Carl Anderson (American football)

Carl Anderson
Anderson pictured in The Lasso 1952, Howard Payne yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1898-09-09)September 9, 1898
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.[1]
DiedApril 30, 1978(1978-04-30) (aged 79)
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Playing career
1921–1923Centre
1924–1925Centenary
1926Geneva
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1927–1928Western Kentucky State Normal (assistant)
1929Western Kentucky State Normal
1930Kansas State (freshmen)
1934–1937Western Kentucky State Teachers
1938–1945Indiana (backfield)
1946–1950Centre
1951–1952Howard Payne
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1951Centre
1951–1953Howard Payne
Head coaching record
Overall45–42–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Texas Conference (1951)

Carl Rudolph Frederick "Swede" Anderson IV (September 9, 1898 – April 30, 1978) was an American college football coach at Western Kentucky University and Howard Payne University. Anderson graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1924,[2] where he played in the backfield with legendary alumnus Bo McMillin. Anderson then followed McMillin to Centenary College of Louisiana and Geneva College.[3] Anderson then served one year as the head football coach at Western Kentucky,[4] before moving to Kansas State as its freshman team coach in 1930.[3] Anderson returned to Western Kentucky as its head coach from 1934 to 1937.[4] He was the backfield coach under McMillin at Indiana from 1938 to 1945.[5] He then returned to his alma mater, Centre College, where he coached the Praying Colonels until 1950.[6] The following season, Anderson became the seventh head football coach at the Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas and held that position from 1951 to 1952. His coaching record at Howard Payne was 7–10.[4] Anderson died in 1978 of a heart attack, in Oceanside, California.[7]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929)
1929 Western Kentucky State Normal 7–3 3–3 T–16th
Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1937)
1934 Western Kentucky State Teachers 4–2–2 4–1–1 T–6th
1935 Western Kentucky State Teachers 7–3 5–2 13th
1936 Western Kentucky State Teachers 6–3 3–2 T–14
1937 Western Kentucky State Teachers 7–1–1 3–0–1 T–3rd
Western Kentucky State Teachers: 24–9–3 18–8–2
Centre Colonels (Independent) (1946–1950)
1946 Centre 0–7
1947 Centre 2–5–1
1948 Centre 4–4
1949 Centre 2–6
1950 Centre 6–1–1
Centre: 14–23–2
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Conference) (1951–1952)
1951 Howard Payne 4–4 3–1 T–1st
1952 Howard Payne 3–6 1–3 T–3rd
Howard Payne: 7–10 4–4
Total: 45–42–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carl (Swede) Anderson Accepts Indiana University Coaching Job". UA1A Students Weekly. Vol. 6, no. 8. News Publishing Company. March 24, 1938. p. 1 – via WKU Archives Records.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Epsilon Chapter of Beta Theta Pi: 100 Years at Centre (1848–1948) Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), Centre College.
  3. ^ a b e-yearbook.com (tm). "Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS), Class of 1931, Page 294 of 434 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college yearbooks, university yearbooks, high school yearbooks, middle school yearbooks, military yearbooks, and naval cruise books | Yearbook pictures | Yearbook photographs | Yearbook photos | Yearbook images". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Carl "Swede" Anderson Records by Year". Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "Former Centenary Grid Star Goes To Indiana". Monroe Morning World. March 20, 1938. p. 9. Retrieved June 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Football Coaches Archived February 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, CentreCyclopedia, Centre College, retrieved July 13, 2009.
  7. ^ "Former coach died recently". The Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. June 1, 1978. p. 20-A. Retrieved April 25, 2019 – via Google News.