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Dennis Mahan Michie (April 10, 1870 – July 1, 1898) was a
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officer and
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coach. He served as the first head football coach and captain at the
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in 1890. He served again as captain of the Army football team in 1891 and again as head football coach in 1892. He compiled a record of 3–2–1 as head coach. Michie attended
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in New Jersey, graduating in 1888. Michie was killed at the Bloody Bend of the San Juan River in the
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.DENNIS M. MICHIE​ - Military history
at University of Chicago Army's home football stadium,
Michie Stadium Michie Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. The home field for the Army Black Knights, it opened in 1924 and has a current seating capacity of 38,000. The stadium sits at t ...
, was dedicated in his honor when it opened in 1924.


Head coaching record


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List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure This is a list of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure, meaning that an individual was a head coach at a college or university for a period, departed, and then returned to the same college or university in the same capacity. ...


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1870 births 1898 deaths Army Black Knights football coaches American military personnel killed in the Spanish–American War United States Army officers United States Military Academy alumni Lawrenceville School alumni People from West Point, New York Sportspeople from New York (state) {{1890s-collegefootball-coach-stub