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American sportsman, coach, college athletics administrator (1906–1976)

Clyde B. Smith
Biographical details

Born	(1906-02-04)February 4, 1906 Monongahela, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 9, 1976(1976-07-09) (aged 70) Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1926–1928	Geneva

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1933	Red Stone HS (PA)
1934–1937	Indiana (line)
1938–1942	La Crosse State
1946–1947	La Crosse State
1948–1951	Indiana
1952–1954	Arizona State

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1955–1971	Arizona State

Head coaching record
Overall	52–56–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Wisconsin State Teachers Northern Division (1939–1942) 1 Border (1952)

Clyde B. Smith (February 4, 1906 – July 9, 1976) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers College—now the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse (1938–1942, 1946–1947), Indiana University (1948–1951), and Arizona State University (1952–1954), compiling a career college football record of 52–56–4. From 1955 to 1971, he was the athletic director at Arizona State.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
La Crosse State Indians (Wisconsin State College Conference) (1938–1942)
1938	La Crosse State	4–3	3–1	2nd (Northern)
1939	La Crosse State	3–4	3–1	1st (Northern)
1940	La Crosse State	6–0	4–0	1st (Northern)
1941	La Crosse State	5–1	3–1	T–1st (Northern)
1942	La Crosse State	6–0–1	4–0	1st (Northern)
La Crosse State Indians (Wisconsin State College Conference) (1946–1947)
1946	La Crosse State	2–4–1	1–2–1	T–4th
1947	La Crosse State	3–4	2–2	3rd
La Crosse State:		29–16–2	20–7–1
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1948–1951)
1948	Indiana	2–7	2–4	T–5th
1949	Indiana	1–8	0–6	9th
1950	Indiana	3–5–1	1–4	T–8th
1951	Indiana	3–6	2–4	8th
Indiana:		9–26–1	4–19
Arizona State Sun Devils (Border Conference) (1952–1954)
1952	Arizona State	6–3	4–0	1st
1953	Arizona State	4–5–1	1–3	5th
1954	Arizona State	5–5	3–1	2nd
Arizona State:		15–13–1	8–4
Total:		53–55–4
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

"Smith funeral plans pending". The Prescott Courier. Prescott, Arizona. Associated Press. July 11, 1976. p. 7A. Retrieved June 18, 2010 – via Google News.

External links

Clyde B. Smith at Find a Grave

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