Justa Lindgren

Justa Morris Lindgren (July 28, 1878 – May 29, 1951) was an American college football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1902 to 1903 and the University of Illinois in 1904—along with Arthur R. Hall, Fred Lowenthal, and Clyde Mathews—and alone in 1906, compiling a career coaching record of 14–16–2.^[1] Lindgren played football at Illinois from 1898 to 1901 and was the captain of the 1901 team. In addition to his two stints as a head coach, he served a line coach for the team until 1943.

Justa Lindgren

Lindgren pictured in The Illio 1912, Illinois yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1878-07-28)July 28, 1878 Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 29, 1951(1951-05-29) (aged 72) Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1898–1901	Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902–1903	Cornell (IA)
1904	Illinois
1905	Illinois (line)
1906	Illinois
1907–1943	Illinois (line)
Head coaching record
Overall	14–16–2

Lindgren was also a chemist. He served on the chemistry staff at the University of Illinois and was an analyst for the Illinois Geological Survey and the State Water Survey.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Cornell Purple (Independent) (1902–1903)
1902	Cornell	6–3
1903	Cornell	1–8
Cornell:		4–11
Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1904)
1904	Illinois	9–2–1	3–1–1	4th
Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1906)
1906	Illinois	1–3–1	1–3	5th
Illinois:		10–5–2	4–4–1
Total:		14–16–2