Jake McCandless

Joey Leigh "Jake" McCandless (c. 1930 – November 5, 2007) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Princeton University from 1969 to 1972, compiling a record of 18–17–1. McCandless also served as acting head basketball coach for the final 15 games of the 1960–61 season, replacing an ailing Franklin Cappon, who suffered a heart attack in January 1961. When Cappon died in November of that year, McCandless was named his successor and led the Princeton team for the 1961–62 season.^[1]

Jake McCandless

Biographical details
Born	c. 1930
Died	(2007-11-05)November 5, 2007 (aged 77) Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1948–1950	Princeton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1953	St. Mark's School (MA)
1954–1957	Kent School (CT)
1958–1968	Princeton (assistant)
1969–1972	Princeton
Basketball
1951–1954	St. Mark's School (MA)
1954–1958	Kent School (CT)
1961–1962	Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall	18–17–1 (college football) 22–16 (college basketball)
Tournaments	Basketball 1–2 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 Ivy (1969) Basketball 1 Ivy (1961)

A native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, McCandless graduated from Beaver Falls High School in 1947. He attended Princeton, where he played college football before graduating in 1951. He began his coaching career at St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts and Kent School in Kent, Connecticut. He returned to Princeton in 1958 as an assistant football coach.^[2] McCandless died at the age of 77, at his home in Ocala, Florida, on November 5, 2007.^[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1969–1972)
1969	Princeton	6–3	6–1	T–1st
1970	Princeton	5–4	3–4	5th
1971	Princeton	4–5	3–4	T–5th
1972	Princeton	3–5–1	2–4–1	T–6th
Princeton:		18–17–1	14–13–1
Total:		18–17–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

College basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1960–1962)
1960–61	Princeton	9–6[n 1]	7–3[n 1]	1st	NCAA University Division Regional Fourth Place
1961–62	Princeton	13–10	10–4	3rd
Princeton:		22–16 (.579)	17–7 (.708)
Total:		22–16 (.579)
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

Notes

1. Franklin Cappon served as head coach for the first 11 games of the season, leading Princeton to a 9–2 overall record and a 4–0 mark in the Ivy League. Princeton finished the season 18–8 overall and 11–3 in the Ivy.