Justa Lindgren

Justa Lindgren
Biographical details
Lindgren pictured in The Illio 1912, Illinois yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1878-07-28)July 28, 1878 Illinois
Died	May 29, 1951(1951-05-29) (aged 72) Urbana, Illinois
Playing career
1898–1901	Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902–1903	Cornell (IA)
1904	Illinois
1905	Illinois (line)
1906	Illinois
1907–1943	Illinois (line)
Head coaching record
Overall	14–16–2

Justa Morris Lindgren (July 28, 1878 – May 29, 1951) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1902 to 1903 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1904—along with Arthur R. Hall, Fred Lowenthal, and Clyde Matthews—and alone in 1906, compiling a record of 14–16–2. Lindgren played football at Illinois from 1898 to 1901 and was the captain of the 1901 team. In addition to his two stints as a head coach, he served a line coach for the team until 1943.

Lindgren was also a chemist. He served on the chemistry staff at the University of Illinois and was an analyst for the Illinois Geological Survey and the State Water Survey.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Cornell Rams () (1902–1903)
1902	Cornell	6–3
1903	Cornell	1–8
Cornell:		4–11
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1904)
1904	Illinois	9–2–1	3–1–1	4th
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1906)
1906	Illinois	1–3–1	1–3	5th
Illinois:		10–5–2	4–4–1
Total:		14–16–2

References

↑ "Justa M. Lindgren". The New York Times. United Press. May 30, 1951. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

External links

Justa Lindgren at the College Football Data Warehouse

Cornell Rams head football coaches

Unknown (1891–1901)
Justa Lindgren (1902–1903)
Frederick A. DuBridge (1904–1905)
Donald Irwin (1906)
Sherman W. Finger (1907–1923)
L. A. Wallace (1924)
Richard Barker (1925–1940)
Walton Koch (1941–1949)
Mike Miller (1950–1952)
James Dutcher (1953–1958)
Jerry Clark (1959–1986)
Steve Miller (1987–2001)
Ray Reasland (2002–2005)
Matt Dillon (2006–2009)
Vince Brautigam (2010– )

Illinois Fighting Illini head football coaches

Scott Williams (1890)
Robert Lackey (1891)
Edward K. Hall (1892–1893)
Louis Vail (1894)
George Huff (1895–1899)
Fred L. Smith (1900)
Edgar Holt (1901–1902)
George W. Woodruff (1903)
Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal & Clyde Matthews (1904)
Fred Lowenthal (1905)
Justa Lindgren (1906)
Arthur R. Hall (1907–1912)
Robert Zuppke (1913–1941)
Ray Eliot (1942–1959)
Pete Elliott (1960–1966)
Jim Valek (1967–1970)
Bob Blackman (1971–1976)
Gary Moeller (1977–1979)
Mike White (1980–1987)
John Mackovic (1988–1991)
Lou Tepper (1991–1996)
Ron Turner (1997–2004)
Ron Zook (2005–2011)
Vic Koenning # (2011)
Tim Beckman (2012–2014)
Bill Cubit (2015)
Lovie Smith (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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