:W. W. Hughes

{{Short description|American football player and coach}}

{{About|the American football coach|the founder of University of Adelaide|Walter Watson Hughes}}

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| alma_mater = Vanderbilt University

| coach_years1 = 1902–1903

| coach_team1 = Florida State College

| overall_record = 5–3–1

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W. W. Hughes was an American football player and coach former head coach of the Florida State college football program from 1902 to 1903. He was the first person to coach a collegiate football at Florida State University, then known as Florida State College. Over two years, Hughes compiled a record of 5–3–1.

Hughes was a player for Vanderbilt University, and was a Latin professor at Florida State College. Upon his arrival at the college, he volunteered to coach the school's first football team.{{Cite news |title=1902 Forfeit Kicked Off UF–FSU Rivalry |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-11-27-9111270990-story.html |first=Alan |last=Schmadtke |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=November 27, 1991 |access-date=2022-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104222750/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-11-27/news/9111270990_1_florida-college-football-gainesville |archive-date=2013-11-04 |url-status=live}} He was succeeded in 1904 by Jack Forsythe.