Charles Firth (coach)
American football player and coach of football and basketball
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| Intro | American football player and coach of football and basketball | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Sports coach | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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Biography
Charles S. "Chas" Firth was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—for one season in 1897 and at Hillsdale College for one season in 1913, compiling a career college football coaching record of 7–5–1. Firth was an alumnus of the University of Chicago.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPI (Independent) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | VPI | 5–2 | |||||||
| VPI: | 5–2 | ||||||||
| Hillsdale Chargers (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Hillsdale | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| Hillsdale: | 2–3–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–5–1 | ||||||||