C. E. Woodruff

C. E. Woodruff

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1896	Alma
1899	Nashville
1900	Iowa State
Baseball
1901	Iowa State
Head coaching record
Overall	8–6–3 (football) 4–4 (baseball)

Charles Elmer Woodruff was an American reverend, educator and college football and college baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan in 1896 and Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Iowa State University—in Ames, Iowa in 1900. Woodruff was also the head baseball coach at Iowa State in 1901.

Education

Woodruff graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in 1886 and was later a divinity student at the University of Chicago.[2][3]

Coaching career

Alma

Woodruff was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan for one season, in 1896, compiling a record of 2–0–1.[4]

Nashville

In 1899, he served as the head football coach at the University of Nashville.[5]

Iowa State

In 1900, Iowa State College hired Woodruff as a "director of physical culture and instructor in Latin."[6] Woodruff served as the fifth head coach for the Iowa State football team during the 1900 season. His coaching record at Iowa state was 2–5–1.[7]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Alma Maroon and Cream (Independent) (1896)
1896	Alma	2–0–1
Alma:		2–0–1
Nashville Garnet and Blue (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899)
1899	Nashville	4–1–1	4–1	4th
Nashville:		4–1–1	4–1
Iowa State Cyclones (Independent) (1900)
1900	Iowa State	2–5–1
Iowa State:		2–5–1
Total:		8–6–3

References

1. Within our Bounds: A Centennial History of Alma College, p. 156, The College, 1986.
2. "Changes At The State College". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. July 29, 1900. p. 10. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. General Alumni Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania, 1922. University of Pennsylvania. 1922. p. 64. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Google Books.
4. DeLassus, David. "Alma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
5. "To-morrow's Game Will Be Great". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. November 29, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Earle Dudley Ross, A History of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, p. 221, Iowa State College Press, 1942.
7. DeLassus, David. "Iowa State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2010.