R. G. Acton
American football player, coach, and physician (1867–1900)
![]() Acton at Harvard, c. 1894 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1867-07-26)July 26, 1867 Kinsale, Ireland |
Died | November 22, 1900(1900-11-22) (aged 33) New York, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1893–1895 | Harvard |
1896–1898 | Vanderbilt |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1896–1898 | Vanderbilt |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–7–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
SIAA (1897) | |
Robert Acton (July 26, 1867 – November 22, 1900) was Irish-American college football player and coach and physician. He attended Harvard Medical School and he played football as a left guard for the Crimson from 1893 to 1895 and was also a member of the rowing team.[1][2] Acton was the fifth head football coach at Vanderbilt University, serving for three seasons, from 1896 to 1898, and compiling a record of 10–7–3.[3] He died on November 22, 1900, at Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan after an overdose of morphine.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896–1898) | |||||||||
1896 | Vanderbilt | 3–2–2 | 3–0–1 | 4th | |||||
1897 | Vanderbilt | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1898 | Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 1–2 | 8th | |||||
Vanderbilt: | 10–7–3 | 7–2–1 | |||||||
Total: | 10–7–3 |
References
- ^ "Caduceus of Kappa Sigma". 1896.
- ^ "Recent Deaths - Dr. Robert Acton". Boston Evening Transcript. November 23, 1900 – via Google News.
- ^ Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, Volume 11. 1896. p. 524.
- ^ "Dr. Robert Acton Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, New York. November 23, 1900. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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Vanderbilt Commodores head football coaches
- Elliott Jones (1890–1892)
- W. J. Keller (1893)
- Henry Worth Thornton (1894)
- Charles L. Upton (1895)
- R. G. Acton (1896–1898)
- James L. Crane (1899–1900)
- Walter H. Watkins (1901–1902)
- James R. Henry (1903)
- Dan McGugin (1904–1917)
- Ray Morrison (1918)
- Dan McGugin (1919–1934)
- Ray Morrison (1935–1939)
- Red Sanders (1940–1942)
- Ernest Alley (1943)
- Doby Bartling (1944–1945)
- Red Sanders (1946–1948)
- Bill Edwards (1949–1952)
- Art Guepe (1953–1962)
- John Green (1963–1966)
- Bill Pace (1967–1972)
- Steve Sloan (1973–1974)
- Fred Pancoast (1975–1978)
- George MacIntyre (1979–1985)
- Watson Brown (1986–1990)
- Gerry DiNardo (1991–1994)
- Rod Dowhower (1995–1996)
- Woody Widenhofer (1997–2001)
- Bobby Johnson (2002–2009)
- Robbie Caldwell (2010)
- James Franklin (2011–2013)
- Derek Mason (2014–2020)
- Todd Fitch # (2020)
- Clark Lea (2021–present)
# denotes interim/acting head coach