Charles L. Upton
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1870 Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1936 (aged 65) Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895 | Vanderbilt |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SIAA (1895) | |
Charles Louis Upton (September 10, 1870 – May 25, 1936) was an American physician and college football coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Vanderbilt University, serving for one season, in 1895, and compiling a record of 5–3–1. Upton was born on September 10, 1870, in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. He graduated from Amherst College and received a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Upton practiced medicine in Massachusetts. He died at his home in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on May 25, 1936.[1][2][3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Vanderbilt | 5–3–1 | 3–0 | 1st[n 1] | |||||
| Vanderbilt: | 5–3–1 | 3–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
- ^ No conference members claimed a championship. Some publications dubbed North Carolina the SIAA champions for racking up a 3–0–1 road trip against SIAA opponents. Fuzzy Woodruff said Vanderbilt was the undisputed southeastern champion, but Virginia held preeminence in the entire South.
References
- ^ "Full text of "Outing"". 1885. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ The Comet - Vanderbilt University - Google Books. 1896. Retrieved August 12, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituary—Dr. Charles L. Upton". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. May 27, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved September 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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