Bob Evans (coach) - Misplaced Pages

American sports coach (1889–1964)

Bob Evans
Biographical details
Born	(1889-11-16)November 16, 1889 Tamaroa, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 29, 1964(1964-08-29) (aged 74) San Mateo, California, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1917	Colorado
1919	Stanford
Basketball
1917–1918	Colorado
1918–1920	Stanford
Baseball
1918	Colorado
1919–1920	Stanford

Head coaching record
Overall	11–10–1 (football) 30–8 (basketball) 18–17 (baseball)

Melbourne Covell "Bob" Evans (November 16, 1889 – August 29, 1964) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1916 and 1917 and at Stanford University in 1919, compiling a career college football record of 11–10–1. Evans was also the head basketball coach at Colorado (1917–1918) and Stanford (1918–1920), tallying a career college basketball mark of 30–8, and the head baseball coach at Colorado (1918) and Stanford (1919–1920), amassing a career college baseball record of 18–17. He was also a football official and worked a number of Rose Bowls.

Evans later worked as a grain broker for Evan & Breckenridge in San Francisco. He died on August 29, 1964, at Mills Memorial Hospital in San Mateo, California.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Colorado Silver and Gold (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1916–1917)
1916	Colorado	1–5–1	1–5	7th
1917	Colorado	6–2	4–2	3rd
Colorado:		7–7–1	5–7
Stanford (Pacific Coast Conference) (1919)
1919	Stanford	4–3	1–1	T–3rd
Stanford:		4–3	1–1
Total:		11–10–1

References

"Nebraska Words Indoors; Three Feet of Snow Cover Field --Squad Leaves Thursday" (PDF). The New York Times. United Press. December 17, 1940. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
"Melbourne C. Evans". San Mateo County Times. San Mateo, California. August 31, 1964. p. 21. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .

v t e Colorado Buffaloes head football coaches
No coach (1890–1893) Harry Heller (1894) Fred Folsom (1895–1899) Theron W. Mortimer (1900) Fred Folsom (1901–1902) Dave Cropp (1903–1904) Willis Kienholz (1905) Frank Castleman (1906–1907) Fred Folsom (1908–1915) Bob Evans (1916–1917) Enoch J. Mills (1918–1919) Myron E. Witham (1920–1931) Bill Saunders (1932–1934) Bunny Oakes (1935–1939) Frank Potts (1940) James J. Yeager (1941–1943) Frank Potts (1944–1945) James J. Yeager (1946–1947) Dallas Ward (1948–1958) Sonny Grandelius (1959–1961) William E. Davis (1962) Eddie Crowder (1963–1973) Bill Mallory (1974–1978) Chuck Fairbanks (1979–1981) Bill McCartney (1982–1994) Rick Neuheisel (1995–1998) Gary Barnett (1999–2005) Mike Hankwitz # (2005) Dan Hawkins (2006–2010) Brian Cabral # (2010) Jon Embree (2011–2012) Mike MacIntyre (2013–2018) Kurt Roper # (2018) Mel Tucker (2019) Karl Dorrell (2020–2022) Mike Sanford Jr. # (2022) Deion Sanders (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Colorado Buffaloes head football coaches

No coach (1890–1893)
Harry Heller (1894)
Fred Folsom (1895–1899)
Theron W. Mortimer (1900)
Fred Folsom (1901–1902)
Dave Cropp (1903–1904)
Willis Kienholz (1905)
Frank Castleman (1906–1907)
Fred Folsom (1908–1915)
Bob Evans (1916–1917)
Enoch J. Mills (1918–1919)
Myron E. Witham (1920–1931)
Bill Saunders (1932–1934)
Bunny Oakes (1935–1939)
Frank Potts (1940)
James J. Yeager (1941–1943)
Frank Potts (1944–1945)
James J. Yeager (1946–1947)
Dallas Ward (1948–1958)
Sonny Grandelius (1959–1961)
William E. Davis (1962)
Eddie Crowder (1963–1973)
Bill Mallory (1974–1978)
Chuck Fairbanks (1979–1981)
Bill McCartney (1982–1994)
Rick Neuheisel (1995–1998)
Gary Barnett (1999–2005)
Mike Hankwitz # (2005)
Dan Hawkins (2006–2010)
Brian Cabral # (2010)
Jon Embree (2011–2012)
Mike MacIntyre (2013–2018)
Kurt Roper # (2018)
Mel Tucker (2019)
Karl Dorrell (2020–2022)
Mike Sanford Jr. # (2022)
Deion Sanders (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1901–1906) Frank Castleman (1906–1912) John McFadden (1912–1914) James N. Ashmore (1914–1917) Bob Evans (1917–1918) Enoch J. Mills (1918–1924) Howard Beresford (1924–1933) Henry Iba (1933–1934) Dutch Clark (1934–1935) Frosty Cox (1935–1942) No team (1942–1944) Frosty Cox (1944–1950) Bebe Lee (1950–1956) Sox Walseth (1956–1976) Bill Blair (1976–1981) Tom Apke (1981–1986) Tom Miller (1986–1990) Joe Harrington (1990–1996) Ricardo Patton (1996–2007) Jeff Bzdelik (2007–2010) Tad Boyle (2010– )

Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1901–1906)
Frank Castleman (1906–1912)
John McFadden (1912–1914)
James N. Ashmore (1914–1917)
Bob Evans (1917–1918)
Enoch J. Mills (1918–1924)
Howard Beresford (1924–1933)
Henry Iba (1933–1934)
Dutch Clark (1934–1935)
Frosty Cox (1935–1942)
No team (1942–1944)
Frosty Cox (1944–1950)
Bebe Lee (1950–1956)
Sox Walseth (1956–1976)
Bill Blair (1976–1981)
Tom Apke (1981–1986)
Tom Miller (1986–1990)
Joe Harrington (1990–1996)
Ricardo Patton (1996–2007)
Jeff Bzdelik (2007–2010)
Tad Boyle (2010– )

v t e Colorado Buffaloes head baseball coaches
Fred Folsom (1898–1899) Theron W. Mortimer (1900) C. M. Ronnds (1901) Dave Cropp (1904–1905) Frank Castleman (1907–1913) James N. Ashmore (1915–1917) Bob Evans (1918) Howard Beresford (1919) Myron E. Witham (1920–1925) Jack Johnson (1926–1927) Harry Carlson (1928–1945) Frank Prentup (1946–1969) Irv Brown (1970–1978) Larry Schultz (1979–1980)

v t e Stanford Cardinal head football coaches
No coach (1891) Walter Camp (1892) C. D. Bliss (1893) Walter Camp (1894–1895) Harry P. Cross (1896) George H. Brooke (1897) Harry P. Cross (1898) Burr Chamberlain (1899) Fielding H. Yost (1900) Charles Fickert (1901) Carl L. Clemans (1902) James F. Lanagan (1903–1905) No team (1906–1918) Bob Evans (1919) Walter D. Powell (1920) Eugene Van Gent (1921) Andrew Kerr (1922–1923) Pop Warner (1924–1932) Tiny Thornhill (1933–1939) Clark Shaughnessy (1940–1941) Marchmont Schwartz (1942) No team (1943–1945) Marchmont Schwartz (1946–1950) Chuck Taylor (1951–1957) Jack Curtice (1958–1962) John Ralston (1963–1971) Jack Christiansen (1972–1976) Bill Walsh (1977–1978) Rod Dowhower (1979) Paul Wiggin (1980–1983) Jack Elway (1984–1988) Dennis Green (1989–1991) Bill Walsh (1992–1994) Tyrone Willingham (1995–2001) Buddy Teevens (2002–2004) Walt Harris (2005–2006) Jim Harbaugh (2007–2010) David Shaw (2011–2022) Troy Taylor (2023– )

Stanford Cardinal head football coaches

No coach (1891)
Walter Camp (1892)
C. D. Bliss (1893)
Walter Camp (1894–1895)
Harry P. Cross (1896)
George H. Brooke (1897)
Harry P. Cross (1898)
Burr Chamberlain (1899)
Fielding H. Yost (1900)
Charles Fickert (1901)
Carl L. Clemans (1902)
James F. Lanagan (1903–1905)
No team (1906–1918)
Bob Evans (1919)
Walter D. Powell (1920)
Eugene Van Gent (1921)
Andrew Kerr (1922–1923)
Pop Warner (1924–1932)
Tiny Thornhill (1933–1939)
Clark Shaughnessy (1940–1941)
Marchmont Schwartz (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Marchmont Schwartz (1946–1950)
Chuck Taylor (1951–1957)
Jack Curtice (1958–1962)
John Ralston (1963–1971)
Jack Christiansen (1972–1976)
Bill Walsh (1977–1978)
Rod Dowhower (1979)
Paul Wiggin (1980–1983)
Jack Elway (1984–1988)
Dennis Green (1989–1991)
Bill Walsh (1992–1994)
Tyrone Willingham (1995–2001)
Buddy Teevens (2002–2004)
Walt Harris (2005–2006)
Jim Harbaugh (2007–2010)
David Shaw (2011–2022)
Troy Taylor (2023– )

v t e Stanford Cardinal men's basketball head coaches
H. W. Maloney (1913–1915) E. C. Behrens (1916) Russell T. Wilson (1916–1918) Bob Evans (1918–1920) Walter D. Powell (1920–1921) Eugene Van Gent (1922) Andrew Kerr (1922–1926) Husky Hunt (1926–1930) John Bunn (1930–1938) Everett Dean (1938–1943) No team (1943–1945) Everett Dean (1945–1951) Bob Burnett (1951–1954) Howie Dallmar (1954–1975) Dick DiBiaso (1975–1982) Tom Davis (1982–1986) Mike Montgomery (1986–2004) Trent Johnson (2004–2008) Johnny Dawkins (2008–2016) Jerod Haase (2016–2024) Kyle Smith (2024– )

Stanford Cardinal men's basketball head coaches

H. W. Maloney (1913–1915)
E. C. Behrens (1916)
Russell T. Wilson (1916–1918)
Bob Evans (1918–1920)
Walter D. Powell (1920–1921)
Eugene Van Gent (1922)
Andrew Kerr (1922–1926)
Husky Hunt (1926–1930)
John Bunn (1930–1938)
Everett Dean (1938–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Everett Dean (1945–1951)
Bob Burnett (1951–1954)
Howie Dallmar (1954–1975)
Dick DiBiaso (1975–1982)
Tom Davis (1982–1986)
Mike Montgomery (1986–2004)
Trent Johnson (2004–2008)
Johnny Dawkins (2008–2016)
Jerod Haase (2016–2024)
Kyle Smith (2024– )

v t e Stanford Cardinal head baseball coaches
No coach (1892–1896) W. A. Lange (1897) J. F. Sheehan, Jr. (1898–1899) Yale Murphy (1900–1901) C. J. Swindells (1902–1903) C. Doyle (1904) D. V. Cowden (1905) James F. Lanagan (1906–1907) George J. Presley (1908–1910) Carl F. Ganong (1911) Jerome D. Peters (1912–1913) W. B. Oskiman (1914) William Orr (1915) Harry Wolter (1916) Russell T. Wilson (1917) No coach (1918) Bob Evans (1919–1920) W. D. Seay (1921–1922) Harry Wolter (1923–1943) No team (1944–1945) Harry Wolter (1946–1949) Everett Dean (1950–1955) Dutch Fehring (1956–1967) Ray Young (1968–1976) Mark Marquess (1977–2017) David Esquer (2018–)

Stanford Cardinal head baseball coaches

No coach (1892–1896)
W. A. Lange (1897)
J. F. Sheehan, Jr. (1898–1899)
Yale Murphy (1900–1901)
C. J. Swindells (1902–1903)
C. Doyle (1904)
D. V. Cowden (1905)
James F. Lanagan (1906–1907)
George J. Presley (1908–1910)
Carl F. Ganong (1911)
Jerome D. Peters (1912–1913)
W. B. Oskiman (1914)
William Orr (1915)
Harry Wolter (1916)
Russell T. Wilson (1917)
No coach (1918)
Bob Evans (1919–1920)
W. D. Seay (1921–1922)
Harry Wolter (1923–1943)
No team (1944–1945)
Harry Wolter (1946–1949)
Everett Dean (1950–1955)
Dutch Fehring (1956–1967)
Ray Young (1968–1976)
Mark Marquess (1977–2017)
David Esquer (2018–)

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