George S. Whitney

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1878–1956)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = George S. Whitney

| image = George S Whitney.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Whitney pictured in The Agromeck 1906, North Carolina State yearbook

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|3|2}}

| birth_place = Binghamton, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1956|5|5|1878|3|2}}

| death_place = Schenectady, New York, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1900

| player_team1 = Cornell

| player_positions = Tackle

| coach_years1 = 1902

| coach_team1 = Union (NY)

| coach_years2 = 1903–1904

| coach_team2 = Sewanee

| coach_years3 = 1905

| coach_team3 = North Carolina A&M

| coach_years4 = 1906–1907

| coach_team4 = Georgia

| overall_record = 24–19–3

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = 1 SIAA (1903)

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

George Stoddard Whitney (March 2, 1878 – May 5, 1956) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Union College in 1902, at Sewanee: The University of the South from 1903 to 1904, and at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—North Carolina State University—in 1905, and at the University of Georgia from 1906 to 1907, compiling a career head coaching record of 24–19–3. Whitney played football as a tackle at Cornell University. He died at his home in Schenectady, New York on May 5, 1956.{{cite news |author= |title=G.S. Whitney Rites Slated Tomorrow |url=http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%208/Schenectady%20NY%20Gazette/Schenectady%20NY%20Gazette%201956%20Grayscale/Schenectady%20NY%20Gazette%201956%20Grayscale%20-%202426.pdf |newspaper=The Schenectady Gazette |location=Schenectady, New York |date=May 5, 1956 |access-date=December 5, 2014 }}

Head coaching record

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Union Garnet

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1902

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1902

| name = Union

| overall = 0–9

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Union

| overall = 0–9

| confrecord =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Sewanee Tigers

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 1903

| endyear = 1904

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1903

| name = Sewanee

| overall = 7–1

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1904

| name = Sewanee

| overall = 7–1

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Sewanee

| overall = 14–2

| confrecord = 9–2

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = North Carolina A&M Aggies

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1905

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1905

| name = North Carolina A&M

| overall = 4–1–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

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| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = North Carolina A&M

| overall = 4–1–1

| confrecord =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Georgia Bulldogs

| conf = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| startyear = 1906

| endyear = 1907

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1906

| name = Georgia

| overall = 2–4–1

| conference = 2–3–1

| confstanding = 10th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1907

| name = Georgia

| overall = 4–3–1

| conference = 2–3–1

| confstanding = 8th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Georgia

| overall = 6–7–2

| confrecord = 4–6–2

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 33–19–3

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}

References

External links

{{Find a Grave|43798118|George S. Whitney}}

Category:1878 births

Category:1956 deaths

Category:American football tackles

Category:Cornell Big Red football players

Category:Georgia Bulldogs football coaches

Category:NC State Wolfpack football coaches

Category:Sewanee Tigers football coaches

Category:Union Garnet Chargers football coaches

Category:Sportspeople from Binghamton, New York