Edmund "Eddie" Dollard was the Syracuse University

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 coach from 1911-1924. His teams compiled a record of 151 wins along with 59 losses, and an overall winning percentage of .719. Dollard guided SU to ll consecutive winning seasons, along with an unblemished 12-0 during the 1913-1914 season. Dollard's tenure at SU was highlighted by the 1917-1918 team, which won the 1917-1918 Helms Foundation Championship, which was the national championship of the day. Dollard left SU after an unsuccessful 1923-1924 campaign where the team went 8-10.