J. Wilder Tasker

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Coaching career

Tasker became athletic coach at Connecticut Agricultural College—now known as the University of Connecticut—in 1921.[1] He resigned as coach at Connecticut in January 1923.[2] Connecticut's athletic director, Roy J. Guyer, took over coaching of the Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team.[3]

In March 1923, Tasker was hired at athletic director and coach at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.[4]

Later life and death

After leaving from coaching, Tasker ran an insurance business in Orange, New Jersey. He retired in the 1960s and moved to Kilmarnock, Virginia, where he died at his home, on March 14, 1974.[5]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Connecticut Aggies (Athletic League of New England State Colleges) (1921–1922)
1921 Connecticut 3–2–3 0–2
1922 Connecticut 2–6–1 0–3
Connecticut: 5–8–4 0–5
William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1923–1926)
1923 William & Mary 7–3
1924 William & Mary 5–2–1
1925 William & Mary 7–4
1926 William & Mary 7–3
William & Mary Indians (Virginia Conference) (1927)
1927 William & Mary 4–5–1 2–0–1 1st
William and Mary: 30–17–2 2–0–1
Rutgers Queensmen (Middle Three Conference) (1931–1937)
1931 Rutgers 4–3–1 1–1 2nd
1932 Rutgers 6–3–1 2–0 1st
1933 Rutgers 6–3–1 2–0 1st
1934 Rutgers 5–3–1 2–0 1st
1935 Rutgers 4–5 2–0 1st
1936 Rutgers 1–6–1 0–1 T–2nd
1937 Rutgers 5–4 1–1 2nd
Rutgers: 31–27–5 10–3
Total: 66–52–11
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

Template:CBB Yearly Record Start Template:CBB Yearly Record Subhead Template:CBB Yearly Record Entry Template:CBB Yearly Record Entry Template:CBB Yearly Record Subtotal Template:CBB Yearly Record Subhead |- | 1923–24 | William & Mary

             | 8–16 || 3–8 || ||

|- | 1924–25 | William & Mary

             | 13–6 || 7–2 || ||

|- | 1925–26 | William & Mary

             | 8–9 || 3–3 || ||

|- | 1926–27 | William & Mary

             | 7–8 || 4–4 || ||

|- style="background:#ffdd99" | 1927–28 | William & Mary

             | 15–5 || 9–0 || 1st ||

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Baseball

The following table depicts Tasker's record as head baseball coach at Connecticut.[6]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason

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1922 Connecticut 8–9
1923 Connecticut 4–9
Total: 12–18

Notes

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External links

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