John Felton (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1883 Bedford County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1961 (aged 77) Bedford County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dickinson (1912) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1912–1913 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 1914 | Western Maryland |
| 1916 | Muskingum |
| 1921 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–23 |
John Lincoln Felton (December 24, 1883 – February 7, 1961) was an American college football coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia from 1912 to 1913, as co-head coach with Mont McIntire, and in 1921.[1] Felton was also the head football coach at McDaniel College (then known as Western Maryland College) in 1914 and at Muskingum College in Ohio in 1916.[2] He was a graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (Independent) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 8–0 | |||||||
| 1913 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 5–3 | |||||||
| Western Maryland Green Terror (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Western Maryland | 4–6 | |||||||
| Western Maryland: | 4–6 | ||||||||
| Muskingum Fighting Muskies (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Muskingum | 2–7 | |||||||
| Muskingum: | 2–7 | ||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (Independent) (1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 0–7 | |||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan: | 13–10 | ||||||||
| Total: | 19–23 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ The Carlisle Arrow, Volumes 7-9. Carlisle Indians football. 1910. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Administrative Officers and Staff". West Virginia Wesleyan College. 25 August 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Catalogue and Register of Dickinson College: For the Academical Year". Dickinson College. 1911. Retrieved December 30, 2018.