Howard Wood (coach)

Howard Wood (March 3, 1883 – February 21, 1949) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University—from 1913 to 1914, compiling a record of North Dakota Agricultural College.[2] Wood was also as the head basketball coach at North Dakota Agricultural from 1913 to 1915, amassing a record of 22–4, and the school's head baseball coach in 1915, tallying a mark of 8–7.[3]

Howard Wood
Biographical details
Born(1883-03-03)March 3, 1883
Marvelville, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 21, 1949(1949-02-21) (aged 65)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma materNew York State Normal
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908–1912Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD)
1913–1914North Dakota Agricultural
1915–1947Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD)
Basketball
1913–1915North Dakota Agricultural
1915–1948Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD)
Baseball
1915North Dakota Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall5–5–2 (college football)
22–4 (college basketball)
8–7 (college baseball)
246–74–16 (high school football)
430–141 (high school basketball)

Wood was a native of Potsdam, New York and a graduate of Purdue University. He died on February 21, 1949, at a hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[4]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
North Dakota Agricultural Aggies (Independent) (1913–1914)
1913 North Dakota Agricultural 0–2–2
1914 North Dakota Agricultural 5–3
North Dakota Agricultural: 5–5–2
Total:5–5–2

References
  1. "Howard Wood". South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. "Howard Wood Remembered Coaching Century Ago". Argus Leader. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. "Howard Wood". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. "Howard Wood, Veteran Sioux Falls Coach, Dies". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. February 22, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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