Amos Foster

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Championships = 1908 Ohio Collegiate Championship (Basketball)
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Years = 1902-03 (football)
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CoachYears = 1904-05
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1907-08
1904-09
CoachTeams = Cincinnati (football)
Nebraska (football)
Miami U. (football)
Cincinnati (basketball)
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Amos Foster was an American football and basketball coach in the early 1900’s. He was a 1904 graduate of Dartmouth where he lettered in both basketball and football. After coaching he practiced law in Ohio.

College Athlete

Foster lettered in football in 1902 and 1903 for Dartmouth. Foster helped the 1903 Big Green coached by Fred Folsom to a 9-1 record including the schools first-ever win over Harvard. [ [http://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=48870&SPID=4719&DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=657030 2007 Dartmouth Big Green Football Media Guide] ] Foster was also a three-year letter winner for Dartmouth in basketball, lettering in 1901, 1902 and 1903. During the 1902-03 season he served as team captain and led them to a 7-9 record. [ [http://dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=48790&SPID=4703&DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=718259 2006-07 Dartmouth Big Green Men's Basketball Media Guide] ]

College Coach

University of Cincinnati

Foster was head coach for the Bearcats in both football and basketball. He coached the football team for two seasons 1904 and 1905. In his two years as the Bearcat’s head coach he compiled an overall record of 11-4. Foster’s most successful year at Cincinnati was in 1904 where he led the Bearcats to a 7-1 record. This team scored 182 points during the season and only gave up 10. Include in the 7 wins were shut out victories over University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee and traditional rival Miami University. [ [http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/07-media-guide.html 2007 University of Cincinnati Football Media Guide] ] Foster added a 4-3 mark in 1905 before taking over the head coaching job at the University of Nebraska for the 1906 season. Foster was also the head coach of the basketball squad at Cincinnati form 1904 to 1909. In his five seasons as Bearcats’ head coach he compiled an overall record of 30-10. His most successful season was in 1908 where he led the Bearcats to a 9-0 record and an Ohio Collegiate Championship. Even though Foster left Cincinnati to coach football at other schools he still coached the Bearcats basketball team. [ [http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/110706aaa.html 2006-07 University of Cincinnati Basketball Media Guide] ]

University of Nebraska

Foster replaced Walter C. Booth as head coach of the Nebraska football team for the 1906 season. He spent just one season as coach of the Cornhuskers, leading them to a 6-4 record. cite web | url =http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=920520 | title= Amos Foster – Husker.com | publisher= University of Nebraska | accessdate= 2007-08-11 ] He was able to beat his former school, the University of Cincinnati by a score of 41-0. [ [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31908&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1134395 2007 University of Nebraska Football Media Guide] ]

Miami University

Foster was head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for the 1907 and 1908 seasons. The 1908 team outscored their opponents 113-10 and went 7-0. He left Miami with a record of 13-1. His career winning percentage of .939 is the highest in Miami history ahead of Hall of Fame coaches George Little, Ara Parseghian, Sid Gillman,Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler. [ [http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/05-mediaguide.html 2005 Miami University Football media guide] ]

College Football Coaching Record

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External links

* [http://www.miamihawktalk.com Miami fan site]
* [http://muredhawks.com Miami official site]
* [http://www.ncaa.org NCAA official site]

References