H. R. Schenker

Henry Richard Schenker (April 21, 1882 – May 3, 1922) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin in 1906 and at Mercer University in 1907, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 12–4. Schenker was also the head baseball coach at Texas in the spring of 1907, tallying a mark of 16–8.^[1]

H. R. Schenker

Schenker pictured c. 1906 at Texas
Biographical details
Born	(1882-04-21)April 21, 1882 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 3, 1922(1922-05-03) (aged 40) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906	Texas
1907	Mercer
Baseball
1907	Texas
Head coaching record
Overall	12–4 (football) 16–8 (baseball)

Schenker was born on April 21, 1882, in Holyoke, Massachusetts.^[2] He graduated from Yale University in 1905. He died on May 3, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after suffering from liver cancer.^[3][4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Texas Longhorns (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906)
1906	Texas	9–1	1–1	T–8th
Texas:		9–1	1–1
Mercer Baptists (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907)
1907	Mercer	3–3	0–3	11th
Mercer:		3–3	0–3
Total:		12–4

Baseball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Texas Longhorns (Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907)
1907	Texas	16–8	15–6
Texas:		16–8 (.667)	15–6 (.714)
Total:		16–8 (.667)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion