Sam Boyle
American football player and coach (1876–1923)
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Samuel Alexander Boyle Jr. (November 28, 1876 – October 30, 1923)[1] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (1898–1899), Pennsylvania State University (1899), and Dickinson College (1900), compiling a career coaching record of 14–12–1.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Rydal, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Boyle in 1895 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 28, 1876 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 1923 (aged 46) Rydal, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1894–1897 | Penn |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1898 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club |
| 1898–1899 | VMI |
| 1899 | Penn State |
| 1900 | Dickinson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–12–1 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-American (1897) | |
Playing career
Boyle played end for the University of Pennsylvania[2] and was declared a first-team All-American in 1897.[3]
Coaching career
Penn State
Boyle was the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University for one season, 1899, compiling a record of 4–6–1.
Dickinson
After one year at Penn State, Boyle became the head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He led the 1900 Dickinson team to a record of 5–4.[4][5]
Other athletic work
Boyle continued to work around sports as an athletic official.[6][7] He also worked as a player-coach for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.[8]
Death
Boyle died on October 30, 1923, at his home in Rydal, Pennsylvania, after suffering from tuberculosis for more than five years.[9][10]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMI Keydets (Independent) (1898–1899) | |||||||||
| 1898 | VMI | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1899 | VMI | 1–0 | |||||||
| VMI: | 5–2 | ||||||||
| Penn State (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Penn State | 4–6–1 | |||||||
| Penn State: | 4–6–1 | ||||||||
| Dickinson Red and White (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Dickinson | 5–4 | |||||||
| Dickinson: | 5–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–12–1 | ||||||||
