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Fox Stanton
William Layton "Fox" Stanton (May 20, 1874 – November 28, 1946) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pomona College from 1908 to 1915, at Occidental College in 1916 and again from 1918 to 1920, and at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1921 to 1941. Stanton also coached a United States Army team from Fort Lewis in the 1918 Rose Bowl. died at the age of 72 on November 28, 1946, in Olympia, Washington.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 20, 1874 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1946 (aged 72) Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1892 | Drexel |
| 1894–1896 | Pennington |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1908–1915 | Pomona |
| 1916 | Occidental |
| 1917 | Camp Lewis |
| 1918–1920 | Occidental |
| 1921–1941 | Caltech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 116–133–18 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 SCC (1916, 1923, 1930–1931) | |
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona Sagehens (Independent) (1908–1914) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Pomona | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | Pomona | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1910 | Pomona | 6–0–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | Pomona | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1912 | Pomona | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1913 | Pomona | 5–1–2 | |||||||
| 1914 | Pomona | 8–1 | |||||||
| Pomona Sagehens (Southern California Conference) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Pomona | 3–4 | |||||||
| Pomona: | 41–13–5 | ||||||||
| Occidental Tigers (Southern California Conference) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Occidental | 6–0–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Camp Lewis (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Camp Lewis | 5–2–1 | L Rose | ||||||
| Camp Lewis: | 5–2–1 | ||||||||
| Occidental Tigers (Southern California Conference) (1918–1920) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Occidental | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1919 | Occidental | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1920 | Occidental | 4–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Occidental: | 16–11–1 | ||||||||
| Caltech Beavers (Southern California Conference) (1921–1933) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Caltech | 3–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1922 | Caltech | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1923 | Caltech | 5–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1924 | Caltech | 3–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1925 | Caltech | 2–6–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1921 | Caltech | 4–3–1 | 3–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1927 | Caltech | 2–5–1 | 2–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1928 | Caltech | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Caltech | 3–6 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1930 | Caltech | 5–3–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1931 | Caltech | 6–2–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Caltech | 2–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1933 | Caltech | 2–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Caltech Beavers (Independent) (1934–1937) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Caltech | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1935 | Caltech | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1936 | Caltech | 0–6–1 | |||||||
| 1937 | Caltech | 0–6–2 | |||||||
| Caltech Beavers (Southern California Conference) (1938–1941) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Caltech | 1–7 | 0–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1939 | Caltech | 2–6 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | Caltech | 2–5–1 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1941 | Caltech | 2–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Caltech: | 54–107–11 | 37–45–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 116–133–18 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "'Fox' Stanton, Noted Football Coach Dies". The San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. November 30, 1946. p. 15. Retrieved October 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
External links edit
- Fox Stanton at Find a Grave