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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1914-11-11)November 11, 1914 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1982(1982-04-05) (aged 67) Middlebury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1936 | Williams |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1937–1944 | Williams (assistant) |
| 1945–1956 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 1957–1968 | Princeton |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1969–1977 | Middlebury |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–33 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Ivy League (1957, 1963–1964, 1966) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1990 (profile) | |
Richard Whiting Colman Jr. (November 11, 1914 – April 5, 1982) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Princeton University from 1957 to 1968, compiling a record of 75–33. Colman had been the assistant to Princeton's previous coach, Charlie Caldwell; like Caldwell, Colman was known for his successful reliance on the single-wing formation offense, and ultimately he became the last major college coach to use the single wing, which Princeton gave up only after Colman's departure in 1969.
After retiring from coaching, Colman was the athletic director at Middlebury College from 1969 to 1977. Colman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1990.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches | AP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1957–1968) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Princeton | 7–2 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Princeton | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1959 | Princeton | 4–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1960 | Princeton | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Princeton | 5–4 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1962 | Princeton | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1963 | Princeton | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1964 | Princeton | 9–0 | 7–0 | 1st | 13 | ||||
| 1965 | Princeton | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Princeton | 7–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967 | Princeton | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1968 | Princeton | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Princeton: | 75–33 | 61–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 75–33 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "Dick Colman, Former Coach". The New York Times. April 7, 1982. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
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