Louis Vail

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Louis Vail
Biographical details
Born(1870-09-18)September 18, 1870
Germantown, Philadelphia, PA
DiedDecember 16, 1948(1948-12-16) (aged 78)
Alma materPenn Law School
Playing career
Football
1889–1893Penn
Baseball
1891–1892Penn
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1894Illinois
1895Case
Head coaching record
Overall4–5

Louis De Pui "Bucker" Vail (September 18, 1870 – December 16, 1948) was an American football player and coach. Vail played football and graduated from Germantown Academy.[1] He attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving both his A.B. and his LL.B.[2] He was a member of Delta Phi Fraternity. Vail played football at Penn as a quarterback from 1889 to 1893.[3] Vail also played baseball at Penn in 1891 and 1892.[4]

Coaching career[]

Vail served as the fourth head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, coaching for one season in 1894 and compiling a record of 4–4.[5] Vail coached at Case School of Applied Science for one game in 1895 before the season was cancelled.[6]

Head coaching record[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Illinois Fighting Illini (Independent) (1894)
1894 Illinois 4–4
Illinois: 4–4
Case (Independent) (1895)
1895 Case 0–1
Case: 0–1
Total: 4–5

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.germantownacademy.net/athletics/gapcday/the-first-ga-pc-day-meeting-on-the-gridiron
  2. ^ https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/v/a/i/Robert-S-Vail-iii/GENE1-0074.html
  3. ^ "Penn Football: 1893 Team".
  4. ^ "1892 Varsity Baseball Team".
  5. ^ "Louis D. Vail Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  6. ^ "A Gridiron War. Struggle Among Football Teams of Cleveland Schools". Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. October 26, 1895. p. 3.
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