| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1862-02-14)February 14, 1862 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1940(1940-12-10) (aged 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1878 | Penn |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1888–1898 | Swarthmore |
| 1899–1901 | Illinois (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1898–1901 | Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–40–4 |
Jacob Kinzer Shell (February 14, 1862 — December 10, 1940) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Swarthmore College form 1888 to 1898, compiling a record of 58–40–4.[1] Shell was the athletic director at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1888 to 1901.[2] He was also a founder of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Shell died on December 10, 1940, in Philadelphia.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Swarthmore Quakers (Independent) (1888–1890) | |||||||||
| 1888 | Swarthmore | 0–5 | |||||||
| 1889 | Swarthmore | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1890 | Swarthmore | 2–5 | |||||||
| Swarthmore Quakers (Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association) (1891) | |||||||||
| 1891 | Swarthmore | 9–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Swarthmore Quakers (Independent) (1892–1898) | |||||||||
| 1892 | Swarthmore | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1893 | Swarthmore | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1894 | Swarthmore | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1895 | Swarthmore | 7–4–1 | |||||||
| 1896 | Swarthmore | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1897 | Swarthmore | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1898 | Swarthmore | 9–2 | |||||||
| Swarthmore: | 58–40–4 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–40–4 | ||||||||
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