Chet A. Wynne

Chet A. Wynne
	Wynne pictured in Univ. of Kentucky yearbook, 1936
Biographical details
Born	November 23, 1898; Long Island, Kansas, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1967 (aged 68); Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1919–1921	Notre Dame
1922	Rochester Jeffersons
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922	Midland
1923–1929	Creighton
1930–1933	Auburn
1934–1937	Kentucky
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1933	Auburn
1933–1938	Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall	81–60–9
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 NIC (1922); 2 NCC (1925, 1927); 1 SoCon (1932)

Chester Allen Wynne (November 23, 1898 – July 17, 1967) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Midland College–now known as Midland University–in Fremont, Nebraska (1922), Creighton University (1923–1929), Auburn University (1930–1933), and the University of Kentucky (1934–1937), compiling a career college football record of 81–60–9. Wynne was born in Long Island, Kansas. He played fullback at the University of Notre Dame from 1919 to 1921 and professionally for the Rochester Jeffersons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. At Auburn, Wynne tallied a 22–15–2 record, including a 9–0–1 mark in 1932, when his team won the Southern Conference title. He then coached at the Kentucky where he compiled a 20–19 record At Kentucky, he also served as athletic director from 1933 to 1938.^[1]^[2] Wynne died on July 17, 1967, at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Midland Warriors (Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference) (1922)
1922	Midland	7–1–1	7–0–1	1st
Creighton:		7–1–1	7–0–1
Creighton Blue and White / Bluejays (North Central Conference) (1923–1927)
1923	Creighton	5–5	1–2	T–5th
1924	Creighton	6–1–2	3–1	3rd
1925	Creighton	6–3–1	3–0–1	T–1st
1926	Creighton	4–4–1	2–1–1	4th
1927	Creighton	6–1–1	2–0	T–1st
Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (1928–1929)
1928	Creighton	3–5–1	2–1	2nd
1929	Creighton	2–6	0–3	5th
Creighton:		32–25–6	13–8–2
Auburn Tigers (Southern Conference) (1930–1932)
1930	Auburn	3–7	1–6	21st
1931	Auburn	5–3–1	3–3	T–8th
1932	Auburn	9–0–1	6–0–1	T–1st
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1933)
1933	Auburn	5–5	2–2	T–6th
Auburn:		22–15–2	12–11–1
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (1934–1937)
1934	Kentucky	5–5	1–3	9th
1935	Kentucky	5–4	3–3	T–6th
1936	Kentucky	6–4	1–3	10th
1937	Kentucky	4–6	0–5	12th
Kentucky:		20–19	5–14
Total:		71–60–9
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ Stanley, Gregory Kent (August 8, 1996). Before Big Blue: Sports at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1940. University Press of Kentucky. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-8131-1991-5.
^ Moyen, Eric A. (2011). Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky: A Progressive President and the Modernization of a Southern University. Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2983-9.
^ "Chester Wynne Dies, Played Under Rockne". Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. Associated Press. July 18, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .