| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1911 Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2001 (aged 90) Frederick, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1933 | Penn |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1944–1945 | Bucknell |
| 1947–1952 | Pennsylvania Military |
| Basketball | |
| 1943–1947 | Bucknell |
| 1947–1953 | Pennsylvania Military |
| 1955–1961 | Sault Ste. Marie HS (MI) |
| Baseball | |
| 1944 | Bucknell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–31–3 (college football) 106–74 (college basketball) 10–2 (college baseball) |
J. Ellwood "Woody" Ludwig (January 12, 1911 – January 29, 2001) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University from 1944 to 1945 and Pennsylvania Military—now known as Widener University—from 1947 to 1952, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–31–3.[1] Ludwig was the head basketball coach at Bucknell from 1943 to 1947 and Pennsylvania Military from 1947 to 1953, amassing a career college basketball coaching record of 105–73.[2][3] He was also the head baseball coach at Bucknell in 1944, tallying a mark of 10–2.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell Bison (Independent) (1944–1945) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Bucknell | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1945 | Bucknell | 2–5 | |||||||
| Bucknell: | 9–7–1 | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania Military Cadets (Independent) (1947–1952) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Pennsylvania Military | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Pennsylvania Military | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Pennsylvania Military | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1950 | Pennsylvania Military | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1951 | Pennsylvania Military | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1952 | Pennsylvania Military | 2–6 | |||||||
| Pennsylvania Military: | 24–24–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 33–31–3 | ||||||||