Benjamin Harlow Beck (April 14, 1889 – January 26, 1968) was an American college football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1919, at Hamline University from 1921 to 1923, and at Middlebury College from 1928 to 1941. Beck was hired as coach of all freshmen athletics at Brown University in 1924.[1]

Beck was born April 14, 1889, in Bartley, Nebraska, to Charles and Sarah (Dillon) Beck. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science degree. Beck died on January 26, 1968, at Guthrie Nursing Home in Woodstock, Vermont.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes (Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference) (1919)
1919 Nebraska Wesleyan 7–2 6–1 2nd
Nebraska Wesleyan: 7–2 6–1
Hamline Pipers (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1921)
1921 Hamline 7–0 5–0 1st
Hamline Pipers (Midwest Conference / Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1922–1923)
1922 Hamline 4–2–1 2–1 / 3–1 4th / 3rd
1923 Hamline 4–3 0–3 / 3–1 T–7th / T–2nd
Hamline: 14–5–1 12–5
Middlebury Panthers (Independent) (1928–1941)
1928 Middlebury 1–6–1
1929 Middlebury 3–5
1930 Middlebury 2–6
1931 Middlebury 3–5
1932 Middlebury 4–4
1933 Middlebury 6–1–1
1934 Middlebury 3–3–1
1935 Middlebury 1–6–1
1936 Middlebury 8–0
1937 Middlebury 6–2
1938 Middlebury 5–3
1939 Middlebury 3–4–1
1940 Middlebury 0–8
1941 Middlebury 1–7
Middlebury: 46–60–5
Total: 67–67–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. ^ "Ben Beck to Coach At Brown University". Lincoln Evening Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 22, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Benjamin H. Beck". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. January 27, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Middlebury College Football Coaching History" (PDF). Middlebury College. Retrieved June 12, 2024.


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