Edward Lowell Rogers (April 14, 1876 – October 17, 1971) was an American college football player and coach. He played at the end at three different schools between 1897 and 1904: the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Dickinson College, and the University of Minnesota. Rogers served as the head football coach at Carlisle in 1904 and the College of St. Thomas—now known as the University of St. Thomas—in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1905 to 1908. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as player in 1968.[1] Rogers was also elected to the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1876 Libby, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 1971 (aged 95) Wayzata, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1897–1900 | Carlisle |
| 1898 | Dickinson |
| 1901–1903 | Minnesota |
| 1904 | Carlisle |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1904 | Carlisle |
| 1905–1908 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–11–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1968 (profile) | |
Early life
editRogers was born in the forests of Minnesota to a pioneer lumberman, and Chippewa mother.
Career
editFootball
editRogers attended school at both Carlisle Institute and the University of Minnesota. Rogers career spanned seven seasons, four as a member of the Redmen teams, which lifted Carlisle to national prominence, and three campaigns at Minnesota. After the close of Carlisle's 1898 season, Rogers and Frank Cayou played for Dickinson College, where they were enrolled in law school, in their Thanksgiving Day loss versus Penn State.[3] Rogers served as team captain at Carlisle in 1900 and Minnesota in 1903. The 1903 Minnesota team had an 11–0–1 record. He was named a third-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1903. As coach at Carlisle, he also played in the game vs Haskell at Francis Olympic Field in St. Louis, Missouri.[4] While at Minnesota Rogers was a member of professional law fraternity Phi Delta Phi.[5]
Coaching
editIn 1904 Rogers was head coach at Carlisle, and had a 9–2 record. He was the head coach at St. Thomas from 1905 to 1908, compiling a record of 14–9–1.[6]
Law
editThe following year after coaching Carlisle, he returned to Minneapolis and began practicing law. He practiced law for 62 years, from 1905 to 1966, retiring at the age of 90.
Death
editRogers died on October 17, 1971, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Wayzata, Minnesota.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Indians (Independent) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Carlisle | 10–2 | |||||||
| Carlisle: | 10–2 | ||||||||
| St. Thomas Cadets (Independent) (1905–1908) | |||||||||
| 1905 | St. Thomas | 3–2 | |||||||
| 1906 | St. Thomas | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| 1907 | St. Thomas | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1908 | St. Thomas | 2–6 | |||||||
| St. Thomas: | 14–9–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 24–11–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Inductee | Edward Lowell Rogers 1968 | College Football Hall of Fame".
- ^ "American Indian Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Dickinson Badly Defeated by State at Williamsport", Sentinel, Carlisle, PA, p. 3, November 25, 1898
- ^ "Carlisle Team Played Three Coaches Saturday", Lawrence Journal, Lawrence, KS, p. 7, December 3, 1904
- ^ 1905 Minnesota Gopher yearbook, p.413, accessed 12 Aug 2020. A century later, in 2012, this organization became an honors society.
- ^ 2018 University of St. Thomas Football Media Guide, 2018, p. 48
- ^ "Rogers, 'U' Brown Jug hero, dies". Minneapolis Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 17, 1971. p. 4C. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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