E. L. Alexander
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1909–1910 | Lafayette College |
| 1911–1912 | Washington & Jefferson College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1923 | Trinity (NC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–4 |
Capt. S.M.[1] or E. L. Alexander was an American football coach. He succeeded Herman G. Steiner as the head football coach Trinity College—now known as Duke University—in midseason in 1923, where the team had a record of 5–4.[2][3]
He attended The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania (1906–1909) and spent two years at Lafayette College under coach Bob Folwell. In 1911, he followed Folwell to Washington & Jefferson College, where he played another two years. In 1916, he coached an Army team in El Paso, Texas, and the following year, after the U.S. entered World War I, he coached an Army team in Augusta, Georgia[1] and in 1922 was in charge of the freshman athletics at Trinity College.[2]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Blue Devils (Independent) (1923) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Trinity | 5–4 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 5–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–4 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ a b "Alexander is Popular As Coach At The University". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. June 24, 1923. p. 31. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "New Coach Elected at Trinity College - Hermann Steiner Has Been Supplanted by Capt. Alexander As Head Coach". Daily Press Wednesday. Newport News, Virginia. November 7, 1923. p. 5. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Trinity alumni register [serial]". 1915.
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