Andy Smith (American football)

Andy Smith
Smith pictured in Debris 1914, Purdue yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1883-09-10)September 10, 1883
Du Bois, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 1926(1926-01-08) (aged 42)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1901–1902Penn State
1903–1904Penn
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1905–1908Penn (assistant)
1909–1912Penn
1913–1915Purdue
1916–1925California
Head coaching record
Overall116–32–13
Bowls1–0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 national (1920–1923)
5 PCC (1918, 1920–1923)
Awards
Consensus All-American (1904)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1951 (profile)

Andrew Latham Smith (September 10, 1883 – January 8, 1926) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania (1909–1912), Purdue University (1913–1915), and the University of California, Berkeley (1916–1925), compiling a career head coaching record of 116–32–13. As head coach of the California Golden Bears football program, Smith guided his "Wonder Teams" to a record of 74–16–7, captured five Pacific Coast Conference titles, and three national championships.[1] Smith was the winningest football coach in school history until he was surpassed by Jeff Tedford in 2011. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.[2]

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  2. ^ "Hall of Fame: S-Z". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.