Louis Vail
Louis "Bucker" DePaul Vail was an American football player and coach. Vail played football at Penn as a quarterback from 1890 to 1893.[1] He served as the fourth head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, coaching for one season in 1894 and compiling a record of 4–4.[2] Vail coached at Case School of Applied Science for one game before the season was cancelled.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Penn Law School |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1890–1893 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1894 | Illinois |
| 1895 | Case |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–5 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Illinois | 4–4 | |||||||
| Illinois: | 4–4 | ||||||||
| Case (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Case | 0–1 | |||||||
| Case: | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–5 | ||||||||
References
- https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/football/teams/team-1893
- "Louis D. Vail Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- "A Gridiron War. Struggle Among Football Teams of Cleveland Schools". Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. October 26, 1895. p. 3.
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