C. E. Woodruff

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C. E. Woodruff
Coaching career (
Alma
1899Nashville
1900Iowa State
Baseball
1901Iowa State
Head coaching record
Overall4–5–2 (football)
4–4 (baseball)

Charles Elmer Woodruff was an American reverend, educator and college football and college baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan in 1896 and Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Iowa State University—in Ames, Iowa in 1900. Woodruff was also the head baseball coach at Iowa State in 1901.

Education

Woodruff graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in 1886 and was later a divinity student at the University of Chicago.[2][3]

Coaching career

Alma

Woodruff was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan for one season, in 1896, compiling a record of 2–0–1.[4]

Nashville

In 1899, he served as the head football coach at the University of Nashville.[5]

Iowa State

In 1900,

Latin."[6] Woodruff served as the fifth head coach for the Iowa State football team during the 1900 season. His coaching record at Iowa state was 2–5–1.[7]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Alma Maroon and Cream
(Independent) (1896)
1896 Alma 2–0–1
Alma: 2–0–1
Iowa State Cyclones (Independent) (1900)
1900 Iowa State 2–5–1
Iowa State: 2–5–1
Total: 4–5–2

References

  1. ^ Within our Bounds: A Centennial History of Alma College, p. 156, The College, 1986.
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  3. ^ General Alumni Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania, 1922. University of Pennsylvania. 1922. p. 64. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ DeLassus, David. "Alma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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  6. ^ Earle Dudley Ross, A History of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, p. 221, Iowa State College Press, 1942.
  7. ^ DeLassus, David. "Iowa State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2010.