Wallace Moyle
American football player and coach (1867–1920) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wallace Simon Moyle (May 14, 1867 – September 10, 1920) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Lafayette, Dartmouth, and Brown.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1867-05-14)May 14, 1867 Plymouth, England |
Died | September 20, 1920(1920-09-20) (aged 53) West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.[1] |
Playing career | |
1890 | Yale |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1891–1892 | Lafayette |
1893–1894 | Dartmouth |
1895–1897 | Brown |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 34–38–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Triangular Football League (1893–1894) | |
Moyle attended Yale University, where he played football as an end.[2] He graduated in 1891,[3] and then took over as the head football coach at Lafayette College. Moyle served in that position for two years and amassed a record of 7–16–1.[4] In 1893, Moyle became the first "all-season head coach" at Dartmouth College and posted a 9–7 record during his two-year tenure.[5] The Indians' losses to Harvard, 16–0, and Yale, 28–0, were seen as evidence of improvement under Moyle.[5] By comparison, Yale had routed Dartmouth, 113–0, in 1884, which marked the beginning of the so-called "Yale jinx".[5] Dartmouth was awarded the Triangular Football Conference championship in both years of Moyle's tenure.[6] In 1895, Moyle moved on to Brown University, where he amassed an 18–15–2 record over three years as head coach.[4]