George S. Whitney

George S. Whitney

Whitney pictured in The Agromeck 1906, North Carolina State yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1878-03-02)March 2, 1878
Binghamton, New York
Died May 5, 1956(1956-05-05) (aged 78)
Schenectady, New York
Playing career
1900 Cornell
Position(s) Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902 Union (NY)
1903–1904 Sewanee
1905 North Carolina A&M
1906–1907 Georgia
Head coaching record
Overall 33–19–3

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SIAA (1903)

George Stoddard Whitney (March 2, 1878 – May 5, 1956) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in 1902, at Sewanee: The University of the South from 1903 to 1904, and at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—North Carolina State University—in 1905, and at the University of Georgia from 1906 to 1907, compiling a career college football record of 33–19–3. Whitney played football as a tackle at Cornell University. He died at his home in Schenectady, New York on May 5, 1956.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Union Dutchmen () (1902)
1902 Union 9–9
Union: 9–9
Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903–1904)
1903 Sewanee 7–1 5–1 T–1st
1904 Sewanee 7–1 4–1 5th
Sewanee: 14–2 9–2
North Carolina A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905)
1905 North Carolina A&M 4–1–1
North Carolina A&M: 4–1–1
Georgia Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906–1907)
1906 Georgia 2–4–1 2–3–1 10th
1907 Georgia 4–3–1 2–3–1 8th
Georgia: 6–7–2 4–6–2
Total: 33–19–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. "G.S. Whitney Rites Slated Tomorrow" (PDF). The Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York). May 5, 1956. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

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