Harry Anderson (coach)

Harry McCLellan Anderson (January 29, 1872 – June 14, 1957)[3] was an American football coach. He served as the sixth head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for the 1898 season. His coaching record at West Virginia was 6–1. [4]

Harry Anderson
Biographical details
Born(1872-01-29)January 29, 1872
Kanawha County, West Virginia
DiedJune 14, 1957(1957-06-14) (aged 85)
Charleston, West Virginia
Alma materWest Virginia University[1]
Princeton University (1896)[2]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896–1897Centre
1898West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall16–3–1

Anderson also served as the head coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky during the 1896 and 1897 seasons.[5]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Centre (Independent) (1896–1897)
1896 Centre 6–0–1
1897 Centre 4–2–1
West Virginia: 10–2–1
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1898)
1898 West Virginia 6–1
West Virginia: 6–1
Total:16–3–1
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References

  1. Harlan, J.C. (1968). History of West Virginia State College, 1891-1965. W. C. Brown Book Company. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta, Volume 21. Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. 1897. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. "West Virginia Vital Research Records". West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. West Virginia Mountaineers football coaching records Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. A History of Princeton '96 to the Time of the Decennial Reunion of the Class. Princeton University. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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