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W. C. Raftery

American football player and coach

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IntroAmerican football player and coach
PlacesUnited States of America
wasSports coach Basketball coach
Work fieldSports
Gender
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Birth28 July 1887
Death2 July 1965 (aged 77 years)
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William Caulfield Raftery (July 28, 1887 – July 2, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was the 17th head football at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) located in Lexington, Virginia. He held that position for ten seasons, from 1927 until 1936. His career coaching record at VMI was 38–55–5. This ranks him fifth at VMI in total wins and 19th at VMI in winning percentage.
Raftery was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He entered the pharmaceutical business in Ashland, Virginia in 1948, retiring in 1960. Raftery died at his home in Ashland in 1965. He was buried in Lexington, Virginia.

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Washington and Lee Generals (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917)
1917Washington and Lee4–32–12nd
Washington and Lee Generals (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1921)
1919Washington & Lee8–12–15th
1920Washington and Lee5–33–03rd
1921Washington and Lee6–32–01st
Washington and Lee:24–1011–4
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1927–1936)
1927VMI6–42–416th
1928VMI5–3–22–3–115th
1929VMI8–24–27th
1930VMI3–60–523rd
1931VMI3–6–12–417th
1932VMI2–81–418th
1933VMI2–7–12–1–14th
1934VMI1–80–510th
1935VMI2–7–10–3–110th
1936VMI6–45–24th
VMI:38–55–518–33–3
Total:62–55–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

Basketball

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1913–1914, 1922–1925)
1913–14VMI6–6
1922–23VMI8–6
1923–24VMI9–5
1924–25VMI6–5
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1925–1934)
1925–26VMI7–83–513th
1926–27VMI3–120–721st
1927–28VMI7–65–513th
1928–29VMI6–71–722nd
1929–30VMI4–102–617th
1930–31VMI4–122–820th
1931–32VMI0–140–923rd
1932–33VMI4–112–88th
1933–34VMI4–103–67th
VMI:68–11218–61
Total:68–112

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