George Washington Woodruff
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| George W. Woodruff | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | February 22, 1864 | |
| Place of birth | Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania | |
| Died | March 24, 1934 (aged 70) | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 142-25-2 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| National Championship: 1895, 1897 | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1885-1888 | Yale | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1892-1901 1903 1905 |
University of Pennsylvania University of Illinois Carlisle Indian School |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1963 | ||
George Washington Woodruff (February 22, 1864 - March 24, 1934) was an American football coach as well as a teacher, lawyer and politician.
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[edit] Football
He was graduate of Yale University in 1889 and the University of Pennsylvania where he earned his LL.B. law degree in 1895. His teammates at Yale included Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pudge Heffelfinger, and Pa Corbin. At Penn he coached Truxton Hare, Carl Williams, and Charles Gelbert. In his ten years of coaching at Pennsylvania, Woodruff compiled a 124-15-2 record while scoring 1777 points and only giving up 88. He also coached one year each at the University of Illinois and Carlisle Indian School.
[edit] Coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl Game | Bowl Opponent | Outcome | Rank# |
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| University of Pennsylvania Quakers (independent) (1892 — 1901) | ||||||||
| 1892 | Pennsylvania | 15-1 | ||||||
| 1893 | Pennsylvania | 12-3 | ||||||
| 1894 | Pennsylvania | 12-0 | ||||||
| 1895 | Pennsylvania | 14-0 | ||||||
| 1896 | Pennsylvania | 14-1 | ||||||
| 1897 | Pennsylvania | 15-0 | ||||||
| 1898 | Pennsylvania | 12-1 | ||||||
| 1899 | Pennsylvania | 8-3-2 | ||||||
| 1900 | Pennsylvania | 12-1 | ||||||
| 1901 | Pennsylvania | 10-5 | ||||||
| At Pennsylvania: | 124-15-2 | |||||||
| University of Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten) (1903 — 1903) | ||||||||
| 1903 | Illinois | 8-6 | 1-5 | 7th | ||||
| At Illinois: | 8-6 | 1-5 | ||||||
| Carlisle Indian Industrial School Indians (independent) (1905 — 1905) | ||||||||
| 1905 | Carlisle | 10-4 | ||||||
| At Carlisle: | 10-4 | |||||||
| Career: | 142-25-2 | |||||||
| National Championship Conference Title | ||||||||
Note: Before 1936, national champions were determined by historical research and retroactive ratings and polls.
1894 Poll Results = Penn: Parke Davis, Princeton: Houlgate, Yale: Billingsley, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1895 Poll Results = Penn: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis, Yale: Parke Davis
1897 Poll Results = Penn: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis, Yale: Parke Davis
[edit] Political career
After coaching Woodruff practiced law and was active in politics. His political career included being Acting Secretary of the Interior under President Theodore Roosevelt and Pennsylvania state attorney-general.
[edit] References
- Year-by-year record at College Football Data Warehouse
- Biography at university of Pennsylvania Archives
- Penn 2006 media guide
- Biography at college football hall of fame
| Preceded by E. O. Wagenhurst |
University of Pennsylvania Head Football Coaches 1992-1901 |
Succeeded by Carl Sheldon Williams |
| Preceded by Ellis Ward |
Penn Head Rowing Coaches 1892 -1995 |
Succeeded by Ellis Ward |
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