Chet A. Wynne

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Chet A. Wynne
Wynne pictured in Univ. of Kentucky yearbook, 1936
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1898-11-23)November 23, 1898 Long Island, Kansas
Died	July 1967 (aged 68) Oak Park, Illinois
Playing career
1919–1921 1922	Notre Dame Rochester Jeffersons
Position(s)	Fullback [High Hurdles]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1923–1929 1930–1933 1934–1937	Creighton Auburn Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall	74–59–8
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships 2 NCC (1925, 1927) 1 SoCon (1932)

Chester Allen "Chet" Wynne (November 23, 1898 – July 1967) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Creighton University (1923–1929), Auburn University (1930–1933), and the University of Kentucky (1934–1937), compiling a career college football record of 74–59–8. Wynne was born in Long Island, Kansas. He played fullback at the University of Notre Dame from 1919 to 1921 and professionally for the Rochester Jeffersons of the NFL in 1922. At Auburn, Wynne tallied a 22–15–2 record, including a 9–0–1 mark in 1932, when his team won the Southern Conference title. He then coached at the Kentucky where he compiled a 20–19 record. At Kentucky, he also served as Athletic director.^[1] ^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Creighton Bluejays (North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1927)
1923	Creighton	5–5	1–2	T–5th
1924	Creighton	6–1–2	3–1	3rd
1925	Creighton	6–3–1	3–0–1	T–1st
1926	Creighton	4–4–1	2–1–1	4th
1927	Creighton	6–1–1	2–0	T-1st
Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (1928–1929)
1928	Creighton	3–5–1	2–1	2nd
1929	Creighton	2–6	0–3	5th
Creighton:		32–25–6	13–8–2
Auburn Tigers (Southern Conference) (1930–1932)
1930	Auburn	3–7	1–6	21st
1931	Auburn	5–3–1	3–3	T–8th
1932	Auburn	9–0–1	6–0–1	T–1st
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1933)
1933	Auburn	5–5	2–2	T–6th
Auburn:		22–15–2	12–11–1
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (1934–1937)
1934	Kentucky	5–5	1–3	9th
1935	Kentucky	5–4	3–3	T–6th
1936	Kentucky	6–4	1–3	10th
1937	Kentucky	4–6	0–5	12th
Kentucky:		20–19	5–14
Total:		74–59–8
National championship Conference title Conference division title

↑ Stanley, Gregory Kent. Before Big Blue: Sports at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1940. University Press of Kentucky. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-8131-1991-5.
↑ Moyen, Eric A. (2011). Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky: A Progressive President and the Modernization of a Southern University. Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2983-9.

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.

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Edwin Sweetland (1912–1913) John J. Tigert (1913–1917) Stanley A. Boles (1917–1933) Chet A. Wynne (1933–1938) Bernie Shively (1938–1967) Harry Lancaster (1969–1975) Cliff Hagan (1975–1989) C. M. Newton (1989–2000) Larry Ivy (2000–2002) Mitch Barnhart (2002– )

Persondata
Name	Wynne, Chet A.
Alternative names	Wynne, Chester Allen
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	November 23, 1900
Place of birth	Long Island, Kansas
Date of death	1967
Place of death	Oak Park, Illinois

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