Ion Cortright

American football player and sports coach (1889–1961)

Ion Cortright
Biographical details
Cortright pictured in The Cincinnatian 1917, Cincinnati yearbook
Born	(1889-06-29)June 29, 1889 Eaton County, Michigan, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1961(1961-06-03) (aged 71) East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1907–1910	Michigan Agricultural

Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1911–1913	Michigan Agricultural (assistant)
1914–1915	South Dakota
1916	Cincinnati
1925–1927	North Dakota Agricultural
Basketball
1914–1915	South Dakota
1916–1917	Cincinnati
1925–1926	North Dakota Agricultural

Head coaching record
Overall	22–20–6 (football) 38–14 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 NCC (1925)

Ion John Cortright (June 29, 1889 – June 3, 1961)^[1] was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota (1914–1915), the University of Cincinnati (1916), and North Dakota Agricultural College, now North Dakota State University, (1925–1927), compiling a career college football record of 22–20–6. Cortright was also the head basketball coach at South Dakota for one season in 1914–15, Cincinnati for one season in 1916–17, and North Dakota Agricultural for one season in 1925–26, tallying a career mark of 38–14.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
South Dakota Coyotes (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914	South Dakota	5–2–1
1915	South Dakota	4–2–2
South Dakota:		9–4–3
Cincinnati Bearcats (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1916)
1916	Cincinnati	0–8–1	0–6–1	13th
Cincinnati:		0–8–1	0–6–1
North Dakota Agricultural Bison (North Central Conference) (1925–1927)
1925	North Dakota Agricultural	5–0–2	4–0–2	T–1st
1926	North Dakota Agricultural	5–3	2–3	6th
1927	North Dakota Agricultural	3–5	1–3	5th
North Dakota Agricultural:		13–8–2	7–6–2
Total:		22–20–6
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ "Cortright Rites Set", Star-News, June 6, 1961, Pasadena, California

External links

Ion Cortright at Find a Grave

Links to related articles
v t e South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches
No coach (1889) No team (1890–1893) No coach (1894–1895) No team (1896–1897) Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899) James Hutchinson (1900) Ralph Norton (1901) Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909) Joseph Pipal (1910) James Henderson (1911–1913) Ion Cortright (1914–1915) Blaine McKusick (1916–1917) John W. Stewart (1918–1919) Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921) Stub Allison (1922–1926) Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930) Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933) Harry Gamage (1934–1941) Cletus Clinker (1942) No team (1943–1944) Grant Heckenlively (1945) Harry Gamage (1946–1955) Ralph Stewart (1956–1961) Bob Burns (1962) James J. Dougherty (1962) Marv Rist (1963–1965) Joe Salem (1966–1974) Beanie Cooper (1975–1978) Dave Triplett (1979–1988) John Fritsch (1989–1991) Dennis Creehan (1992–1996) Ron Rankin (1997–1998) John Austin (1999–2003) Ed Meierkort (2004–2011) Joe Glenn (2012–2015) Bob Nielson (2016– )

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South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches

No coach (1889)
No team (1890–1893)
No coach (1894–1895)
No team (1896–1897)
Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899)
James Hutchinson (1900)
Ralph Norton (1901)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909)
Joseph Pipal (1910)
James Henderson (1911–1913)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
John W. Stewart (1918–1919)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921)
Stub Allison (1922–1926)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933)
Harry Gamage (1934–1941)
Cletus Clinker (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Grant Heckenlively (1945)
Harry Gamage (1946–1955)
Ralph Stewart (1956–1961)
Bob Burns (1962)
James J. Dougherty (1962)
Marv Rist (1963–1965)
Joe Salem (1966–1974)
Beanie Cooper (1975–1978)
Dave Triplett (1979–1988)
John Fritsch (1989–1991)
Dennis Creehan (1992–1996)
Ron Rankin (1997–1998)
John Austin (1999–2003)
Ed Meierkort (2004–2011)
Joe Glenn (2012–2015)
Bob Nielson (2016– )

v t e South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball head coaches
Arthur H. Whittemore (1908–1910) Joseph Pipal (1910–1911) James Henderson (1911–1914) Ion Cortright (1914–1915) Unknown (1915–1916) Blaine McKusick (1916–1917) Unknown (1917–1918) John W. Stewart (1918–1922) Bert Ekbert (1922–1923) Vincent E. Montgomery (1923–1927) Rube Hoy (1927–1949) George DeKlotz (1949–1952) Rube Hoy (1952–1954) Dwane Clodfelter (1954–1967) Bob Mulcahy (1967–1973) Jack Doyle (1973–1982) Doug Martin (1982–1988) Dave Boots (1988–2013) Joey James # (2013–2014) Craig Smith (2014–2018) Todd Lee (2018–2022) Eric Peterson (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach.

South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball head coaches

Arthur H. Whittemore (1908–1910)
Joseph Pipal (1910–1911)
James Henderson (1911–1914)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Unknown (1915–1916)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
Unknown (1917–1918)
John W. Stewart (1918–1922)
Bert Ekbert (1922–1923)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1923–1927)
Rube Hoy (1927–1949)
George DeKlotz (1949–1952)
Rube Hoy (1952–1954)
Dwane Clodfelter (1954–1967)
Bob Mulcahy (1967–1973)
Jack Doyle (1973–1982)
Doug Martin (1982–1988)
Dave Boots (1988–2013)
Joey James # (2013–2014)
Craig Smith (2014–2018)
Todd Lee (2018–2022)
Eric Peterson (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach.

v t e Cincinnati Bearcats head football coaches
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Cincinnati Bearcats head football coaches

No coach (1885–1893)
W. Durant Berry (1894–1895)
William Ayres Reynolds (1896)
Tom Fennell (1897)
Frank Cavanaugh (1898)
Daniel A. Reed (1899–1900)
Henry S. Pratt (1901)
Anthony Chez (1902–1903)
Amos Foster (1904–1905)
William Foley (1906)
No team (1907)
Ralph Inott (1908)
Robert Burch (1909–1911)
Lowell Dana (1912–1913)
George Little (1914–1915)
Ion Cortright (1916)
Frank Marty (1917)
Boyd Chambers (1918–1921)
George McLaren (1922–1926)
George Babcock (1927–1930)
Dana M. King (1931–1934)
Russ Cohen (1935–1937)
Wade Woodworth # (1937)
Joseph A. Meyer (1938–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Ray Nolting (1945–1948)
Sid Gillman (1949–1954)
George Blackburn (1955–1960)
Chuck Studley (1961–1966)
Homer Rice (1967–1968)
Ray Callahan (1969–1972)
Tony Mason (1973–1976)
Ralph Staub (1977–1980)
Mike Gottfried (1981–1982)
Watson Brown (1983)
Dave Currey (1984–1988)
Tim Murphy (1989–1993)
Rick Minter (1994–2003)
Mark Dantonio (2004–2006)
Brian Kelly (2006–2009)
Jeff Quinn # (2009)
Butch Jones (2010–2012)
Steve Stripling # (2012)
Tommy Tuberville (2013–2016)
Luke Fickell (2017–2022)
Kerry Coombs # (2022)
Scott Satterfield (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches
Henry S. Pratt (1901–1902) Anthony Chez (1902–1904) Amos Foster (1904–1909) C. A. Shroetter (1909–1910) Russ Easton (1910–1914) George Little (1914–1916) Ion Cortright (1916–1917) Whitelaw Morrison (1917–1918) Boyd Chambers (1918–1928) Frank E. Rice (1928–1932) John Halliday (1932–1933) Tay Brown (1933–1937) Rip Van Winkle (1937–1939) Clark Ballard (1939–1942) Robert Reuss (1942–1944) Ray Farnham (1944–1946) John Wiethe (1946–1952) George Smith (1952–1960) Ed Jucker (1960–1965) Tay Baker (1965–1972) Gale Catlett (1972–1978) Ed Badger (1978–1983) Tony Yates (1983–1989) Bob Huggins (1989–2005) Andy Kennedy (2005–2006) Mick Cronin (2006–2019) John Brannen (2019–2021) Wes Miller (2021– )

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches

Henry S. Pratt (1901–1902)
Anthony Chez (1902–1904)
Amos Foster (1904–1909)
C. A. Shroetter (1909–1910)
Russ Easton (1910–1914)
George Little (1914–1916)
Ion Cortright (1916–1917)
Whitelaw Morrison (1917–1918)
Boyd Chambers (1918–1928)
Frank E. Rice (1928–1932)
John Halliday (1932–1933)
Tay Brown (1933–1937)
Rip Van Winkle (1937–1939)
Clark Ballard (1939–1942)
Robert Reuss (1942–1944)
Ray Farnham (1944–1946)
John Wiethe (1946–1952)
George Smith (1952–1960)
Ed Jucker (1960–1965)
Tay Baker (1965–1972)
Gale Catlett (1972–1978)
Ed Badger (1978–1983)
Tony Yates (1983–1989)
Bob Huggins (1989–2005)
Andy Kennedy (2005–2006)
Mick Cronin (2006–2019)
John Brannen (2019–2021)
Wes Miller (2021– )

v t e North Dakota State Bison head football coaches
Henry Luke Bolley (1894–1899) Jack Harrison (1900–1901) Eddie Cochems (1902–1903) A. L. Marshall (1904–1905) Gil Dobie (1906–1907) Paul Magoffin (1908) Arthur Rueber (1909–1912) Howard Wood (1913–1914) Paul J. Davis (1915–1917) No team (1918) Stanley Borleske (1919–1921) Joe Cutting (1922) Stanley Borleske (1923–1924) Ion Cortright (1925–1927) Stanley Borleske & Casey Finnegan (1928) Casey Finnegan (1929–1940) Stan Kostka (1941) Robert A. Lowe (1942) No team (1943–1944) Robert A. Lowe (1945) Stan Kostka (1946–1947) Howard Bliss (1948–1949) Mac Wenskunas (1950–1953) Del Anderson (1954–1955) Les Luymes (1956) Bob Danielson (1957–1962) Darrell Mudra (1963–1965) Ron Erhardt (1966–1972) Ev Kjelbertson (1973–1975) Jim Wacker (1976–1978) Don Morton (1979–1984) Earle Solomonson (1985–1986) Rocky Hager (1987–1996) Bob Babich (1997–2002) Craig Bohl (2003–2013) Chris Klieman (2014–2018) Matt Entz (2019–2023) Tim Polasek (2024– )

North Dakota State Bison head football coaches

Henry Luke Bolley (1894–1899)
Jack Harrison (1900–1901)
Eddie Cochems (1902–1903)
A. L. Marshall (1904–1905)
Gil Dobie (1906–1907)
Paul Magoffin (1908)
Arthur Rueber (1909–1912)
Howard Wood (1913–1914)
Paul J. Davis (1915–1917)
No team (1918)
Stanley Borleske (1919–1921)
Joe Cutting (1922)
Stanley Borleske (1923–1924)
Ion Cortright (1925–1927)
Stanley Borleske & Casey Finnegan (1928)
Casey Finnegan (1929–1940)
Stan Kostka (1941)
Robert A. Lowe (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Robert A. Lowe (1945)
Stan Kostka (1946–1947)
Howard Bliss (1948–1949)
Mac Wenskunas (1950–1953)
Del Anderson (1954–1955)
Les Luymes (1956)
Bob Danielson (1957–1962)
Darrell Mudra (1963–1965)
Ron Erhardt (1966–1972)
Ev Kjelbertson (1973–1975)
Jim Wacker (1976–1978)
Don Morton (1979–1984)
Earle Solomonson (1985–1986)
Rocky Hager (1987–1996)
Bob Babich (1997–2002)
Craig Bohl (2003–2013)
Chris Klieman (2014–2018)
Matt Entz (2019–2023)
Tim Polasek (2024– )

v t e North Dakota State Bison men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1897–1906) Gil Dobie (1906–1908) Paul Magoffin (1908–1909) Arthur Rueber (1909–1913) Howard Wood (1913–1915) Paul J. Davis (1915–1918) Curly Movold (1918–1919) Stanley Borleske (1919–1922) George Dewey (1922–1925) Ion Cortright (1925–1926) Leonard Saalwaechter (1926–1933) Robert A. Lowe (1933–1943) No team (1943–1945) Robert A. Lowe (1945–1946) C. P. Reed (1946–1949) Chuck Bentson (1949–1965) Doug Cowman (1965–1968) Bud Belk (1968–1972) Marv Skaar (1972–1978) Ervin Inniger (1978–1992) Tom Billeter (1992–1997) Ray Giacoletti (1997–2000) Greg McDermott (2000–2001) Tim Miles (2001–2007) Saul Phillips (2007–2014) David Richman (2014– )

North Dakota State Bison men's basketball head coaches