# Dwight Stuessy

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American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator

Dwight Stuessy Biographical details Born (1906-06-15)June 15, 1906 Died February 12, 1957(1957-02-12) (aged 50) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Playing career Football 1926–1928 Illinois Position Quarterback Coaching career (HC unless noted) Football, Basketball, Track 1929–1936 Durham HS (NC) 1937–1938 Macalester 1946–1956 Macalester Basketball 1929–1937 Durham HS (NC) 1937–1939 Macalester 1939–1943 William & Mary 1946–1957 Macalester Administrative career (AD unless noted) 1946–1957 Macalester Head coaching record Overall 45–49–7 (college football) Accomplishments and honors Championships 1 MIAC (1947)

**T. Dwight** "**Slip**" **Stuessy** (June 15, 1906 – February 12, 1957) was an American [football](/source/American_football) and [basketball](/source/Basketball) coach and college athletics administrator. He served two stints as the head football coach at [Macalester College](/source/Macalester_College) in [Saint Paul, Minnesota](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota), from 1937 to 1938 and 1946 to 1956, compiling a record of 45–49–7. Stuessy also had two stints as the head basketball coach at Macalester, from 1937 to 1939 and 1946 until his death in early 1957. In between his two runs as Macalester, he was the head basketball coach at the [College of William & Mary](/source/College_of_William_%26_Mary) in [Williamsburg, Virginia](/source/Williamsburg%2C_Virginia), from 1939 to 1943. He led the [William & Mary Tribe](/source/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_men's_basketball) to a 54–39 overall record and a 28–16 mark in [Southern Conference](/source/Southern_Conference) play during his four seasons as coach.[1]

A native of [Woodstock, Illinois](/source/Woodstock%2C_Illinois), Stuessy played [college football](/source/College_football) at the [University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign](/source/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign) as [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) from 1926 to 1928 under head coach [Robert Zuppke](/source/Robert_Zuppke). He was a member of the [1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team](/source/1927_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team), which was recognized as a [national champion](/source/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS). Stuessy died of a heart attack on February 12, 1957, after coaching a basketball game at the [College of St. Thomas](/source/University_of_St._Thomas_(Minnesota)) in [Saint Paul, Minnesota](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota).[2]

## Head coaching record

### College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Macalester Scots (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1937–1938) 1937 Macalester 1–5–1 1–4 7th 1938 Macalester 4–3 2–3 T–5th Macalester Scots (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1956) 1946 Macalester 1–6–1 0–4–1 8th 1947 Macalester 5–0–1 4–0 T–1st 1948 Macalester 6–2 4–1 T–2nd 1949 Macalester 3–4–1 2–3–1 T–5th 1950 Macalester 5–3–1 3–2–1 4th 1951 Macalester 2–7 0–6 T–9th 1952 Macalester 2–4–1 2–2–1 T–4th 1953 Macalester 5–3 4–2 T–3rd 1954 Macalester 2–6 1–5 7th 1955 Macalester 4–3–1 4–2 T–2nd 1956 Macalester 5–3 4–3 T–3rd Macalester: 45–49–7 31–37–4 Total: 45–49–7 National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MDG_1-0)** [William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08](http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080511145330/http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/) May 11, 2008, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). Accessed March 24, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Stuessy Died Happy, Doctor Says; No Warning of Death"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64981867/the-minneapolis-star/). *[The Minneapolis Star](/source/The_Minneapolis_Star)*. [Minneapolis, Minnesota](/source/Minneapolis). February 13, 1957. p. 66. Retrieved December 9, 2020 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

## External links

- [Dwight Stuessy](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31540714) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

v t e Macalester Scots head football coaches George Mueller (1902–1903) Henry O'Brien (1904) Richard U. Jones (1905) No team (1906–1907) Franklin W. Plummer (1908–1910) Louis Christofferson (1911) Roger Wilson (1912) John McGovern (1913–1916) Ralph Thacker (1917–1918) John T. McCallum (1919–1920) E. A. "Cap" Reese (1921) Ralph Thacker (1922–1924) Frank A. R. Mayer (1925–1929) Alan Gowans (1930–1936) Dwight Stuessy (1937–1938) Ollie Olson (1939–1942) No team (1943) Unknown (1944) D. C. Mitchell (1945) Dwight Stuessy (1946–1956) Ralph Lundeen (1957–1958) Ralph McAlister (1959–1963) Bob Lord (1964–1965) Gil Krueger (1966–1968) Dick Borstad (1970–1971) Don Hudson (1972–1975) Clint Ewald (1976–1978) Tom Hosier (1979–1989) Gary Etcheverry (1990–1993) Thomas H. Bell (1994–1997) Dennis Czech (1998–2006) Glenn Caruso (2006–2007) Tony Jennison (2008–2019) No team (2020) Tony Jennison (2021) KiJuan Ware # (2021) Phil Nicolaides (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

v t e William & Mary Tribe men's basketball head coaches J. Merrill Blanchard (1905–1906) H. W. Withers (1906–1907) F. M. Crawford (1907–1911) William J. Young (1911–1913) Dexter W. Draper (1913–1916) Samuel H. Hubbard (1916–1917) Harry Young (1917–1918) Vernon Geddy (1918–1919) James G. Driver (1919–1923) J. Wilder Tasker (1923–1928) L. Tucker Jones (1928–1929) John Kellison (1929–1934) Thomas Dowler (1934–1937) John Kellison (1937–1939) Dwight Stuessy (1939–1943) Rube McCray (1943–1945) Sam B. Holt (1945–1946) Richard F. Gallagher (1946–1947) Barney Wilson (1947–1951) H. Lester Hooker (1951–1952) Boydson Baird (1952–1957) Bill Chambers (1957–1966) Warren Mitchell (1966–1972) Ed Ashnault (1972–1974) George Balanis (1974–1977) Bruce Parkhill (1977–1983) Barry Parkhill (1983–1987) Chuck Swenson (1987–1994) Charlie Woollum (1994–2000) Rick Boyages (2000–2003) Tony Shaver (2003–2019) Dane Fischer (2019–2024) Brian Earl (2024–)

v t e 1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football—national champions Lloyd Burdick Russ Crane Lou Gordon Garland Grange Douglas R. Mills Merwin Mitterwallner Evert Nelson Butch Nowack Robert Reitsch Dwight Stuessy Jud Timm Head coach Robert Zuppke Assistant coach Justa Lindgren

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