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John Pont
American football player and coach, college athletic administrator

John Pont

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American football player and coach, college athletic administrator
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Canton, USA
Place of death
Oxford, USA
Age
80 years
Sports Teams
Miami RedHawks
John Pont
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Biography

John Pont (November 13, 1927 – July 1, 2008) was an American football player and coach.He served as head coach at Miami University, Yale University, Northwestern University and Indiana University. He was the only Indiana University coach to take a team to the Rose Bowl. Later in his career, Pont was recruited to start a football program at Cincinnati's College of Mount St. Joseph. He later served as coach and consultant in creating a semi-professional football league in Japan. He was honored as NCAA Division I-A coach of the year in 1967, the year his Hoosiers appeared in the Rose Bowl. He was a member of the Cradle of Coaches and the Miami and Indiana Athletic Halls of Fame as well as Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.

Pont's number 42 displayed at Yager Stadium. Pont is one of four football players to have his number retired by Miami University.

Pont was born on November 13, 1927 in Canton, Ohio to Bautista and Suzannah Pont.He graduated from Timken High School in Canton.As an undergraduate at Miami University, Pont was an outstanding halfback, playing for coaches Woody Hayes and Ara Parseghian, and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. After a serving a tour as a Navy submariner, Pont played professional football in Canada. He and several of his "Cradle of Coaches" compatriots are the subject of the book Fields of Honor, written by Pont's niece, Sally Pont. Pont died at his home in Oxford, Ohio on July 1, 2008.

Playing career

After playing college football at Miami University, Pont went to Canada and played with Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, where he won the Imperial Oil Trophy as league MVP in 1952.

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsCoachesAP
Miami Redskins (Mid-American Conference)
1956Miami7–1–14–0–12nd
1957Miami6–35–01st
1958Miami6–35–01st
1959Miami5–43–23rd
1960Miami5–52–34th
1961Miami6–43–23rd
1962Miami8–2–13–1–13rdL Tangerine
Miami:43–22–225–8–2
Yale Bulldogs (Ivy League)
1963Yale6–34–3T–4th
1964Yale6–2–14–2–13rd
Yale:12–5–18–5–1
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference)
1965Indiana2–81–69th
1966Indiana1–8–11–5–19th
1967Indiana9–26–1T–1stL Rose64
1968Indiana6–44–3T–5th
1969Indiana4–63–4T–5th
1970Indiana1–91–6T–9th
1971Indiana3–82–69th
1972Indiana5–63–5T–6th
Indiana:31–51–121–36–1
Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference)
1973Northwestern5–64–4T–4th
1974Northwestern2–82–6T–7th
1975Northwestern3–82–69th
1976Northwestern1–101–710th
1977Northwestern1–101–810th
Northwestern:12–4310–31
Mount St. Joseph Lions (NAIA Division II independent)
1990Mount St. Joseph1–9
1991Mount St. Joseph4–6
1992Mount St. Joseph4–5
Mount St. Joseph:9–20
Total:107–141–4
  • Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
  • Rankings from final AP Poll.
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