John B. McAuliffe

John B. McAuliffe
	McAuliffe, Dartmouth College football's line coach in 1923
Biographical details
Born	October 16, 1892; Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 30, 1954 (aged 62); Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1913–1915	Dartmouth
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1916	Marquette
1917–1918	Marquette (assistant)
1920–1921	Colby
1922–1924	Dartmouth (line)
1925–1929	Catholic University
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
?–1930	Catholic University
Head coaching record
Overall	25–24–1 (excluding Colby)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	All-American, 1915

John Boyle McAuliffe (October 16, 1892 – October 30, 1954) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Marquette University in 1916, at Colby College from 1920 to 1921, and at Catholic University from 1925 to 1929.

Early life[edit]

McAuliffe was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 16, 1892, to Timothy J. and Anne (Boyle) McAuliffe. His father was a noted stone carver. McAuliffe attended the Worcester Academy and enrolled in Dartmouth College in 1912.^[1]

Playing career[edit]

McAuliffe played college football at Dartmouth from 1913 to 1915 under head coach Frank Cavanaugh. He was the captain of the team in 1915.^[2] That season, McAuliffe was a second team selection by Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune to the All-America Team. After graduating, McAuliffe joined the United States Navy and remained there for the duration of World War I. He spent part of his time in the Navy a gunnery instructor at Harvard College.^[1]

Coaching career[edit]

McAuliffe was the 11th head football coach at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he held that position for the 1916 season. His coaching record at Marquette was 4–3–1.^[3] He continued on at Marquette as an assistant to John J. Ryan in 1917 and 1918. After serving as line coach at his alma mater, Dartmouth, in 1924 under head coach Jesse Hawley, McAuliffe was appointed as head football coach at Catholic University in June 1925. He was living in Fitchburg, Massachusetts at the time.^[4]

Later life[edit]

McAuliffe was an Internal Revenue Service agent in Worcester for the final 21 years of his life. He died on October 30, 1954, at Worcester City Hospital after suffering a coronary thrombosis.^[1]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall
Marquette Blue and Gold (Independent) (1916)
1916	Marquette	4–3–1
Marquette:		4–3–1
Colby Mules (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920–1921)
1920	Colby
1921	Colby
Colby:
Catholic University Cardinals (Independent) (1925–1929)
1925	Catholic University	4–4
1926	Catholic University	3–5
1927	Catholic University	5–3
1928	Catholic University	4–5
1929	Catholic University	5–4
Catholic University:		21–21
Total:

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Deaths". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. December 1954. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "McAuliffe and Tucker, New Dartmouth Leaders". The Boston Globe. December 2, 1914.
^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived April 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^ "McAuliffe Named Coach.; Former Dartmouth Player to Be Football Mentor at Catholic U." (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. June 14, 1925. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

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[Obituary-1] "Deaths". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. December 1954. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[2] "McAuliffe and Tucker, New Dartmouth Leaders". The Boston Globe. December 2, 1914.

[3] College Football Data Warehouse Archived April 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

[mcauliffenamedcoach-4] "McAuliffe Named Coach.; Former Dartmouth Player to Be Football Mentor at Catholic U." (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. June 14, 1925. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

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