Ike Armstrong

American football player, coach and college athletics administrator

Ike Armstrong

Biographical details
Born| (1895-06-08)June 8, 1895
Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S.
Died| September 4, 1983(1983-09-04) (aged 88)
Corona Del Mar, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920s| Drake
Position(s)| Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1949| Utah
Basketball
1925–1927| Utah
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1950| Utah
1950–1963| Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall| 141–55–15 (football)
9–18 (basketball)
Bowls| 1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
7 RMC (1926, 1928–1933)
6 Mountain States / Skyline Six (1938, 1940–1942, 1947–1948)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1957 (profile)

Isaac John Armstrong (June 8, 1895 – September 4, 1983) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1925 to 1949, compiling a record of 141–55–15. Ike Armstrong was the son of George Henry and Margaret Prudence (Gump) Armstrong.

Under Armstrong, Utah won 13 conference championships, seven in the Rocky Mountain Conference and six in the Mountain States / Skyline Six Conference. Armstrong's 25-year tenure is the longest of any Utah Utes football head coach and his 141 wins are the second most in program history. Armstrong also coached Utah's basketball and track teams and served as the school's athletic director. He attended Drake University, where he played college football as a fullback. From 1950 to 1963, he served the athletic director at the University of Minnesota. Armstrong was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1957.

Armstrong died of pneumonia, on September 4, 1983, at the Flagship Convalescent Home in Corona Del Mar, California.[1]

## Head coaching record

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### Football

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Utah Utes (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1925–1937)
1925 | Utah | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd |
1926 | Utah | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1st |
1927 | Utah | 3–3–1 | 3–1–1 | T–3rd |
1928 | Utah | 5–0–2 | 4–0–1 | 1st |
1929 | Utah | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1st |
1930 | Utah | 8–0 | 7–0 | 1st |
1931 | Utah | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1st |
1932 | Utah | 6–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st |
1933 | Utah | 5–3 | 5–1 | T–1st |
1934 | Utah | 5–3 | 4–2 | 5th |
1935 | Utah | 4–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd |
1936 | Utah | 6–3 | 5–2 | 3rd |
1937 | Utah | 5–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd |
Utah Utes/Redskins (Mountain States / Skyline Six Conference) (1938–1949)
1938 | Utah | 7–1–2 | 4–0–1 | 1st | W Sun
1939 | Utah | 6–1–2 | 4–1–1 | 2nd |
1940 | Utah | 7–2 | 5–1 | 1st |
1941 | Utah | 6–0–2 | 4–0–2 | 1st |
1942 | Utah | 6–3 | 5–1 | T–1st |
1943 | Utah | 0–7 | 0–2 | 2nd |
1944 | Utah | 5–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 3rd |
1945 | Utah | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3rd |
1946 | Utah | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Pineapple
1947 | Utah | 8–1–1 | 6–0 | 1st |
1948 | Utah | 8–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st |
1949 | Utah | 2–7–1 | 2–3 | 4th |
Utah: | 141–55–15 | 108–24–8 |
Total: | 141–55–15 |
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

## References

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1. ^ "'Rockne Of Rockies' Dies". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. September 6, 1983. Retrieved November 23, 2010 – via Google News.

## External links

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* College Football Hall of Fame profile

* Basketball coaching record @ Sports-Reference.com

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