Carl Prause

{{Short description|American football coach and college athletics administrator}}

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| name = Carl Prause

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|10|5}}

| birth_place = South Carolina, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|3|26|1893|10|5}}

| death_place = Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_years1 = 1922–1929

| coach_team1 = The Citadel

| admin_years1 = 1922–1929

| admin_team1 = The Citadel

| overall_record = 41–32–4

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Carl William Prause (October 5, 1893 – March 26, 1970) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as a second lieutenant in the 118th Infantry 30th Division in the United States Army during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He was the seventh head football coach at The Citadel, serving for eight seasons, from 1922 to 1929, and compiling a record of 41–32–4.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/coaching_records.php Citadel Coaching Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094438/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/coaching_records.php |date=April 2, 2015 }} He died at a Charleston hospital in 1970.{{cite news|title=Former Coach Prause Dies|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=my8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gM0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4420,5006490|access-date=February 11, 2011|newspaper=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=March 27, 1970|agency=Associated Press}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = The Citadel Bulldogs

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 1922

| endyear = 1929

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1922

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 3–5

| conference = 1–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1923

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 5–3–1

| conference = 2–1–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1924

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 4–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1925

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 7th

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1926

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 7–3

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = 13th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1927

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 3–6–1

| conference = 2–3–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1928

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 6–3–1

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = 12th

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1929

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 5–4–1

| conference = 4–0–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = The Citadel

| overall = 41–32–4

| confrecord = 27–16–3

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 41–32–4

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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| legend = no

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References

External links

{{Find a Grave|38499878}}

Category:1893 births

Category:1970 deaths

Category:United States Army personnel of World War I

Category:The Citadel Bulldogs athletic directors

Category:The Citadel Bulldogs football coaches