▁and ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁both ▁coming ▁by ▁ 1 3 – 1 2 ▁scores . ▁All - American ▁team mate ▁J esse ▁H ib bs ▁later ▁noted , ▁" I ▁played ▁with ▁Jeff ▁the ▁year ▁we ▁opened ▁the ▁series ▁against ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁He ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁All - America ▁center . ▁That ▁year ▁the ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁center ▁[ B ud ▁Bo ering er ] ▁made ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁Jeff ▁completely ▁out play ed ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁champ ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁field ." ▁C rav ath ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁East – West ▁S hr ine ▁Game . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁C rav ath ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁under ▁Howard ▁Jones ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁team ▁won ▁a ▁national ▁championship . ▁C rav ath ▁next ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Den ver ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 1 – 9 – 1 , ▁and ▁then ▁served ▁one ▁year ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁at ▁Ch aff ey ▁College . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁US C ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁national ▁championship ▁team ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁line ▁coach , ▁and ▁was ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁the