Carl Snavely
Snavely from 1951 Yackety Yack, North Carolina yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1894-07-30)July 30, 1894
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1975(1975-07-12) (aged 80)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1911–1914Lebanon Valley
Baseball
c. 1914Lebanon Valley
1914York White Roses / Lancaster Red Roses
1915Chambersburg Maroons
Position(s)First baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921Marietta (backfield)
1922–1926Bellefonte Academy (PA)
1927–1933Bucknell
1934–1935North Carolina
1936–1944Cornell
1945–1952North Carolina
1953–1958Washington University
Basketball
1921–1922Marietta
Baseball
1922Marietta
1928–1934Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall180–96–16 (college football)
4–14 (college basketball)
34–61 (college baseball)
40–2–3 (high school football)
Bowls0–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (1939)
2 SoCon (1946, 1949)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1965 (profile)

Carl Gray "The Grey Fox" Snavely (July 30, 1894 – July 12, 1975) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University (1927–1933), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1934–1935, 1945–1952), Cornell University (1936–1944), and Washington University in St. Louis (1953–1958), compiling a career college football record of 180–96–16. Snavely was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1965.

Snavley was the head football coach at Bellefonte Academy in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania from 1922 to 1926, tallying a mark of 40–2–3 in five seasons.[1] From 1927 to 1933, Snavely served as the head football coach at Bucknell, where he compiled a 42–16–8 record. From 1934 to 1935, and from 1945 to 1952, he served as the head football coach at North Carolina, where he compiled a 59–35–5 record. He was a proponent of the single wing offense. From 1936 to 1944, he served as the head football coach at Cornell, where he compiled a 46–26–3 record. He was a 1915 graduate of Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania, where he played four years on the football team. He was a 1976 inductee into their athletic Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP#
Bucknell (Independent) (1927–1933)
1927 Bucknell 6–3–1
1928 Bucknell 5–2–3
1929 Bucknell 8–2
1930 Bucknell 6–3
1931 Bucknell 6–0–3
1932 Bucknell 4–4–1
1933 Bucknell 7–2
Bucknell: 42–16–8
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1934–1935)
1934 North Carolina 7–1–1 2–0–1 2nd
1935 North Carolina 8–1 4–1 2nd
Cornell Big Red (Independent) (1936–1944)
1936 Cornell 3–5
1937 Cornell 5–2–1
1938 Cornell 5–1–1 12
1939 Cornell 8–0 4
1940 Cornell 6–2 15
1941 Cornell 5–3
1942 Cornell 3–5–1
1943 Cornell 6–4
1944 Cornell 5–4
Cornell: 46–26–3
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1945–1952)
1945 North Carolina 5–5 2–2 7th
1946 North Carolina 8–2–1 4–0–1 1st L Sugar 9
1947 North Carolina 8–2 4–1 2nd 9
1948 North Carolina 9–1–1 4–0–1 2nd L Sugar 3
1949 North Carolina 7–4 5–0 1st L Cotton 16
1950 North Carolina 3–5–2 3–2–1 2nd
1951 North Carolina 2–8 2–3 T–10th
1952 North Carolina 2–6 1–2 T–9th
North Carolina: 59–35–5 25–21–4
Washington University Bears (NCAA College Division independent) (1953–1958)
1953 Washington University 7–2
1954 Washington University 6–3
1955 Washington University 5–4
1956 Washington University 6–3
1957 Washington University 5–3
1958 Washington University 4–4
Washington University: 33–19
Total: 180–96–16
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Carl Snavely, New Bucknell Coach". Pittston Gazette. Pittston, Pennsylvania. December 6, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved November 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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