Charles Best (football coach)

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Charles M. Best
College	Purdue University
Sport	College football
Career highlights
Overall	17-9-1
Coaching stats
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Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902 1900-1901	Purdue Drake

Charles M. Best was a college football coach in the United States from 1900 until 1903, coaching at Drake University and Purdue University. His lifetime coaching record was 17 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie.

1 Coaching History
- 1.1 Drake University
- 1.2 Purdue University
2 References

[edit] Coaching History

[edit] Drake University

Best was the fifth head college football coach for the Drake University Dragons located in Des Moines, Iowa and he held that position for two seasons, from 1900 until 1901. His overall coaching record at Drake was 10 wins, 7 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 11th at Drake in terms of total wins and fourth at Drake in terms of winning percentage. ^[1]

[edit] Purdue University

Best coached for the 1902 season at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Best had his most successful season at Purdue, posting a rtecord of 7 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie.^[2]

[edit] References

v • d • e Drake Bulldogs Head Football Coaches

Wharton • Williams • Rogers • Potter • Best • Dietz • Monilaw • Heston • Pell • Griffith • Glaze • Banks • Solem • Williams • Green • Kawal • Gaer • O'Connell • Mertes • Wallace • Shelton • Quartaro • Ash • Loney • Creighton

v • d • e Purdue Boilermakers Head Football Coaches

Berg • Reisner • Hare • Ames • Balliet • Hammond • Church • Jamison • Best • Cutts • Hernstein • Witham • Turner • Speik • Horr • Smith • O'Donnell • Scanlon • Dietz • Phelan • Kizer • Elward • Burnham • Isbell • Holcomb • Mollenkopf • DeMoss • Agase • Young • Burtnett • Akers • Colletto • Tiller • Hope