Ion Cortright

Ion Cortright

Cortright pictured in The Cincinnatian 1917, Cincinnati yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1889-06-29)June 29, 1889 Eaton County, Michigan, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1961(1961-06-03) (aged 71) East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1907–1910	Michigan Agricultural
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1911–1913	Michigan Agricultural (assistant)
1914–1915	South Dakota
1916	Cincinnati
1925–1927	North Dakota Agricultural
Basketball
1914–1915	South Dakota
1916–1917	Cincinnati
1925–1926	North Dakota Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall	22–20–6 (football) 38–14 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 NCC (1925)

Ion John Cortright (June 29, 1889 – June 3, 1961) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota (1914–1915), the University of Cincinnati (1916), and North Dakota Agricultural College, now North Dakota State University, (1925–1927), compiling a career college football record of 22–20–6. Cortright was also the head basketball coach at South Dakota for one season in 1914–15, Cincinnati for one season in 1916–17, and North Dakota Agricultural for one season in 1925–26, tallying a career mark of 38–14.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
South Dakota Coyotes (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914	South Dakota	5–2–1
1915	South Dakota	4–2–2
South Dakota:		9–4–3
Cincinnati Bearcats (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1916)
1916	Cincinnati	0–8–1	0–6–1	13th
Cincinnati:		0–8–1	0–6–1
North Dakota Agricultural Bison (North Central Conference) (1925–1927)
1925	North Dakota Agricultural	5–0–2	4–0–2	T–1st
1926	North Dakota Agricultural	5–3	2–3	6th
1927	North Dakota Agricultural	3–5	1–3	5th
North Dakota Agricultural:		13–8–2	7–6–2
Total:		22–20–6
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

External links

• Ion Cortright at Find a Grave