James N. Ashmore
Biographical details
Born(1878-11-11)November 11, 1878
Richview, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 1944(1944-04-26) (aged 65)
Danville, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1902–1903Illinois
Position(s)First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1903Washington Agricultural
1904–1906Millikin
1907–1908Western Maryland
1909–1913Millikin
1919–1921Iowa (assistant)
1922–1924DePauw
Basketball
1904–1905Washington Agricultural
1905–1907Millikin
1909–1914Millikin
1914–1917Colorado
1920–1922Iowa
1923–1924DePauw
1926–1931North Carolina
Baseball
1904Washington Agricultural
1905–1906Millikin
1910–1914Millikin
1915–1917Colorado
1920–1922Iowa
1923–1924DePauw
1927–1931North Carolina
1940Millikin
Head coaching record
Overall61–46–9 (football)
178–117 (basketball)
170–99–6 (baseball, excluding Colorado)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 IIAC (1911)

James Newton Ashmore (November 11, 1878 – April 26, 1944) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science—now known as Washington State University—(1903), Millikin University (1904–1906, 1909–1913), Western Maryland College—now known as McDaniel College–(1907–1908), and DePauw University (1922–1924), compiling a career college football record of 61–46–9. Ashmore was also the head basketball coach at Washington Agricultural (1904–1905), Millikin (1905–1907, 1909–1914), the University of Colorado at Boulder (1914–1917), the University of Iowa (1920–1922), DePauw (1923–1924) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1926–1931), tallying a career college basketball mark of 178–117. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Washington Agricultural (1904), Millikin (1905–1906, 1910–1914, 1940), Colorado, (1915–1917), Iowa (1920–1922), DePauw (1923–1924) and North Carolina (1927–1931).

Coaching career

Ashmore was the eighth head coach for the Washington State Cougars football team and held the position for the 1903 season.[1] His coaching record at Washington State was 3–3–2.[2]

Ashmore was the head coach at Western Maryland for the 1907 and 1908 seasons. While there, he compiled a 9–8–3 record.[3]

Late life and death

Ashmore was elected the township assessor of Decatur, Illinois as a Republican. He died on April 26, 1944, at the Veteran's Hospital in Danville, Illinois, following a illness of ten weeks.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Washington Agricultural (Independent) (1903)
1903 Washington Agricultural 3–3–2
Washington Agricultural: 3–3–2
Millikin Big Blue (Independent) (1904–1906)
1904 Millikin 5–3
1905 Millikin 7–2
1906 Millikin 5–2
Western Maryland Green Terror (Independent) (1907–1908)
1907 Western Maryland 4–4–1
1908 Western Maryland 5–4–2
Western Maryland: 9–8–3
Millikin Big Blue (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1909–1913)
1909 Millikin 5–2–1
1910 Millikin 4–4
1911 Millikin 7–2 1st
1912 Millikin 3–5
1913 Millikin 4–3
Millikin: 40–23–1
DePauw Tigers (Independent) (1922–1924)
1922 DePauw 4–3–2
1923 DePauw 4–2–1
1924 DePauw 1–7
DePauw: 9–12–3
Total: 61–46–9
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1926–1931)
1926–27 North Carolina 17–7 7–3 8th
1927–28 North Carolina 17–2 8–1 T–3rd
1928–29 North Carolina 17–8 12–2 2nd
1929–30 North Carolina 14–11 4–7 6th
1930–31 North Carolina 15–9 6–6 T–9th
North Carolina: 80–37 37–19
Total: 80–37

References

  1. ^ Miami Herald Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Washington State University all-time football records
  2. ^ Washington State Cougars coaching records Archived November 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Year-by-Year Results Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), 2005 McDaniel College Media Guide, p. 42–43, McDaniel College, 2005.
  4. ^ "J. N. Ashmore, Assessor, Dies". Herald & Review. Decatur, Illinois. April 28, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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