F. William Rane

{{Short description|American football coach}}

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| coach_years1 = 1893–1894

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| overall_record = 4–3

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F. William "John" Rane was an American college football coach. He served as the second head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for two seasons, from 1893 until 1894. His coaching record at West Virginia was 4–3.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigeast/west_virginia/coaching_records.php West Virginia Mountaineers football coaching records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025034734/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigeast/west_virginia/coaching_records.php |date=October 25, 2008 }}

Rane was the head coach for West Virginia's first victory on October 7, 1893, but the team still suffered a sound loss to Washington and Jefferson College by a score of 52 to 0,[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1934&year=1893 College Football Data Warehouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525214600/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1934&year=1893 |date=2011-05-25 }} West Virginia 1893 football results a bitter repeat of the previous year's loss to Washington and Jefferson by a score of 72 to 0.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=702&year=1891 College Football Data Warehouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525214553/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=702&year=1891 |date=2011-05-25 }} West Virginia 1891 football results