Herman Sayger
American football and basketball coach (1895–1970)
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Herman Earl Sayger (January 3, 1895 – January 24, 1970) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Heidelberg College in 1917 and from 1924 to 1929.[1]
BornJanuary 3, 1895
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 1970 (aged 75)
New Bedford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
New Bedford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1916–1919Heidelberg
PositionQuarterback
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1895 Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1970 (aged 75) New Bedford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1919 | Heidelberg |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Heidelberg |
| 1920 | Barberton HS (OH) |
| 1921–1923 | Akron (assistant) |
| 1924–1929 | Heidelberg |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1930 | Heidelberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–18–4 (college football) 41–33 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 OAC (1928) | |
Sayger holds the Indiana high school all-time record for most points scored in a game with 113 points (56 FG, 1 FT) in a 154-10 Culver win against Winamac on March 8, 1913 at Culver.
Sayger died on January 24, 1970, at Bedford County Memorial Hospital in New Bedford, Pennsylvania.[2]
Heidelberg has named the gymnasium building in his honor.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Heidelberg | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| Heidelberg Student Princes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1929) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Heidelberg | 3–3–2 | 3–2–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1925 | Heidelberg | 4–4 | 3–4 | T–12th | |||||
| 1926 | Heidelberg | 3–4 | 2–4 | 15th | |||||
| 1927 | Heidelberg | 4–3 | 4–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1928 | Heidelberg | 6–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Heidelberg | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Heidelberg: | 29–18–4 | 20–12–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–18–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
