Ignatius M. Duffy
{{Short description|American college football player and coach (1875–1958)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Ignatius M. Duffy
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|1|27}}
| birth_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1958|10|6|1875|1|27}}
| death_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1896
| player_team1 = Michigan
| player_positions = Fullback
| coach_years1 = 1895
| coach_team1 = Alma
| coach_years2 = 1897
| coach_team2 = Michigan (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1897
| coach_team3 = Hillsdale (assistant)
| overall_record = 4–2–1
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Ignatius Michael "Nate" Duffy (January 27, 1875 – October 6, 1958) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Alma College in 1895 and Hillsdale College in 1897. Duffy played football for one season at the University of Michigan, in 1896, and was an assistant coach there the following year while also coaching at Hillsdale.
Biography
A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Duffy attended Ann Arbor High School.[https://books.google.com/books?id=5bPOAAAAMAAJ Catalogue of the Ann Arbor High School for the Academic Year of 1894–1895], p. 33, Published by order of the Board of Education, 1895. He attended college at the University of Michigan. In 1895, while a student at Michigan, Duffy served as the head football coach for Alma College in Alma, Michigan.[https://books.google.com/books?id=kNLhAAAAMAAJ Within our Bounds: A Centennial History of Alma College], p. 156, The College, 1986. His coaching record at Alma was 3–1. He played on the football team as a fullback in 1896.[https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1896fbt.htm 1896 Football Team], Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, retrieved November 26, 2010. Duffy was a member of the Alpha Epsilon fraternity.[https://books.google.com/books?id=pi0UAAAAIAAJ The Purple and Gold, Volume XXI''], p. 153, 1904, Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He spent only "a short time in college". In 1897, he served as an assistant coach for the Michigan football team.[https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1897fbt.htm 1897 Football Team], Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, retrieved November 26, 2010. That fall, he also coached football at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan.{{cite news |author= |title=Local |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-register/168546041/ |newspaper=Ann Arbor Courier |location=Ann Arbor, Michigan |date=September 22, 1897 |page=5 |access-date=March 21, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Minor State Matters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-unionville-crescent/168546734/ |newspaper=The Unionville Crescent |location=Unionville, Michigan |date=October 29, 1897 |page=9 |access-date=March 21, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
In 1902, Duffy was working as an electrician.[https://books.google.com/books?id=1t4CAAAAYAAJ The Sixth Decennial Catalogue of the Chi Psi Fraternity], p. 282, 1902. His brothers James E. Duffy and John Duffy also played football for Michigan. Duffy died on October 6, 1958.{{cite news |author= |title=Death Notices; Duffy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-obituary-for-ignatius/168545178/ |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |location=Detroit, Michigan |date=October 7, 1958 |page=27 |access-date=March 21, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Head coaching record
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Alma Maroon and Cream
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1895
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1895
| name = Alma
| overall = 3–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Alma
| overall = 3–1
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Hillsdale Dales
| conf = Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| startyear = 1897
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1897
| name = Hillsdale
| overall = 1–1–1
| conference = 0–1–1
| confstanding =
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| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Hillsdale
| overall = 1–1–1
| confrecord = 0–1–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 4–2–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Nate Duffy |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/31200 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=March 21, 2025 }}
References
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External links
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{{Alma Scots football coach navbox}}
{{Hillsdale Chargers football coach navbox}}
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