Wallace Moyle

Wallace Moyle
Biographical details
Born(1867-05-14)May 14, 1867
Plymouth, England
DiedSeptember 20, 1920(1920-09-20) (aged 53)
West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
Playing career
1890Yale
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891–1892Lafayette
1893–1894Dartmouth
1895–1897Brown
Head coaching record
Overall34–38–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Triangular Football League (1893–1894)

Wallace Simon Moyle (May 14, 1867 – September 10, 1920) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Lafayette, Dartmouth, and Brown.

Moyle attended Yale University, where he played football as an end.[2] He graduated in 1891,[3] and then took over as the head football coach at Lafayette College. Moyle served in that position for two years and amassed a record of 7–16–1.[4] In 1893, Moyle became the first "all-season head coach" at Dartmouth College and posted a 9–7 record during his two-year tenure.[5] The Indians' losses to Harvard, 16–0, and Yale, 28–0, were seen as evidence of improvement under Moyle.[5] By comparison, Yale had routed Dartmouth, 113–0, in 1884, which marked the beginning of the so-called "Yale jinx".[5] Dartmouth was awarded the Triangular Football Conference championship in both years of Moyle's tenure.[6] In 1895, Moyle moved on to Brown University, where he amassed an 18–15–2 record over three years as head coach.[4]

  1. ^ Yale University (1921). Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University... The University. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. ^ 2006 Football Media Guide (PDF), Dartmouth College, 2006.
  3. ^ Football, Encyclopedia Brunoniana, retrieved June 20, 2010.
  4. ^ a b All-Time Coaching Records by Year: Wallace S. Moyle Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 20, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c 2009 Football Media Guide, p. 107, Dartmouth College, 2009.
  6. ^ Dartmouth Championships Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 20, 2010.