern Illinois	2–7	1–5	7th
1953	Eastern Illinois	1–8	0–6	7th
1954	Eastern Illinois	2–6–1	1–4–1	5th
1955	Eastern Illinois	3–6	1–5	6th
Eastern Illinois:		27–50–1	14–29–1
Total:		27–50–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

References

1. Eastern Illinois Coaching Records Archived November 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine