# Gus Ziegler

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American football player and coach (1875–1960)

Gus Ziegler Ziegler pictured in The Blue Hen 1931, Delaware yearbook Biographical details Born (1875-10-24)October 24, 1875 Royersford, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died April 14, 1960(1960-04-14) (aged 84) Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Playing career 1903–1904 Penn 1906–1907 Penn Position Guard Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1908–1910 Mercersburg Academy (PA) 1911 Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) 1913 Penn (assistant) 1914 West Virginia (assistant) 1917 California (assistant) 1920 Penn (assistant line) 1921 Penn (line) 1929–1930 Delaware Head coaching record Overall 6–10–2 (college) Accomplishments and honors Awards 2× consensus All-American (1906, 1907)

**Augustus Bergey Ziegler** (October 24, 1875 – April 14, 1960)[1][2] was an American [football](/source/American_football) player and coach. He played [college football](/source/College_football) at the [University of Pennsylvania](/source/University_of_Pennsylvania), where he was a two-time [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) at [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)). Ziegler served as the head football coach at the [University of Delaware](/source/University_of_Delaware) from 1929 to 1930, compiling a record of 6–10–2.

Ziegler was born in [Royersford, Pennsylvania](/source/Royersford%2C_Pennsylvania). He married Morea Marguerite Drumm on January 20, 1917, in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia).[3]

## Playing career

Ziegler played at the [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) position for the [University of Pennsylvania](/source/University_of_Pennsylvania) from 1903 to 1904 and 1906 to 1907. He was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in both 1906 and 1907.[4][5][6] In 1907, Ziegler led the [Penn Quakers](/source/Penn_Quakers) to their fifth national football championship after finishing the season with an 11–1 record.

## Head coaching record

### College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1929–1930) 1929 Delaware 0–7–1 1930 Delaware 6–3–1 Delaware: 6–10–2 Total: 6–10–2

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-google_1-0)** Hunsberger, G.S.; Huntsberger/Hunsberger Family Association. Executive Committee (1995). [*The Hunsbergers*](https://books.google.com/books?id=G1tVAAAAMAAJ). Vol. 1. Gateway Press. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Gus Ziegler Dies At 84", *Cumberland Times*, April 17, 1960, Cumberland, Maryland

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["'Gus Ziegler' Takes Bride; Quiet Saturday Wedding"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7848016/harrisburg_telegraph/). *Harrisburg Telegraph*. [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania](/source/Harrisburg%2C_Pennsylvania). January 22, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved December 13, 2016 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Camp Selects His All American Team". Trenton Evening Times. December 27, 1903.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Whitney Picks Out the Champ Eleven: All-American Eleven Taken from the East". La Crosse Tribune. December 26, 1903.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Casper Whitney Shuns the West: Eleven Eastern Players Picked for All-American Eleven". Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. December 26, 1903.

## External links

- [Gus Ziegler](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36979578) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens head football coaches No coach (1889–1895) Ira Pierce (1896) Herbert Rice (1897–1901) Clarence A. Short (1902) Nathan Mannakee (1903–1905) Clarence A. Short (1906) E. Pratt King (1907) William McAvoy (1908–1916) Stan Baumgartner (1917) Milton Aronowitz (1918) Burton Shipley (1919–1920) Sylvester Derby (1921) William McAvoy (1922–1924) Frank M. Forstburg (1925–1926) Joseph J. Rothrock (1927–1928) Gus Ziegler (1929–1930) Charles Rogers (1931–1933) Skip Stahley (1934) Lyal Clark (1935–1937) Stephen Grenda (1938–1939) William D. Murray (1940–1942) No team (1943–1945) William D. Murray (1946–1950) David M. Nelson (1951–1965) Tubby Raymond (1966–2001) K. C. Keeler (2002–2012) Dave Brock (2013–2016) Dennis Dottin-Carter # (2016) Danny Rocco (2017–2021) Ryan Carty (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Gus Ziegler—championships, awards, and honors v t e 1907 Penn Quakers football—national champions Dexter W. Draper Pat Dwyer Bob Folwell Howard Fulweiler Bill Hollenback John Macklin Allie Miller Simon F. Pauxtis Hunter Scarlett Gus Ziegler Head coach Carl S. Williams v t e 1906 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Backfield QB Edward Dillon QB Walter Eckersall HB Bill Hollenback HB William F. Knox HB John W. Mayhew FB Paul Veeder Line E Robert Forbes E Caspar Wister T Lucius Horatio Biglow T James Cooney T Charles Osborne G Francis Burr G Elmer Thompson G Gus Ziegler C William Thomas Dunn C William Newman v t e 1907 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Backfield QB Tad Jones HB Edwin Harlan HB Jack Wendell FB Ted Coy FB Peter Hauser FB Jim McCormick Line E Clarence Alcott E Bill Dague E Albert Exendine E Caspar Wister T Lucius Horatio Biglow T Dexter Draper G William Erwin G Gus Ziegler C Patrick Grant C Germany Schulz

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