John Wallace (American football coach)

John Wallace

Wallace from The 1928 Scarlet Letter
Playing career
1916	Rutgers
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1922	Rutherford HS (NJ)
1923	Rutgers (assistant)
1924–1926	Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall	12–14–1 (college)

John H. Wallace was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Rutgers University from 1924 to 1926. In his first season, the team went 7–1–1 and Wallace was signed to a three-year contract. But over the next two years the team's fortunes sagged, and in February, 1927, the Rutgers University Athletic Board replaced Wallace.^[1] His overall record was 12–14–1 in three seasons. In March 1928, Wallace hired a former Bergen County prosecutor to pursue a legal claim that the university had violated the terms of the three-year contract.^[2]

Wallace coached football at Rutherford High School in Rutherford, New Jersey from 1919 to 1922. He became an assistant coach at Rutgers under George Sanford in 1923.^[3][4]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Rutgers Queensmen (Independent) (1924–1926)
1924	Rutgers	7–1–1
1925	Rutgers	2–7
1926	Rutgers	3–6
Rutgers:		12–14–1
Total:		12–14–1

References

1. "Rockafeller Appointed Coach". The Christian Science Monitor. February 10, 1927. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
2. "Wallace Threatens Suit: Says Football Coaching Contract With Rutgers Has Year to Run". The New York Times. March 2, 1927.
3. "Jack Wallace Coaching Undefeated Rutherford". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. November 14, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved August 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Wynkoop, R. H. (September 19, 1924). "At Random In Sportdom; Jack Wallace Active At Rutgers". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. 18. Retrieved August 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .