Louis Clark (American football coach)

For the former Seattle Seahawks player, see Louis Clark (American football).

Louis Clark
Playing career
Sport(s)	Football
1908–1911	Dayton Flyers
1915–1916	Dayton Triangles
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1913	Dayton Flyers
1913–1914	Dayton Triangles
1917–1918	Dayton Flyers
Head coaching record
Overall	12–4–1 (college) 12–5 (professional)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Louis "Foose" Clark was an American football player and coach at both the college and professional levels. He played for the University of Dayton from the 1908 through 1911 seasons before becoming their head coach.^[1] Clark was also the first head coach of the Dayton Triangles, an early professional football franchise that entered into the National Football League after Clark's playing and coaching careers for the team were over.^[2]

At the University of Dayton, Clark compiled an overall head coaching record of 12–4–1 in three seasons.^[3] Professionally, Clark coached the Triangles to an overall mark of 12–5, including back-to-back Ohio City championships in 1913 and 1914.^[2] Clark was also a player on the team during the 1915 and 1916 seasons.^[4]^[5]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall
Dayton Flyers (NCAA Independent) (1913)
1913	Dayton	4–1–1
Dayton Flyers (NCAA Independent) (1917–1918)
1917	Dayton	7–2
1918	Dayton	1–1
Total:		12–4–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Professional

Team	Year	Regular Season					Postseason
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
DAY	1913	7	0	0	1.000	No official standings	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DAY	1914	5	5	0	0.500	No official standings	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total		12	5	0	.705		–	–	–
Overall Total		12	5	0	.705	Ohio City Championships (2)

References

↑ "2010 Dayton Flyers football media guide". History. ISSUU. 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
1 2 Griffith, R. D. (2012). To the NFL: You Sure Started Somethin': A Historical Guide of All 32 NFL Teams and the Cities They've Played In (1 ed.). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4349-1681-5.
↑ "Louis "Foose" Clark Records by Year". cfbdatawarehouse.com. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
↑ "Dayton Gym-Cadets: 1915". DaytonTriangles.com. 2001. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
↑ "Dayton Triangles: 1916". DaytonTriangles.com. 2001. Retrieved June 3, 2014.

Dayton Flyers head football coaches

William Schoen (1905)
J. G. Freshour (1906–1907)
Matthew Hill (1908)
George Binlein (1909)
Orville Smith (1910)
Roland Bevan (1911–1912)
Louis Clark (1913)
Alfred McCray (1914–1916)
Louis Clark (1917–1918)
Harry Solimano (1919)
Bud Talbott (1920)
Charley Way (1921)
Bud Talbott (1921)
Van F. Hill (1922)
Harry Baujan (1923–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Harry Baujan (1946)
Joseph Gavin (1947–1953)
Hugh Devore (1954–1955)
Bud Kerr (1956–1959)
Stan Zajdel (1960–1962)
Pete Ankney (1963–1964)
John McVay (1965–1972)
Ron Marciniak (1973–1976)
Rick E. Carter (1977–1980)
Mike Kelly (1981–2007)
Rick Chamberlin (2008– )

Dayton Triangles head coaches

Louis Clark (1913–1914) Al Mahrt (1915) Bud Talbott (1916–1917) Greasy Neale (1918) Bud Talbott (1919–1921) Carl Storck (1922–1926) Lou Mahrt (1927) Faye Abbott (1928–1929)

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