J. Ellwood Ludwig
{{Short description|American sports coach (1911–2001)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = J. Ellwood Ludwig
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|1|12}}
| birth_place = Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|1|29|1911|1|12}}
| death_place = Frederick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1930–1933
| player_team2 = Penn
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1944–1945
| coach_team2 = Bucknell
| coach_years3 = 1947–1952
| coach_team3 = Pennsylvania Military
| coach_sport4 = Basketball
| coach_years5 = 1943–1947
| coach_team5 = Bucknell
| coach_years6 = 1947–1953
| coach_team6 = Pennsylvania Military
| coach_years7 = 1955–1961
| coach_team7 = Sault Ste. Marie HS (MI)
| coach_sport8 = Baseball
| coach_years9 = 1944
| coach_team9 = Bucknell
| overall_record = 33–31–3 (college football)
106–74 (college basketball)
10–2 (college baseball)
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J. Ellwood "Woody" Ludwig (January 12, 1911 – January 29, 2001) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University from 1944 to 1945 and Pennsylvania Military—now known as Widener University—from 1947 to 1952, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–31–3.{{cite web|url=http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?95,255742|title=J. Ellwood|publisher=pa-roots.org|access-date=December 6, 2018}} Ludwig was the head basketball coach at Bucknell from 1943 to 1947 and Pennsylvania Military from 1947 to 1953, amassing a career college basketball coaching record of 105–73.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/woody-ludwig-1.html |title=Woody Ludwig Coaching Record |work=Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=October 16, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/dcrudele11/docs/1314mbbguidenet |title=Widener 2013–14 Men's Basketball Media Guide |year=2013 |publisher=Widener University |accessdate=October 16, 2022}} He was also the head baseball coach at Bucknell in 1944, tallying a mark of 10–2.{{cite web |url=https://bucknellbison.com/documents/2022/8/1/BaseballRecord2022.pdf |title=Bucknell Baseball Record Book |year=2022 |publisher=Bucknell University |page=4 |accessdate=October 16, 2022}}
Head coaching record
=Football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Bucknell Bison
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1944
| endyear = 1945
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1944
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 7–2–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1945
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 2–5
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Bucknell
| overall = 9–7–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Pennsylvania Military Cadets
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1947
| endyear = 1952
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1947
| name = Pennsylvania Military
| overall = 3–4–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1948
| name = Pennsylvania Military
| overall = 8–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1949
| name = Pennsylvania Military
| overall = 6–2–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1950
| name = Pennsylvania Military
| overall = 3–5
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1951
| name = Pennsylvania Military
| overall = 2–6
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1952
| name = Pennsylvania Military
| overall = 2–6
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Pennsylvania Military
| overall = 24–24–2
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 33–31–3
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
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References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|147418042}}
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