Charles Firth (coach)
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| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1896 | Chicago |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1897 | VPI |
| 1913 | Hillsdale |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1912 | Central (IA) |
| 1913–1914 | Hillsdale |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–5–1 (football) 7–11 (basketball) |
Charles S. Firth was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—for one season in 1897 and at Hillsdale College for one season in 1913, compiling a career college football coaching record of 7–5–1. Firth was an alumnus of the University of Chicago.[1]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPI (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | VPI | 5–2 | |||||||
| VPI: | 5–2 | ||||||||
| Hillsdale Dales (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Hillsdale | 2–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Hillsdale: | 2–3–1 | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–5–1 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Walsh, C.; Whittle, G.; Intercollegiate Football, Inc. (Saint Paul, Minn.). (1934). Intercollegiate football: a complete pictorial and statistical review from 1869 to 1934. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., for Intercollegiate Football, Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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