Ed Kubale

Edwin C. Kubale (November 22, 1899 – February 4, 1971) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1928 to 1937 and Southwestern Presbyterian University—now known as Rhodes College—in Memphis, Tennessee from 1938 to 1941, compiling a career headcoaching record of 67–47–8. Kubale played college football at the Center position at Centre.

Ed Kubale

Kubale, c. 1921
Biographical details
Born	(1899-11-22)November 22, 1899 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died	February 4, 1971(1971-02-04) (aged 71) Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1920–1923	Centre
Position	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1925–1928	TCU (line)
1929–1937	Centre
1938–1941	Southwestern (TN)
1944	Brooklyn Tigers
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1929–1938	Centre
1938–1942	Southwestern (TN)
Head coaching record
Overall	67–47–8 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 KIAC (1936–1937) 2 Dixie (1938–1939)
Awards
All-American Honorable Mention (1922) 2× All-Southern (1921, 1923)

Centre College

Kubale came to Centre College from Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he played for coach Frank Bridges. Kubale played center for the Centre Praying Colonels. He replaced All-American Red Weaver at the center position in 1921, the same year that Centre upset Harvard 6 to 0.^[1] Walter Camp gave him honorable mention All-America in 1922.^[2] Kubale was captain of the 1923 team.^[3] He was twice selected All-Southern.^[4] Kubale wore number 8.

Coaching career

Kubale coached in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1944 season for the Brooklyn Tigers. During his time with the Tigers he was a co-coach with Frank Bridges and Pete Cawthon.^[5]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Centre Colonels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1930)
1929	Centre	5–3–1	4–0–1	T–2nd
1930	Centre	7–3	5–0	2nd
Centre Colonels (Dixie Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1935)
1931	Centre	8–2–1	1–1 / 5–1	T–4th / 5th
1932	Centre	6–3	2–1 / 4–1	T–3rd / T–7th
1933	Centre	7–3	2–0 / 3–1	2nd / T–8th
1934	Centre	5–5	1–1 / 4–1	T–4th / T–6th
1935	Centre	1–7–1	0–0–1 / 1–1	10th / T–15th
Centre Colonels (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1937)
1936	Centre	5–4	2–0 / 2–0	T–1st / T–4th
1937	Centre	6–2–1	2–0 / 3–0	1st / T–3rd
Centre:		50–32–4
Southwestern Lynx (Dixie Conference) (1938–1941)
1938	Southwestern	7–1–1	4–0	1st
1939	Southwestern	3–5–1	2–0	1st
1940	Southwestern	3–5–1	0–1	5th
1941	Southwestern	4–4–1	0–1	5th
Southwestern:		17–15–4	6–2
Total:		67–47–8
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth