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Ralph C. Kenney

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R. C. Kenney
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915William & Vashti
1922–1923Southwestern (TN)
1925Louisiana Tech
Basketball
1925–1926Louisiana Tech
Baseball
1926Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall7–9–2 (football)
7–7 (basketball)
17–5 (baseball)

R. C. Kenney was a football, basketball, and baseball coach at William & Vashti College and Louisiana Tech University. He was a graduate of Ohio State University.[1] In 1915, Kenney served as the head football coach for William & Vashti College in Aledo, Illinois, and led them to 6 wins and 2 losses.[2] Kenney later became the head coach for Louisiana Tech's football, men's basketball, and baseball teams for the 1925–26 academic year. He coached Louisiana Tech's football team to 1 win, 7 losses, and 2 ties.[3] Kenney was the first basketball coach in Louisiana Tech history and led Louisiana Tech's basketball team to 7 wins and 7 losses in the program's inaugural season.[4] The Bulldogs lost the program's first two games to Centenary, but Kenney recorded Louisiana Tech's first ever basketball victory against Louisiana College. Kenney experienced the most success on the diamond leading Louisiana Tech's baseball team to 17 wins and 5 losses.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
William & Vashti College (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1915)
1915 William & Vashti 6–2 4–2
William & Vashti: 6–2 4–2
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925)
1925 Louisiana Tech 1–7–2
Louisiana Tech: 1–7–2
Total: 7–9–2

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1926)
1925–26 Louisiana Tech 7–7 5–3
Louisiana Tech: 7–7 5–3
Total: 7–7

Baseball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs () (1926)
1926 Louisiana Tech 17–5
Louisiana Tech: 17–5
Total: 17–5

References