Mac Wenskunas
Mac Paul Wenskunas (June 8, 1922 – August 3, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University—from 1950 to 1953, compiling a record of 11–21–1. A native of Georgetown, Illinois, Wenskunas played college football as a center at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He lettered for the Illinois Fighting Illini in 1942, 1945, and 1946. He was captain of the 1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, which won the Big Ten Conference and the 1947 Rose Bowl. Wenskunas died in a car crash on August 3, 1957, near Boody, Illinois.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1922 |
| Died | August 3, 1957 (aged 35) near Boody, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 | Illinois |
| 1945–1946 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1953 | North Dakota State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–21–1 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State Bison (North Central Conference) (1950–1953) | |||||||||
| 1950 | North Dakota State | 2–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1951 | North Dakota State | 1–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1952 | North Dakota State | 5–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1953 | North Dakota State | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| North Dakota State: | 11–21–1 | 7–16–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–21–1 | ||||||||
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References
- "Mac Wenskunas, Ex-Grid Star, Is Victim of Crash". Mt. Vernon Register-News. Mount Vernon, Illinois. Associated Press. August 5, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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