Alonzo Edwin Branch
American football coach
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Alonzo Edwin Branch (April 30, 1874 – December 15, 1925),[2][3] also known as A. Edwin Branch, was an American college football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Nebraska in 1899 and at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1900, compiling a career college football record of 1–11–1.
BornApril 30, 1874
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
DiedDecember 15, 1925 (aged 51)
Flushing, New York, U.S.
Flushing, New York, U.S.
AlmamaterWilliams College
Harvard University
Harvard University
1899Nebraska
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 30, 1874 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] |
| Died | December 15, 1925 (aged 51) Flushing, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Williams College Harvard University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | Nebraska |
| 1900 | Miami (OH) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–11–1 |
In 1899, Branch led the Nebraska to an exhibition win against Lincoln High School and one victory over Drake. Nebraska had their first losing season under Branch and after the season, he was replaced by Walter C. Booth. Branch's winning percentage of .167 is the lowest of any head coach in the history of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Bugeaters (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Nebraska | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| Nebraska: | 1–7–1 | ||||||||
| Miami Redskins (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Miami | 0–4 | |||||||
| Miami: | 0–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–11–1 | ||||||||
