Forrest England
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 29, 1912 |
| Died | June 25, 2002 (aged 89) Sylvania, Ohio |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ?–1936 | Waverly HS (IL) |
| 1937–1940 | Maroa HS (IL) |
| 1941 | Jacksonville, HS (IL) |
| 1942–1945 | University City HS (MO) |
| 1946–1953 | Arkansas State |
| 1954–1955 | Toledo |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1954–1957 | Toledo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–29–11 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–2–1 |
Forrest William "Frosty" England (October 29, 1912 – June 25, 2002) was an American football coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—from 1946 to 1953 and at the University of Toledo from 1954 to 1955, compiling a career college football record of 57–29–11. England was the author of the book Coaching the T Formation: A Veritable Bible of T Formation Coaching Information for Coaches and Players published in 1948.[1]
England earned a bachelor's degree from Illinois College and a master's degree from the University of Missouri. After retiring from coaching he had a career in real estate.[2][3]
Head coaching record[]
College[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1950) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Arkansas State | 4–3–3 | |||||||
| 1947 | Arkansas State | 4–2–3 | |||||||
| 1948 | Arkansas State | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Arkansas State | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1950 | Arkansas State | 6–3 | |||||||
| Arkansas State Indians (Independent) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Arkansas State | 10–2 | W Refrigerator, L Tangerine | ||||||
| 1952 | Arkansas State | 8–3 | L Refrigerator | ||||||
| 1953 | Arkansas State | 8–0–2 | T Tangerine | ||||||
| Arkansas State: | 48–22–9 | ||||||||
| Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (1954–1955) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Toledo | 6–2–1 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | Toledo | 3–5–1 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Toledo: | 9–7–2 | 5–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 57–29–11 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ Coaching the T formation; a veritable Bible of T formation coaching information for coaches and players. (Book 1948). OCLC 3028857.
- ^ "Ex-UT football coach was successful Realtor". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. June 26, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "England; Forrest W. 'Frosty'". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. June 26, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2016 – via Google News.
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