Clyde B. Smith

Clyde B. Smith

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	February 4, 1906 Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Died	July 9, 1976 (aged 70) Tempe, Arizona
Playing career
1926–1928	Geneva
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1933	Red Stone HS (PA)
1934–1937	Indiana (line)
1938–1942	La Crosse State Teachers
1946–1947	La Crosse State Teachers
1948–1951	Indiana
1952–1954	Arizona State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1955–1971	Arizona State
Head coaching record
Overall	52–56–4
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Wisconsin State Teachers Northern Division (1939–1942) 1 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1952)

Clyde B. Smith (February 4, 1906 – July 9, 1976) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers College—now the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (1938–1942, 1946–1947), Indiana University (1948–1951), and Arizona State University (1952–1954), compiling a career college football record of 52–56–4. From 1955 to 1971, he was the athletic director at Arizona State.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
La Crosse State Teachers Eagles (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1938–1942)
1938	La Crosse State Teachers	4–3	3–1	2nd (Northern)
1939	La Crosse State Teachers	3–4	3–1	1st (Northern)
1940	La Crosse State Teachers	6–0	4–0	1st (Northern)
1941	La Crosse State Teachers	5–1	3–1	T–1st (Northern)
1942	La Crosse State Teachers	6–0–1	4–0	1st (Northern)
La Crosse State Teachers Eagles (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1946–1947)
1946	La Crosse State Teachers	2–4–1	1–2–1	T–4th
1947	La Crosse State Teachers	3–4	2–2	3rd
La Crosse State Teachers:		29–16–2	20–7–1
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1948–1951)
1948	Indiana	2–7	2–4	T–5th
1949	Indiana	1–8	0–6	9th
1950	Indiana	3–5–1	1–4	T–8th
1951	Indiana	2–7	1–5	8th
Indiana:		8–27–1	4–19
Arizona State Sun Devils (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1952–1954)
1952	Arizona State	6–3	4–0	1st
1953	Arizona State	4–5–1	1–3	5th
1954	Arizona State	5–5	3–1	2nd
Arizona State:		15–13–1	8–4
Total:		52–56–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

1. AP (July 11, 1976). "Smith funeral plans pending". The Prescott Courier. Retrieved June 18, 2010.

External links

• Clyde B. Smith at the College Football Data Warehouse