| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1875 Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 1954 (aged 78) Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1902 | Penn (assistant) |
| 1903 | Richmond |
| 1904–1906 | Gettysburg |
| 1907–1908 | Earlham |
| 1909–1911 | Gettysburg |
| Basketball | |
| 1907–1909 | Earlham |
| 1908–1914 | Gettysburg |
| Baseball | |
| 1908–1909 | Earlham |
| 1908–1911 | Gettysburg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–31–5 (football) 52–51 (basketball) 14–25–1 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 EVIAA (1903) | |
Frederick Clifton Vail (July 31, 1875 – February 1, 1954) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Richmond in 1903, at Gettysburg College from 1904 to 1906 and again from 1909 to 1911, and at Earlham College from 1907 to 1908, compiling a career college football record of 46–31–5. At Gettysburg, Vail was also the head basketball coach from 1908 to 1914 and the head baseball coach in 1910 and 1911.
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Coaching career
Vail was an assistant at Germantown Academy in Philadelphia and then the University of Pennsylvania under Carl S. Williams.[2][3]
Vail was the 14th head football coach at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, serving for one season, in 1903, and compiling a record of 6–3–1.
Death
Vail died on February 1, 1954, in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Spiders (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Richmond | 6–3–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Richmond: | 6–3–1 | 3–0 | |||||||
| Gettysburg Bullets (Independent) (1904–1906) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Gettysburg | 5–3–2 | |||||||
| 1905 | Gettysburg | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1906 | Gettysburg | 7–1–2 | |||||||
| Earlham Quakers (Independent) (1907–1908) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Earlham | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1908 | Earlham | 2–5 | |||||||
| Earlham: | 7–8 | ||||||||
| Gettysburg Bullets (Independent) (1909–1911) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Gettysburg | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1910 | Gettysburg | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1911 | Gettysburg | 4–5 | |||||||
| Gettysburg: | 33–20–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 46–31–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Bailey, John Wendell (1949). "Football at the University of Richmond, 1878-1948".
- ^ "Vail Selected As Earlham Coach". Evening Item. Richmond, Indiana. July 25, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "New Coach For Earlham". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. August 9, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Vail". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August 9, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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