Jacob K. Shell
# Jacob K. Shell

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. Shell was the athletic director at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1888 to 1901. He was also a founder of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Shell died on December 10, 1940, in Philadelphia.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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: | Swarthmore: | 58–40–4 | 3–2 | |
| Total: | Total: | 58–40–4 | | |
