Fielding H. Yost

Fielding H. Yost

Yost in 1902
Biographical details
Born	(1871-04-30)April 30, 1871 Fairview, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 20, 1946(1946-08-20) (aged 75) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1894–1896	West Virginia
1896	Lafayette
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897	Ohio Wesleyan
1898	Nebraska
1899	Kansas
1900	Stanford
1900	San Jose State
1901–1923	Michigan
1925–1926	Michigan
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1921–1940	Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall	198–35–12
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 national (1901–1904, 1918, 1923) 10 Western / Big Ten (1901–1904, 1906, 1918, 1922–1923, 1925–1926)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile)

Fielding Harris Yost (/joʊst/; April 30, 1871 – August 20, 1946) was an American college football player, coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at: Ohio Wesleyan University, the University of Nebraska, the University of Kansas, Stanford University, San Jose State University, and the University of Michigan, compiling a coaching career record of 198–35–12. During his 25 seasons as the head football coach at Ann Arbor, Yost's Michigan Wolverines won six national championships, captured ten Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 165–29–10.

From 1901 to 1905, his "Point-a-Minute" squads had a record of 55–1–1, outscoring their opponents by a margin of 2,821–42. The 1901 team beat Stanford, 49–0, in the 1902 Rose Bowl, the first college football bowl game. Under Yost, Michigan won four straight national championships from 1901 to 1904 and two more in 1918 and 1923.

In 1921, Yost became Michigan's athletic director and served in that capacity until 1940. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951.^[1] Yost was also a successful business person, lawyer, and author; but he is best known as a leading figure in pioneering the development of college football into a national phenomenon.