Alva C. Smith
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1871-11-01)November 1, 1871 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | October 4, 1941(1941-10-04) (aged 69) Narragansett, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Playing career | |
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1891–1894 | Case |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1896–1898 | Case |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–10 |
Alva Cornwall "Ollie" Smith (November 1, 1871 – October 4, 1941) was an American college football player and coach. Born in Cleveland, Smith attended high school at Cleveland's Central High School.[1]
Smith played football at Case School of Applied Science—now known as Case Western Reserve University as a quarterback from 1891 to 1894. Smith captained the Case football team the two seasons, including the undefeated 1893 Case football team. He majored in chemistry and was a member of Zeta Psi Fraternity.[2]
Smith coached at Case for three seasons, from 1896 to 1898, compiling a record of 10–10.[3] He has a 2–1 record against Ohio State and a 2–1 mark against rival Western Reserve.[4][5][6]
He drowned at Narragansett, Rhode Island on October 4, 1941.[7]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Case (Independent) (1896–1898) | |||||||||
1896 | Case | 2–4 | |||||||
1897 | Case | 5–1 | |||||||
1898 | Case | 3–5 | |||||||
Case: | 10–10 | ||||||||
Total: | 10–10 |
References
- ^ Fraternity, Zeta Psi (1899). "Pocket Directory".
- ^ Fraternity, Zeta Psi (1913). "Pocket Directory".
- ^ "Alva C. Smith".
- ^ "Case Football 1896/97".
- ^ "Case Football 1897/98".
- ^ "Case Football 1898/99".
- ^ "Erie Man Drowns at Narragansett, R.I." The Kane Republican. Narragansett, Rhode Island. AP. October 6, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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(1890–1969)
- No coach (1890)
- William Rhodes (1891)
- Edward M. Tillinghast (1891)
- No coach (1892)
- James Beveridge (1893)
- Charles O. Jenkins (1894–1896)
- Henry Scott Stewart (1897)
- David C. MacAndrew (1898–1899)
- Maurice Gordon Clarke (1900)
- Bill Laub (1901)
- E. J. Lawrence (1902)
- Charles J. Boyle (1903)
- Paul Jones (1904–1905)
- William B. Seaman (1906–1909)
- Xen C. Scott (1910)
- Harvey Snyder (1911–1913)
- Walter D. Powell (1914–1916)
- Frank A. Yocum (1917–1918)
- Harry A. Dame (1919–1921)
- Frederick V. Ostergren (1921)
- Ferdinand Holtkamp (1922–1925)
- Gordon Locke (1926–1930)
- Jack C. Davis (1930)
- Ray G. Dauber (1930)
- Tom Keady (1931–1933)
- Sam Willaman (1934)
- Bill Edwards (1935–1940)
- Tom Davies (1941–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Tom Davies (1946–1947)
- Richard W. Luther (1947)
- Mike Scarry (1948–1949)
- Richard W. Luther (1950)
- Edward L. Finnigan (1951–1965)
- Edward W. Lewis (1966–1968)
- Flory Mauriocourt (1969)
(1891–1969)
- Al Newell (1891)
- Unknown (1892–1894)
- Louis Vail (1895)
- Alva C. Smith (1896–1898)
- Joseph H. Edwards (1899–1900)
- John J. Dillon (1901)
- Joseph Wentworth (1902–1906)
- Joe Fogg (1907–1910)
- Xen C. Scott (1911–1913)
- Wesley Englehorn (1914–1916)
- Pat Pasini (1917–1919)
- Harry H. Canfield (1920–1923)
- Robert H. Fletcher (1924–1929)
- Ray A. Ride (1930–1944)
- Joseph J. Carlin (1945)
- Ray A. Ride (1945–1949)
- John L. St. Germaine (1949)
- Lou Saban (1950–1952)
- John L. St. Germaine (1953)
- No team (1954)
- Philip K. Heim (1955–1956)
- Doug Mooney (1957–1969)
(1970–present)
- Flory Mauriocourt (1970–1975)
- Bob Del Rosa (1976–1981)
- Jim Chapman (1982–1986)
- Ron Stuckey (1987–1993)
- Regis Scafe (1994–1998)
- Peter Germano (1999–2000)
- Joe Perella (2001–2003)
- Greg Debeljak (2004–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Greg Debeljak (2021– )
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