Hovey C. McDonald
American sports coach (1888–1941)
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Hovey Clyde McDonald (May 9, 1888 – June 12, 1941) was an American football, basketball, wrestling, and soccer coach. He served as the head football coach (1923) and head basketball coach (1924–1935) at San Jose State University in San Jose, California.[1][2] McDonald was also the director of men's physical education at San Jose State from 1927 to 1940.[3] He died of a heart attack at the age of 53, on June 12, 1941.[4]
Houston, Missouri, U.S.
San Jose, California, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1888 Houston, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 1941 (aged 53) San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923 | San Jose State |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1935 | San Jose State |
| Wrestling | |
| 1918 | Oregon State |
| Soccer | |
| 1936–1940 | San Jose State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–6 (football) 142–81 (basketball) 26–15–9 (soccer) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State Spartans (California Coast Conference) (1923) | |||||||||
| 1923 | San Jose State | 0–6 | 0–4 | 9th | |||||
| San Jose State: | 0–6 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–6 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State Spartans (California Coast Conference) (1924–1928) | |||||||||
| 1923–24 | San Jose State | 6–7 | |||||||
| 1924–25 | San Jose State | 18–3 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | San Jose State | 10–9 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | San Jose State | 14–7 | |||||||
| 1927–28 | San Jose State | 22–4 | |||||||
| San Jose State Spartans (Far West Conference) (1928–1935) | |||||||||
| 1928–29 | San Jose State | 13–5 | |||||||
| 1929–30 | San Jose State | 9–7 | |||||||
| 1930–31 | San Jose State | 14–3 | |||||||
| 1931–32 | San Jose State | 8–10 | |||||||
| 1932–33 | San Jose State | 5–13 | |||||||
| 1933–34 | San Jose State | 13–6 | |||||||
| 1934–35 | San Jose State | 9–8 | |||||||
| San Jose State: | 143–80 (.641) | ||||||||
| Total: | 143–80 (.641) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Soccer
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State Spartans (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1936–1939) | |||||||||
| 1936 | San Jose State | 2–7–0 | |||||||
| 1937 | San Jose State | 3–5–3 | |||||||
| 1938 | San Jose State | 10–1–4 | |||||||
| 1939 | San Jose State | 1–2–2 | |||||||
| San Jose State: | 26–15–9 (.610) | ||||||||
| Total: | 26–15–9 (.610) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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