Marchmont Schwartz
 Schwartz, circa 1942 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1909 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 1991 (aged 82) Danville, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1929–1931 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1932–1933 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1934 | Chicago (assistant) |
| 1935–1939 | Creighton |
| 1940–1941 | Stanford (backfield) |
| 1942–1950 | Stanford |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1935–1939 | Creighton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–50–6 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As coach:
As player: | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1974 (profile) | |
Marchmont H. "Marchy" Schwartz (March 20, 1909 – April 18, 1991) was an American college football player and coach. He played football at the University of Notre Dame from 1929 to 1931, and was a two-time All-American at halfback. Schwartz served as the head football coach at Creighton University from 1935 to 1939 and at Stanford University from 1942 to 1950, compiling a career college football coaching record of 47–50–6; Stanford, like may other universities, suspended football during World War II. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1974.
Early life and playing career
[edit]Schwartz was of Jewish heritage,[1] and was a graduate of Saint Stanislaus College high school in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. From 1929 to 1930, he led Notre Dame, coached by Knute Rockne, to a 19–0 record and consecutive national championships. In a game against Carnegie Tech in 1931, he rushed for 188 yards, including touchdown runs of 58 and 60 yards.
Coaching career
[edit]Schwartz served as an assistant football coach at Notre Dame from 1932 to 1933 under Heartley Anderson, and at the University of Chicago in 1934 under Clark Shaughnessy.[2] In 1940, Shaughnessy hired Schwartz as Stanford's backfield coach. He helped coach the 1940 "Wow Boys" that recorded a perfect season and won the 1941 Rose Bowl.[3]
Death
[edit]Schwartz died on April 18, 1991, in Danville, California, to which he had retired, at age 82.[4][5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (1935–1939) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Creighton | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1936 | Creighton | 4–4 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937 | Creighton | 2–7 | 1–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1938 | Creighton | 6–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1939 | Creighton | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| Creighton: | 19–22–2 | 9–11–2 | |||||||
| Stanford Indians (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942–1950) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Stanford | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | 12 | ||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Stanford | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1947 | Stanford | 0–9 | 0–7 | 10th | |||||
| 1948 | Stanford | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1949 | Stanford | 7–3–1 | 4–2 | T–3rd | W Pineapple | ||||
| 1950 | Stanford | 5–3–2 | 2–2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| Stanford: | 28–28–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 47–50–6 | ||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (September 10, 2010). The Gipper: George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 9781616081102.
- ^ Marchmont Schwartz is Shaughnessy's Aid, Associated Press, January 18, 1934.
- ^ NEA Staff, Stanford Alumni Change Tune, The Register-Guard, p. 16, December 22, 1940.
- ^ "Marchmont Schwartz Football Coach, 82". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 20, 1991. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ "The Man Who Ran After Gipp | Stories | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame". September 2022.
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