Frederick Everett Jennings (September 23, 1877 – May 24, 1953) was an American lawyer, banker, and

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coach. He served as the head coach at

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in 1900 and amassed a record of 2–4–2.All-Time Coaching Records by Year
, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 6, 2010. Jennings was born on September 23, 1877, in native of Everett, Massachusetts. He attended

, from which he graduated in 1900. While at Dartmouth, Jennings played football as a halfback and earned a

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in 1898.''2009 Football Media Guide''
p. 116, Dartmouth College, 2009. As of 2010, Jennings still holds the school record for most

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s in a game, which he set in 1898 when he scored seven against

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in a 64–6 rout. Charles E. Patterson in ''

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'' named Jennings to his All-American second team in 1899.All-America Addendum -- Part 2
(PDF), p. 5, ''College Football Historical Society Newsletter'', November 2008. Jennings returned to coach his alma mater in 1900, which he did for one season, and amassed a 2–4–2 record. After Dartmouth, Jennings attended and graduated from

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in 1903.Frederick E. Jennings
, ''The Christian Science Monitor'', May 25, 1953. Jennings returned to Dartmouth to serve as an assistant football coach in 1908 and 1909.''The Dartmouth, Volume XXX''
p. 174, December 22, 1908. In 1912, he was an assistant under Frank Cavanaugh. Jennings held professional careers as a lawyer and banker. By 1934, he was serving as president of the Everett Bank and Trust Company and as elected director of the Colonial Beacon Oil Company.FINANCIAL NOTES
''The New York Times'', April 13, 1934. Jennings died on May 24, 1953, at Palmer Memorial Hospital in

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.FREDERICK E. JENNINGS
''The New York Times'', May 25, 1953.

Head coaching record

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