Ewald O. Stiehm
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, tennis |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 9, 1886 Johnson Creek, Wisconsin |
| Died | August 18, 1923 (aged 37) Bloomington, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1906–1908 | Wisconsin |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Ripon |
| 1911–1915 | Nebraska |
| 1916–1921 | Indiana |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1911 | Ripon |
| 1911–1915 | Nebraska |
| 1919–1920 | Indiana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1916–1922 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–23–4 (football) 69–22 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| 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.
Stiehm began his coaching career at Ripon College in 1910, where he led the Red Hawks football team to a 4–3 record. 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.
Stiehm died on August 18, 1923 in Bloomington, Indiana at the age of 37 after an 11-month bout with stomach cancer.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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