J. Edward Donnelly

J. Edward Donnelly

Biographical details
Born	(1908-02-20)February 20, 1908 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 13, 1999(1999-03-13) (aged 91) Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930	Chattanooga
Basketball
1930–1931	Chattanooga
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1945	Columbia (assistant backfield)
1947–1951	Boston University (assistant)
1952–1961	Vermont
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1952–1973	Vermont

J. Edward Donnelly (February 20, 1908 – March 13, 1999) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Vermont from 1952 to 1961. He was also the athletic director as Vermont from 1952 to 1973. Donnelly played college football and college basketball at the University of Chattanooga—now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Vermont Catamounts (Yankee Conference) (1952–1961)
1952	Vermont	2–5	0–1	5th
1953	Vermont	3–3–1	0–1	5th
1954	Vermont	5–1–1	1–1	4th
1954	Vermont	3–3–1	0–3	6th
1956	Vermont	2–5	1–2	4th
1957	Vermont	2–5	0–2	5th
1958	Vermont	2–4–1	0–1	5th
1959	Vermont	4–3	0–1	6th
1960	Vermont	1–6	0–2	6th
1961	Vermont	3–3–1	0–2	6th
Vermont:		27–38–5	2–16
Total:		27–38–5