William Penn Bates

William Penn Bates (June 7, 1879 – March 2, 1956) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He played college football as a fullback at Brown University for four years, including as team captain in 1901.[1][2] Bates served as the head football coach at Auburn University in 1903 and at Franklin & Marshall College from 1904 to 1905, compiling a career coaching record of 8–19. Bates was also the head basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall from 1903 to 1905, tallying a mark of 11–9, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1905 to 1906, notching a record of 6–14–1.

William Penn Bates
Bates at Auburn in 1903
Biographical details
Born(1879-06-07)June 7, 1879
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedMarch 2, 1956(1956-03-02) (aged 76)
Sarasota, Florida
Playing career
Football
1898–1901Brown
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1903Auburn
1904–1905Franklin & Marshall
Basketball
1903–1905Franklin & Marshall
Baseball
1905–1906Franklin & Marshall
Head coaching record
Overall8–19 (football)
11–9 (basketball)
6–14–1 (baseball)

Coaching career

After graduating from Brown in 1902, Bates was the head football coach for the 1903 Auburn Tigers football team. His team compiled a record of 4–3.[3]

The following year, he became the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He held that position for the 1904 and 1905 seasons.[4] His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 4–16.

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Auburn Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903)
1903 Auburn 4–32–310th
Auburn: 4–32–3
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (Independent) (1904–1905)
1904 Franklin & Marshall 0–10
1905 Franklin & Marshall 4–6
Franklin & Marshall: 4–16
Total:8–19

References
  1. The Dartmouth. Hanover, NH: The Dartmouth Press. 21 September 1900. p. 230. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. Thacher Howland Guild; Walter Louis Frost; Robert Irving Steere; John Boyden Eaton; James Duncan McLeod; Michael John Linden; Howard Hiram Tucker; Stewart Baker McLeod; Edward Farnham Greene; Arthur Ogden Clift; John Packard Gray; Earnest Palmer Carr; Henry Cleaves Sullivan, eds. (1901). "Liber Brunensis" (Annual). Springfield, MA: Brown University. p. 215. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. George Dunglinson, Jr.; John McDuffie, Jr.; W. M. Wilson; A. W. Merkel; H. McDonnell; W. H. McEniry; A. G. Jones; W. M. Shepard, eds. (1904). "Glomerata" (Annual). Auburn, AL: Alabama Polytechnic Institute. p. 175. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. Shafer, Ian. "Franklin & Marshall College (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
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