Mel Merritt

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Melville P. "Mel" Merritt
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1897-11-11)November 11, 1897 Middleton, Massachusetts
Died	August 22, 1986(1986-08-22) (aged 88) Palm Beach, Florida
Playing career
1919	Dartmouth
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1928 1929	Allegheny Dartmouth (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	8–15–2 (.360)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Melville Pettengill "Mel" Merritt^[1] was an American football player and coach in the United States.^[2]^[3]

Coaching career

Merritt was the head college football coach for the Allegheny Gators located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He held that position for 3 seasons, from 1926 until 1928. His coaching record at Allegheny was 8 wins, 15 losses and 2 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #14 at Allegheny in total wins and #24 at the school in winning percentage (.360).^[4]

References

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↑ DeLassus, David. "Allegheny Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 24, 2010.

External links

Mel Merritt at the College Football Data Warehouse

Allegheny Gators head football coaches

No coach (1893–1894)
No team (1895)
No coach (1896)
Charles N. Crosby (1897)
Martin Smallwood (1898)
Alonzo G. Brown (1899)
Fred E. Heckel (1900)
Edward N. Eisenberg (1901)
William C. Whelan (1902)
Walter E. Bachman (1903)
Branch Rickey (1904–1905)
Clifford B. Lewis (1906)
H. J. Sheets (1907–1908)
E. J. Stewart (1909–1910)
David L. Dunlap (1911–1912)
Charles Hammett (1913–1917)
Carl A. Gilbert (1918)
Charles Hammett (1919)
Clarence Applegran (1920)
Herb McCracken (1921–1923)
Tom Davies (1924–1925)
Mel Merritt (1926–1928)
Harry W. Crum (1929–1931)
Waldo S. Tippin (1932–1934)
Karl J. Lawrence (1935–1940)
Alfred C. Werner (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bob Garbark (1946)
Bill Daddio (1947–1951)
David C. Henderson (1952–1953)
William R. Moore (1954–1957)
John R. Chuckran (1958–1969)
Sam T. Timer (1970–1983)
Robert Wolfe (1984–1985)
Peter Vaas (1986–1989)
Ken O'Keefe (1990–1997)
Blair Hrovat (1998–2001)
Mark Matlak (2002– )

Persondata
Name	Merritt, Melville
Alternative names	Coach Merritt
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	November 11, 1897
Place of birth	Middleton, Massachusetts
Date of death	August 22, 1986
Place of death	Palm Beach, Florida

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