Jacob K. Shell

Jacob K. Shell
Biographical details
Born	February 14, 1862; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1940 (aged 78); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1878	Penn
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1888–1898	Swarthmore
1899–1901	Illinois (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1898–1901	Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	58–40–4

Jacob Kinzer Shell (February 14, 1862 — December 10, 1940) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Swarthmore College form 1888 to 1898, compiling a record of 58–40–4.^[1] Shell was the athletic director at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1888 to 1901.^[2] He was also a founder of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Shell died on December 10, 1940, in Philadelphia.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Swarthmore Quakers (Independent) (1888–1890)
1888	Swarthmore	0–5
1889	Swarthmore	2–5
1890	Swarthmore	2–5
Swarthmore Quakers (Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association) (1891)
1891	Swarthmore	9–2	3–2	3rd
Swarthmore Quakers (Independent) (1892–1898)
1892	Swarthmore	7–3
1893	Swarthmore	6–2–1
1894	Swarthmore	5–5
1895	Swarthmore	7–4–1
1896	Swarthmore	2–6
1897	Swarthmore	7–3
1898	Swarthmore	9–2
Swarthmore:		58–40–4	3–2
Total:		58–40–4

^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
^ "Whitman announced as new Illini athletics director". Herald & Review. February 18, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
^ "Dr. Jacob K. Shell, AAU Founder, Dies". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. United Press. December 11, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .