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Israel George Levene or Izzy Levene (May 1, 1885 - November 12, 1930) was the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1907 to 1909. The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ...
Head Coaching Career
During his three year tenure, he compiled a 15-10-3 record. His best season came in 1907, when his team went 7-2-1. His worst season came in 1909, when his team went 1-6-2, with the one win comming against Transylvania, Kentucky. In 1922, he served as the head coach of Wake Forest. He compiled a 3-5-2 record there. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Wake Forest University is a private coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, renown for its programs in the liberal arts. ...
Assistant Coaching Career Levene coached under head coach John Heisman at the University of Pennsylvania.[1] John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a prominent American football player and college football coach in the early era of the sport and is the namesake of the Heisman Trophy awarded annually to the seasons best college football player. ...
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn is the moniker used by the university itself [2]) is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
Career as a Player He played his college football at the University of Pennsylvania, and was named a 2 time All-American in 1905 and 1906. In 1905, Penn went 12-0-1. He was known for being a football player who worked hard to help out his team, as well as one of the first good pass catching ends. (The forward pass was legalized for the 1906 season).[2] The University of Pennsylvania (Penn is the moniker used by the university itself [2]) is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
After coaching, Levene was a football official and later wrote a book, Twenty Modern Football Plays.
External links - Information
- UT Sports Coaching Records
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons Head Football Coaches | | Dowd • Riddick • Sikes • Hall Jr. • Myers • Rowe • Thompson • Smith • Billings • MacDonnell • Rabenhorst • White • Levene • Garrity • Baldwin • Cofall • Miller • Weaver • Walker • Rogers • Amen • Hildebrand • Tate • Stoll • Harper • Mills • Mackovic • Groh • Dooley • Caldwell • Grobe | |
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