Maury Harlan McMains (February 2, 1903 – August 10, 1993) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Drexel University from 1944 to 1945 and for the final three games of the 1948 season, compiling a record of 4–10.[1] McMains was the head basketball coach of Drexel's ASTU team (a mixed team of civilians and cadets) during the 1943–44 season, tallying a mark of 3–2.[2] McMains was also the director of the physical training program for the cadets. When McMains was unavailable, Gene Carney (A-3) assumed coaching responsibilities as a player-coach. The following season, McMains was named the head coach of the varsity basketball team, which finished the season with a record of 2–11.[3] He also coached baseball, lacrosse, and golf at Drexel.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1903 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 1993 (aged 90) Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1924 | Quantico Marines |
| 1925–1927 | Western Maryland |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–? | Drexel (assistant) |
| 1944–1945 | Drexel |
| 1948 | Drexel |
| Basketball | |
| 1943–1944 | Drexel ASTU |
| 1944–1945 | Drexel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–10 (football) 2–11 (basketball) |
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel Dragons (Independent) (1944–1945) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Drexel | 2–2 | |||||||
| 1945 | Drexel | 2–5 | |||||||
| Drexel Dragons (Independent) (1948) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Drexel | 0–3[n 1] | |||||||
| Drexel: | 4–10 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–10 | ||||||||
Basketball edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel Dragons (Independent) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
| 1943–44 | Drexel ASTU | 3–2 (non-varsity) | |||||||
| 1944–45 | Drexel | 2–11 | |||||||
| Drexel: | 2–11 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–11 | ||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ Ralph Chase was Drexel's head coach for the first five games of the season, after which McMains took over head coaching duties in order to allow Chase to focus on coaching the school's basketball team. Drexel finished the year with an overall record of 0–8.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Maury H. McMainsAthlete, coach, reporter". Baltimore Sun. August 13, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "ASTP Five to Begin Play Soon" (PDF). The Triangle. 14 January 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "McMains Drills Squad As Season Approaches; Rutgers, Haverford, Ursinus To Meet Dragon Quintet" (PDF). drexel.edu. The Triangle. 1 December 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Maury McMains". Drexel University. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "McMains Named Head Grid Coach" (PDF). The Triangle. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved February 6, 2018.