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Aug 12, 2024 · John Pont – still the only Indiana coach to lead the Hoosiers to the Rose Bowl. WHY CHANGE? Dickens started well with a 5-3-1 mark in his first season in 1958.
He was a member of the Cradle of Coaches and the Miami and Indiana Athletic Halls of Fame as well as Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Despite rumors that he would stay at Indiana, Pont signed a five-year contract to succeed Alex Agase at Northwestern University on December 23, 1972. [ 4 ]
Jul 4, 2008 · NEW YORK - John Pont, the personification of the football-coaching lifer who was best remembered for taking Indiana University to the 1968 Rose Bowl, the first bowl game in team history, died...
Jan 1, 2021 · In 1967, the Indiana football team was coming off a one-win season and gearing up for John Pont’s third year as the head coach. And there were no expectations that season would turn out so...
The Hoosiers were coached by John Pont, who was hired before the 1965 season, following Indiana's 20-41 run across seven seasons under coach Phil Dickens. Pont came from Yale, where he went...
Coaching Honors: Had two MAC Championships in 1957, 1958; Miami team played in Tangerine Bowl 1962; coached Indiana to Big Ten Co-Championship 1967 and the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1968; received Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, Walter Camp Coach of the Year, NCAA Division 1 Coach of the Year, Football Writers Coach of the Year, and American Football ...
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Aug 14, 2024 · WHY CHANGE? Pont got off to a slow start in his first two seasons, but year three in 1967 proved to be the all-time zenith for Indiana football. The Hoosiers stormed out of the gate with an...
