Andrew Kerr

Not to be confused with Andrew Ker.

For other people named Andrew Kerr, see Andrew Kerr (disambiguation).

Andrew Kerr

Kerr at the University of Pittsburgh, c. 1920
Sport(s)	Football, basketball, track and field
Biographical details
Born	(1878-10-07)October 7, 1878 Cheyenne, Wyoming
Died	Tucson, Arizona
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1913–1921	Pittsburgh (assistant)
1922–1923	Stanford
1924–1925	Stanford (assistant)
1926–1928	Washington & Jefferson
1929–1946	Colgate
1947–1949	Lebanon Valley
Basketball
1921–1922	Pittsburgh
1922–1926	Stanford
1926–1928	Washington & Jefferson
Track & field
1913–1922	Pittsburgh
Head coaching record
Overall	137–71–14 (football) 70–39 (basketball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1963)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile)

Andrew "Andy" Kerr, IV (October 7, 1878 – February 17, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University (1922–1923), Washington & Jefferson College (1926–1928), Colgate University (1929–1946), and Lebanon Valley College (1947–1949), compiling a career college football record of 137–71–14. His 1932 Colgate team went a perfect 9–0, was not scored upon, and was named a national champion by Parke H. Davis. Kerr was also the head basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh for one season (1921–1922) and at Stanford for four seasons (1922–1926), tallying a career college basketball mark of 54–26. In addition, he coached track and field at Pittsburgh from 1913 to 1921. Kerr was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Colgate's home football stadium, Andy Kerr Stadium, was dedicated in his honor in 1966.

Early years

Kerr was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Andrew and Mary Elizabeth Kerr. His family moved east to Carlisle, Pennsylvania where Kerr attended secondary school. He attended Dickinson College, where he played baseball, and track. He then moved on to the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as the head track and field coach from 1913 until 1922, as an assistant football coach, and for one season, the head basketball coach, leading that squad to a 12–8 record in 1921–22. While at Pitt as an assistant football coach also in charge of the freshman football squad, he served as a member of the staff of legendary head coach Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner.

Football head coaching career

In 1922, Warner accepted the head coaching job at Stanford University. Due to Warner's contractual obligations at Pitt, he sent Kerr to act as Stanford's head coach until his arrival in 1924. Kerr posted an 11–7 record in his two seasons as head and remained with Warner as an assistant for two more seasons. He also coached the Stanford men's basketball team from 1922 to 1926.

Kerr served as the 23rd head football coach at Colgate University. He held that position for eighteen seasons, from 1929 until 1946. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 95–50–7. Kerr's 95 wins are the second most in program in history. His 1932 Colgate squad was undefeated, and did not allow a single point all season. The team expected to be invited to play in the Rose Bowl but did not get an invitation, earning the label "undefeated, untied, unscored upon, and uninvited."

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Stanford (Pacific Coast Conference) (1922–1923)
1922	Stanford	4–5	1–3	T–5th
1923	Stanford	7–2	2–2	T–3rd
Stanford:		11–7	3–5
Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Independent) (1926–1928)
1926	Washington & Jefferson	7–1–1
1927	Washington & Jefferson	7–0–2
1928	Washington & Jefferson	2–5–2
Washington & Jefferson:		16–6–5
Colgate Red Raiders (Independent) (1929–1946)
1929	Colgate	8–1
1930	Colgate	9–1
1931	Colgate	8–1
1932	Colgate	9–0
1933	Colgate	6–1–1
1934	Colgate	7–1
1935	Colgate	7–3
1936	Colgate	6–3
1937	Colgate	3–5
1938	Colgate	2–5
1939	Colgate	2–5–1
1940	Colgate	5–3
1941	Colgate	3–3–2
1942	Colgate	6–2–1
1943	Colgate	5–3–1
1944	Colgate	2–5
1945	Colgate	3–4–1
1946	Colgate	4–4
Colgate:		95–50–7
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1947–1949)
1947	Lebanon Valley	5–2–1
1948	Lebanon Valley	5–3–1
1949	Lebanon Valley	5–3
Lebanon Valley:		15–8–2
Total:		137–71–14
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

External links

• Andrew Kerr at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Andrew Kerr at the College Football Data Warehouse
• Andrew Kerr at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com