Mac Wenskunas

Mac Wenskunas
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1922-06-08)June 8, 1922
Died August 3, 1957(1957-08-03) (aged 35)
near Boody, Illinois
Playing career
1942 Illinois
1945–1946 Illinois
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1953 North Dakota Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall 11–21–1

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]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
North Dakota Agricultural Bison (North Central Conference) (1950–1953)
1950 North Dakota Agricultural 2–70–67th
1951 North Dakota Agricultural 1–5–11–4–16th
1952 North Dakota Agricultural 5–44–22nd
1953 North Dakota Agricultural 3–52–4T–4th
North Dakota Agricultural: 11–21–17–16–1
Total:11–21–1

References

  1. "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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