Ewald O. Stiehm
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Ewald O. Stiehm
| image = Ewald O. Stiehm.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|4|9}}
| birth_place = Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1923|8|18|1886|4|9}}
| death_place = Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1906–1908
| player_team2 = Wisconsin
| player_positions = Center
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1910
| coach_team2 = Ripon
| coach_years3 = 1911–1915
| coach_team3 = Nebraska
| coach_years4 = 1916–1921
| coach_team4 = Indiana
| coach_sport5 = Basketball
| coach_years6 = 1910–1911
| coach_team6 = Ripon
| coach_years7 = 1911–1915
| coach_team7 = Nebraska
| coach_years8 = 1919–1920
| coach_team8 = Indiana
| admin_years1 = 1916–1922
| admin_team1 = Indiana
| overall_record = 59–23–4 (football)
69–22 (basketball)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = Football
5 MVIAA (1911–1915)
Basketball
3 MVIAA (1912–1914)
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Ewald O. "Jumbo" Stiehm (April 9, 1886 – August 18, 1923) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin (1910), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1911–1915), and Indiana University (1916–1921), compiling a career college football record of 59–23–4. Stiehm was also the head basketball coach at Nebraska from 1911 to 1915 and at Indiana from 1919 to 1920, tallying a career mark of 69–22.
Coaching career
Stiehm began his coaching career at Ripon College in 1910, where he led the Red Hawks football team to a 4–3 record.{{cite web |url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=920443 |title=Ewald O. (Jumbo) Stiehm |publisher=Nebraska Huskers |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202140405/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=920443&DB_OEM_ID=100 |url-status=dead }} From 1911 to 1915, he coached football at Nebraska, and compiled a 35–2–3 record. From 1913 to 1915, his teams went undefeated seasons. In the history of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program, Stiehm has the highest winning percentage (.913) of anyone who coached more than two games. From 1916 to 1921, he coached at Indiana, and compiled a 20–18–1 record.
Death
Stiehm died on August 18, 1923, in Bloomington, Indiana, at the age of 37 after an 11-month bout with stomach cancer.{{cite news |title=Jumbo Stiehm, Famous Coach, Dies After a Long Illness |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 19, 1923 |url=https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F00C1FF93D5C16738DDDA00994D0405B838EF1D3 |access-date=June 17, 2010}}
Head coaching record
=Football=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Ripon Crimson
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1910
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1910
| name = Ripon
| overall = 4–3
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ripon
| overall = 4–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Nebraska Cornhuskers
| conf = Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| startyear = 1911
| endyear = 1915
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1911
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 5–1–2
| conference = 2–0–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1912
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1913
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 8–0
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1914
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 7–0–1
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1915
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 8–0
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 35–2–3
| confrecord = 14–0–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Indiana Hoosiers
| conf = Big Ten Conference
| startyear = 1916
| endyear = 1921
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1916
| name = Indiana
| overall = 2–4–1
| conference = 0–3–1
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1917
| name = Indiana
| overall = 5–2
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1918
| name = Indiana
| overall = 2–2
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1919
| name = Indiana
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding = T–9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1920
| name = Indiana
| overall = 5–2
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1921
| name = Indiana
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Indiana
| overall = 20–18–1
| confrecord = 5–10–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 59–23–4
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
=Basketball=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Nebraska Cornhuskers
| conference = Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| startyear = 1911
| endyear = 1915
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1911–12
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 14–1
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = 1st (North)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1912–13
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 16–2
| conference = 10–0
| confstanding = 1st (North)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1913–14
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 15–3
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st (North)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1914–15
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 10–8
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 55–14
| confrecord = 33–4
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Indiana Hoosers
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| startyear = 1919
| endyear = 1920
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1919–20
| name = Indiana
| overall = 13–8
| conference = 6–4
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Indiana
| overall = 13–8
| confrecord = 6–4
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 68–22
}}
References
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