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Telfer L. Mead

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Telfer L. Mead
Biographical details
Born(1888-03-03)March 3, 1888
Kendall County, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 3, 1983(1983-06-03) (aged 95)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912Indiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916East Aurora HS (IL)
1919–1921Lincoln HS (NE)
1922–1925Colorado College
1927–1928Northern Normal
1930–1934Western State (CO)
Basketball
1922–1926Colorado College
1927–1929Northern Normal
1930–1934Western State (CO)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1922–1925Colorado College
Head coaching record
Overall25–47–6 (college football)
93–59 (college basketball)

Telfer Lamar Mead (March 3, 1888 – June 3, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Colorado College from 1922 to 1925, Northern Normal and Industrial School—now known as Northern State University—in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1927 to 1928, and Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University—in Gunnison, Colorado from 1930 to 1934, compiling a career college football coaching record of 25–47–6. He was also the head basketball coach at Colorado College from 1922 to 1926, Northern Normal and Industrial from 1927 to 1929, and Western State from 1930 to 1934, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 93–59.[2][3]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Colorado College Tigers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1922–1925)
1922 Colorado College 3–3–1 2–3–1 5th
1923 Colorado College 6–1–1 5–1–1 T–2nd
1924 Colorado College 5–3 4–3 5th
1925 Colorado College 5–4–1 4–4 T–6th
Colorado College: 19–11–3 15–11–2
Northern Normal Wolves (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1927–1928)
1927 Northern Normal 0–7–2 0–4–2 10th
1928 Northern Normal 2–2–1 2–2–1 T–7th
Northern Normal: 2–9–3 2–6–3
Western State Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1930–1934)
1930 Western State 0–6 0–5 12th
1931 Western State 1–6 1–5 10th
1932 Western State 1–5 0–5 12th
1933 Western State 0–5 0–5 12th
1934 Western State 2–5 0–3 11th
Western State: 4–27 1–23
Total: 25–47–6

References

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  1. ^ "Telfer Meade". Nebraska State Journal. April 13, 1935. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Northern State University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern State University. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Telfor Mead Coaching Record". Sports-Reference CBB. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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