Walter H. Watkins

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For the rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Cross Keys (RU), Great Britain (RL), Wales, and Salford, see Billy Watkins (rugby).

Walter H. Watkins

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1878-02-23)February 23, 1878^[1] Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	April 6, 1937(1937-04-06) (aged 59)^[2] Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University (1900)
Playing career
1896–99	Baseball, football Princeton^[3]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1900–1901 1901–1902	Alabama Polytechnic Vanderbilt
Head coaching record
Overall	20–5–2
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships 2 SIAA (1900, 1901)

Walter Hudson "Billy" Watkins^[2] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Auburn University from 1900 to 1901, compiling a record of 6–3–1. He also coached the Vanderbilt Commodores for two seasons from 1901 to 1902, compiling a record of 14–2–1. He later worked as an attorney.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Auburn Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1900–1901)
1900	Auburn	4–0	3–0	T–1st
1901	Auburn	2–3–1	2–2–1
Auburn:		6–3–1	5–2–1
Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1901–1902)
1901	Vanderbilt	6–1–1	4–0–1	1st
1902	Vanderbilt	8–1	4–1
Vanderbilt:		14–2–1	8–1–1
Total:		20–5–2

References

↑ Ward, Janice (2012-09-14). "WATKINS, Walter Hudson | Who's Who In TN". Tngenweb.org. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "WALTER WATKINS, TENNESSEE LAWYER - Counsel for Central of Georgia Dies in Memphis-A Former Athlete at Princeton - Article - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. 1937-04-17. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
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External links

Billy Watkins at the College Football Data Warehouse

Auburn Tigers head football coaches

George Petrie (1891–1892)
D. M. Balliet (1892)
George Roy Harvey (1893)
Forrest M. Hall (1894)
John Heisman (1895–1899)
Walter H. Watkins (1900–1901)
Robert S. Kent (1902)
M. S. Harvey (1902)
William Penn Bates (1903)
Mike Donahue (1904–1906)
Willis Kienholz (1907)
Mike Donahue (1908–1922)
Boozer Pitts (1923–1924)
Dave Morey (1925–1927)
Boozer Pitts (1927)
George Bohler (1928–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1929)
Chet A. Wynne (1930–1933)
Jack Meagher (1934–1942)
No team (1943)
Carl M. Voyles (1944–1947)
Earl Brown (1948–1950)
Ralph Jordan (1951–1975)
Doug Barfield (1976–1980)
Pat Dye (1981–1992)
Terry Bowden (1993–1998)
Bill Oliver # (1998)
Tommy Tuberville (1999–2008)
Gene Chizik (2009–2012)
Gus Malzahn (2013– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.

Vanderbilt Commodores head football coaches

Elliott Jones (1890–1892)
W. J. Keller (1893)
Henry Worth Thornton (1894)
C. L. Upton (1895)
R. G. Acton (1896–1898)
James L. Crane (1899–1900)
Walter H. Watkins (1901–1902)
James H. Henry (1903)
Dan McGugin (1904–1917)
Ray Morrison (1918)
Dan McGugin (1919–1934)
Ray Morrison (1935–1939)
Henry Russell Sanders (1940–1942)
Ernest Alley (1943)
Doby Bartling (1944–1945)
Henry Russell Sanders (1946–1948)
Bill Edwards (1949–1952)
Arthur Guepe (1953–1962)
John Green (1963–1966)
Bill Pace (1967–1972)
Steve Sloan (1973–1974)
Fred Pancoast (1975–1978)
George MacIntyre (1979–1985)
Watson Brown (1986–1990)
Gerry DiNardo (1991–1994)
Rod Dowhower (1995–1996)
Woody Widenhofer (1997–2001)
Bobby Johnson (2002–2009)
Robbie Caldwell (2010)
James Franklin (2011–2013)
Derek Mason (2014– )

Persondata
Name	Watkins, Walter H.
Alternative names	Watkins, Walter Hudson; Watkins, Billy
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	February 23, 1878
Place of birth	Meridian, Mississippi
Date of death	April 6, 1937
Place of death	Memphis, Tennessee

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