George S. Whitney
American football player and coach (1878–1956)
Whitney pictured in The Agromeck 1906, North Carolina State yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1878-03-02)March 2, 1878 Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 5, 1956(1956-05-05) (aged 78) Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1900 | Cornell |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1902 | Union (NY) |
1903–1904 | Sewanee |
1905 | North Carolina A&M |
1906–1907 | Georgia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 33–19–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 SIAA (1903) | |
George Stoddard Whitney (March 2, 1878 – May 5, 1956) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in 1902, at Sewanee: The University of the South from 1903 to 1904, and at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—North Carolina State University—in 1905, and at the University of Georgia from 1906 to 1907, compiling a career college football record of 33–19–3. Whitney played football as a tackle at Cornell University. He died at his home in Schenectady, New York on May 5, 1956.[1]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Union Garnet (Independent) (1902) | |||||||||
1902 | Union | 9–9 | |||||||
Union: | 9–9 | ||||||||
Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
1903 | Sewanee | 7–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
1904 | Sewanee | 7–1 | 4–1 | 5th | |||||
Sewanee: | 14–2 | 9–2 | |||||||
North Carolina A&M Aggies (Independent) (1905) | |||||||||
1905 | North Carolina A&M | 4–1–1 | |||||||
North Carolina A&M: | 4–1–1 | ||||||||
Georgia Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
1906 | Georgia | 2–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 10th | |||||
1907 | Georgia | 4–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
Georgia: | 6–7–2 | 4–6–2 | |||||||
Total: | 33–19–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "G.S. Whitney Rites Slated Tomorrow" (PDF). The Schenectady Gazette. Schenectady, New York. May 5, 1956. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
External links
- George S. Whitney at Find a Grave
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