Edward Adam "Jake" Stahl (January 16, 1891 – October 8, 1966) was an

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player and coach. He played

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and tackle positions for the

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teams from 1915 to 1918. He was selected as a second-team All-American in 1918. He also played professional football from 1920 to 1921. Stahl served as the head football coach at

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from 1920 to 1921, compiling a record of 3–7–2.

Biography

Stahl was born in

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. He played high school football in

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, and at

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. Stahl enrolled at the

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, where he played four years of football under coach

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. Stahl was a member of the

teams from 1915 to 1918. During Stahl's time at Pitt, the Panthers were undefeated and ran up a 33-game winning streak before losing to

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by a score of 24–3 in 1919. Pitt's undefeated 1917 team was known as "The Fighting Dentists" because on occasion every position was filled by dental students. The dental students on the 1917 team included Stahl,

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, "Tank" McLaren, and

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. In 1918, Stahl was selected as a second-team All-American by

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and Robert "Tiny" Maxwell. After graduating from Pitt, Stahl played professional football for the Cleveland Tigers (1920–1921) and the

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(1921) of the American Professional Football Association (APFA)—now known as the

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(NFL). After retiring as a player, Stahl became the head football coach at

in Pittsburgh. In 1922, ''

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'' reported that Stahl "has had charge of the Duquesne University teams here for the last two seasons with satisfactory results." Stahl's

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teams compiled records of 3–3–1 in

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and 0–4–1 in

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. After retiring from coaching, Stahl practiced dentistry in

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. He also officiated at high school and college football games for 40 years and was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Officials Association. Stahl was also a member or the

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and the Butler Country Club. Stahl died in October 1966 at

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in Pittsburgh. He was survived by two brothers and was buried at St. Mary Cemetery in Hampton, Pennsylvania.

Head coaching record

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