Dana Henry Rucker[1] (January 28, 1868 – February 1, 1949) was an American college football player and coach. He was the seventh head football coach at Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—serving for four seasons, in 1891 and again from 1893 to 1895, and compiling record of 3–13–3.[2] Rucker also worked in education at the high school level.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 28, 1868 Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 1949 (aged 81) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1887 | Richmond |
| 1889 | Richmond |
| 1891 | Richmond |
| 1893 | Richmond |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1891 | Richmond |
| 1893–1895 | Richmond |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–13–3 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Colts (Independent) (1891) | |||||||||
| 1891 | Richmond | 0–2 | |||||||
| Richmond Spiders (Independent) (1893–1895) | |||||||||
| 1893 | Richmond | 3–2 | |||||||
| 1894 | Richmond | 0–4–2 | |||||||
| 1895 | Richmond | 0–5–1 | |||||||
| Richmond: | 3–13–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–13–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Chappelear, Nancy (1963). The Chappelear family. Inwood Press. p. 101. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Richmond Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ The Kappa Alpha Journal,Volume 24, Issue 5. Kappa Alpha Order. 1907. p. 718. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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