big green football served head coach big green football program represented collegiate football competitions adopted football school sport team went prior hiring team won consecutive championships coach highly successful player yale played quarterback teams went year span graduated school coached navy football program year hiring year coaching tenure went conference contests won consecutive championships season thirteen games record setting team included closest loss rival harvard point successful season terms winning percentage squad went tenth best record major teams win percentage fewest games played season seven team managed record included game scoreless streak squad finished season losing record managed opponents final season head coach worst team overall record went conference play season marked largest years overall football program went years coaching season final championship school win conference defunct years later following departure player program leading record year coaching player coach program starting led team win record years tenure coach occasionally remarked beginning acceptance major team prelude fielded football team school challenged game series won contest touchdown tied second following year team played major opponent traveled cambridge massachusetts played harvard crimson blown rivalry harvard formed football team developed 1880s season challenging major opponents prior arrival school won championships seven years coach hired program served position years appointment led school record born raised immigrant parents introduced football student senior year played quarterback served team captain entered yale_university study doctor joined school football team year playing backup remained backup team went undefeated later recognized national champion transitioned quarterback position took starting spot finished playing team regularly time played yale went graduating yale accepted position head coach football team season guided team record aftermath season concluded declined return year instead replaced players time coached program went won consecutive championships team amassed conference record took squad record replaced following season found success program led record years win championship conference folded season following coaching career occasional referee yale later established respected surgeon captain team reflect coaching career william big bill edwards book football days stating man influence thing succeeded laying foundation wonderful results seldom mentioned connection doctor brought early yale football school sense fundamental football greatest intensity spirit hard earned knowledge critical years worked filling enthusiasm years football gained stop growth
Dartmouth Big Green football under William Wurtenburg