J. Ellwood Ludwig

J. Ellwood "Woody" Ludwig (January 12, 1911 – January 29, 2001) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University from 1944 to 1945 and Pennsylvania Military—now known as Widener University—from 1947 to 1952, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–31–3.^[1] Ludwig was the head basketball coach at Bucknell from 1943 to 1947 and Pennsylvania Military from 1947 to 1953, amassing a career college basketball coaching record of 105–73.^[2][3] He was also the head baseball coach at Bucknell in 1944, tallying a mark of 10–2.^[4]

J. Ellwood Ludwig

Biographical details
Born	(1911-01-12)January 12, 1911 Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 29, 2001(2001-01-29) (aged 90) Frederick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930–1933	Penn
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1944–1945	Bucknell
1947–1952	Pennsylvania Military
Basketball
1943–1947	Bucknell
1947–1953	Pennsylvania Military
1955–1961	Sault Ste. Marie HS (MI)
Baseball
1944	Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall	33–31–3 (college football) 106–74 (college basketball) 10–2 (college baseball)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bucknell Bison (Independent) (1944–1945)
1944	Bucknell	7–2–1
1945	Bucknell	2–5
Bucknell:		9–7–1
Pennsylvania Military Cadets (Independent) (1947–1952)
1947	Pennsylvania Military	3–4–1
1948	Pennsylvania Military	8–1
1949	Pennsylvania Military	6–2–1
1950	Pennsylvania Military	3–5
1951	Pennsylvania Military	2–6
1952	Pennsylvania Military	2–6
Pennsylvania Military:		24–24–2
Total:		33–31–3

References

1. "J. Ellwood". pa-roots.org. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
2. "Woody Ludwig Coaching Record". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
3. "Widener 2013–14 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Widener University. 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
4. "Bucknell Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell University. 2022. p. 4. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

External links

• J. Ellwood Ludwig at Find a Grave