Hovey C. McDonald

Hovey C. McDonald
Biographical details
Born	May 9, 1888; Houston, Missouri, U.S.
Died	June 12, 1941 (aged 53); San Jose, California, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923	San Jose State
Basketball
1924–1935	San Jose State
Wrestling
1918	Oregon State
Soccer
1936–1940	San Jose State
Head coaching record
Overall	0–6 (football); 142–81 (basketball); 26–15–9 (soccer)

Hovey Clyde McDonald (May 9, 1888 – June 12, 1941) was an American football, basketball, wrestling, and soccer coach. He served as the head football coach (1923) and head basketball coach (1924–1935) at San Jose State University in San Jose, California.^[1]^[2] McDonald was also the director of men's physical education at San Jose State from 1927 to 1940.^[3] He died of a heart attack at the age of 53, on June 12, 1941.^[4]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
San Jose State Spartans (California Coast Conference) (1923)
1923	San Jose State	0–6	0–4	9th
San Jose State:		0–6	0–4
Total:		0–6

Basketball

Record table
Season	Team	Overall
San Jose State Spartans (California Coast Conference) (1924–1928)
1923–24	San Jose State	6–7
1924–25	San Jose State	18–3
1925–26	San Jose State	10–9
1926–27	San Jose State	14–7
1927–28	San Jose State	22–4
San Jose State Spartans (Far West Conference) (1928–1935)
1928–29	San Jose State	13–5
1929–30	San Jose State	9–7
1930–31	San Jose State	14–3
1931–32	San Jose State	8–10
1932–33	San Jose State	5–13
1933–34	San Jose State	13–6
1934–35	San Jose State	9–8
San Jose State:		143–80 (.641)
Total:		143–80 (.641)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Soccer

Record table
Season	Team	Overall
San Jose State Spartans (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1936–1939)
1936	San Jose State	2–7–0
1937	San Jose State	3–5–3
1938	San Jose State	10–1–4
1939	San Jose State	1–2–2
San Jose State:		26–15–9 (.610)
Total:		26–15–9 (.610)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ "Football Media Guide". San Jose State Spartans football. 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
↑ "Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). San Jose State Spartans men's basketball. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
↑ "Leadership". San Jose State University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
↑ "San Jose Cage Aide Dies". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. June 14, 1941. p. 17. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] "Football Media Guide". San Jose State Spartans football. 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[2] "Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). San Jose State Spartans men's basketball. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[3] "Leadership". San Jose State University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

[4] "San Jose Cage Aide Dies". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. June 14, 1941. p. 17. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

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