Lewis Yeager
Lewis Armstrong Yeager,[1] first name sometimes spelled Louis (September 10, 1878 – December 10, 1906) was an American football coach. He served as the seventh head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for three seasons, in 1899 and from 1901 to 1902. His coaching record at West Virginia was 12–9.[2]
 Yeager pictured in The Monticola, West Virginia yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1878 West Virginia |
| Died | December 10, 1906 (aged 28) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Alma mater | West Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | West Virginia |
| 1901–1902 | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–9 |
Yeager died suddenly in 1906 of heart disease.[3] He is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | West Virginia | 2–3 | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1901–1902) | |||||||||
| 1901 | West Virginia | 3–2 | |||||||
| 1902 | West Virginia | 7–4 | |||||||
| West Virginia: | 12–9 | ||||||||
| Total: | 12–9 | ||||||||
References
- "The Monticola 1901". Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- West Virginia Mountaineers football coaching records Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Sigma Chi Fraternity (1907). The Sigma Chi Quarterly: The Official Organ of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. 26. The Fraternity. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- Warren, J.T. (1972). History and genealogy of the Trexler family. Schlechter's. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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