John E. Anderson (American football)

John Emil Anderson was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1917 and Rice University in 1918, compiling a career college football coaching record of 5–7–2.^[1][2] Anderson played college football at the University of Chicago under Amos Alonzo Stagg. He was an assistant coach at Chicago under Stagg in 1908 and coached at Morgan Park Military Academy in 1910.^[3]

John Anderson

Playing career
1906–1907	Chicago
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1908	Chicago (assistant)
1910	Morgan Park Military Academy (IL)
1917	Knox (IL)
1918	Rice
Head coaching record
Overall	5–7–2 (college)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Knox Old Siwash (Independent) (1917)
1917	Knox	4–2–1
Knox:		4–2–1
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1918)
1918	Rice	1–5–1	1–1	T–3rd
Rice:		1–5–1	1–1
Total:		5–7–2

References

1. "Rice Owls Football Record By Year - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
2. "Football - All-time Results". riceowls.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
3. "Owls Preparing, Under New Coach, for Big Gridiron; One Game With U. of T." The Austin American. Austin, Texas. August 25, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved October 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com  .