Jesse Witherspoon Gage (October 12, 1882 – January 18, 1953)[1][2] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach Massachusetts Agricultural College—now the University of Massachusetts Amherst—in 1909. He compiled a 1–6–2 record that season.

J. W. Gage
Gage pictured in The Index 1911, UMass yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1882-10-12)October 12, 1882
Barrington, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1953(1953-01-18) (aged 70)
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Alma materDartmouth College (1906)
Playing career
1903–1905Dartmouth
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1908Dartmouth (assistant)
1909Massachusetts
Head coaching record
Overall1–6–2

Head coaching record edit

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Massachusetts Aggies (Independent) (1909)
1909 Massachusetts 1–6–2
Massachusetts: 1–6–2
Total: 1–6–2

References edit

  1. ^ Bowen, Clarence Winthrop (1933). The history of Woodstock, Connecticut - Clarence Winthrop Bowen - Google Books. Retrieved August 1, 2012 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Former Dartmouth Football Star Dies", Portsmouth Herald, January 19, 1954, Portsmouth, New Hampshire