 Yost in 1902 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 30, 1871 Fairview, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 1946 (aged 75) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1894–1896 | West Virginia |
| 1896 | Lafayette |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1898 | Nebraska |
| 1899 | Kansas |
| 1900 | Stanford |
| 1900 | San Jose State |
| 1901–1923 | Michigan |
| 1925–1926 | Michigan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1940 | Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 198–35–12 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 6 national (1901–1904, 1918, 1923) 10 Western / Big Ten (1901–1904, 1906, 1918, 1922–1923, 1925–1926) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile) | |
Fielding Harris Yost (⫽joʊst⫽; April 30, 1871 – August 20, 1946) was an American college football player, coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at: Ohio Wesleyan University, the University of Nebraska, the University of Kansas, Stanford University, San Jose State University, and the University of Michigan, compiling a coaching career record of 198–35–12. During his 25 seasons as the head football coach at Ann Arbor, Yost's Michigan Wolverines won six national championships, captured ten Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 165–29–10.
From 1901 to 1905, his "Point-a-Minute" squads had a record of 55–1–1, outscoring their opponents by a margin of 2,821–42. The 1901 team beat Stanford, 49–0, in the 1902 Rose Bowl, the first college football bowl game. Under Yost, Michigan won four straight national championships from 1901 to 1904 and two more in 1918 and 1923.
In 1921, Yost became Michigan's athletic director and served in that capacity until 1940. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951.[1] Yost was also a successful business person, lawyer, and author; but he is best known as a leading figure in pioneering the development of college football into a national phenomenon.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Atlanta Hall Management, Inc. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.