Edgar Garrison Holt (July 2, 1874 – April 19, 1924) was an American college football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1901 to 1902, compiling a record of 18–4–1. Holt was born on July 2, 1874, in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[2] Holt was an assistant coach at Princeton University in 1899. He came to Illinois in 1900 as an assistant coach under Fred L. Smith.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1901–1902) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Illinois | 8–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1902 | Illinois | 10–2–1 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| Illinois: | 18–4–1 | 8–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–4–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Whalen, J. (1991). Gridiron Days Now Gone: The Heyday of 19 Former Consensus Top-20 College Football Programs. McFarland. ISBN 9780899506470. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Pearson, Mike (July 2, 2017). "Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: Edgar Holt". The News-Gazette. Champaign, Illinois. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Coaching Controversy". The Champaign Daily Gazette. Champaign, Illinois. July 20, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved January 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Edgar G. Holt". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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