| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1895 Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1970 (aged 75) New Bedford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1919 | Heidelberg |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Heidelberg |
| 1920 | Barberton HS (OH) |
| 1921–1923 | Akron (assistant) |
| 1924–1929 | Heidelberg |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1930 | Heidelberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–18–4 (college football) 41–33 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 OAC (1928) | |
Herman Earl Sayger (January 3, 1895 – January 24, 1970) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Heidelberg College in 1917 and from 1924 to 1929.
Sayger holds the Indiana high school all-time record for most points scored in a game with 113 points (56 FG, 1 FT) in a 154-10 Culver win against Winamac on March 8, 1913 at Culver.
Sayger died on January 24, 1970, at Bedford County Memorial Hospital in New Bedford, Pennsylvania.
Heidelberg has named the gymnasium building in his honor.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Heidelberg | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| Heidelberg Student Princes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1929) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Heidelberg | 3–3–2 | 3–2–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1925 | Heidelberg | 4–4 | 3–4 | T–12th | |||||
| 1926 | Heidelberg | 3–4 | 2–4 | 15th | |||||
| 1927 | Heidelberg | 4–3 | 4–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1928 | Heidelberg | 6–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Heidelberg | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Heidelberg: | 29–18–4 | 20–12–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–18–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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