Frank Butterworth

For the English footballer, see Frank Butterworth (footballer).

Frank Seiler Butterworth Sr. (September 21, 1870 – August 21, 1950)^[1] was an American college football player and coach. Butterworth attended Yale University, where he was a fullback on Yale's football teams and a member of the Skull and Bones society.^[1] He was famously enucleated by Bert Waters during "The Bloodbath in Hampden Park". He was selected as an All-American in 1893 and 1894. Butterworth was also a track star and boxer at Yale.^[2] After his college career was over, Butterworth coached football at the University of California, Berkeley (1895–1896) and Yale (1897–1898).^[3] The 1897 Yale football team coached by Butterworth went undefeated with two ties, against Army and Harvard.^[2]

Frank Butterworth

Biographical details
Born	(1870-09-21)September 21, 1870 Warren County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 22, 1950(1950-08-22) (aged 79) Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
1892–1894	Yale
Position(s)	Fullback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1895–1896	California
1897–1898	Yale
Head coaching record
Overall	27–5–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 national (1897)
Awards
2× consensus All-American (1893, 1894)

Butterworth worked for the bankers Bertron & Storrs, was a senior partner with real estate brokers F. S. Butterworth & Company, and was president of the New Haven Hotel Company. He served as a Connecticut State Senator from 1907 to 1909 and was a Second Lieutenant in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I.^[1] Butterworth died in his sleep at age 79 in Connecticut.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
California Golden Bears (Independent) (1895–1896)
1895	California	3–1–1
1896	California	6–2–2
California:		9–3–3
Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1897–1898)
1897	Yale	9–0–2
1898	Yale	9–2
Yale:		18–2–2
Total:		27–5–5
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. "Obituary Record Of Graduates Of The Undergraduate Schools Deceased During The Year 1950-1951" (PDF). Yale University. January 1, 1952. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
2. "Frank Butterworth Dies In His Sleep". Charleston Gazette. August 22, 1950.
3. "Frank S. Butterworth Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2007.

External links

• Frank Butterworth at Find a Grave