Earl Abell

Earl Abell

File:Coach Earl Abell.png Abell pictured in Reveille 1925, Mississippi State yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born	(1892-05-29)May 29, 1892 Portage, Wisconsin
Died	Pardeeville, Wisconsin
Playing career
1912–1915	Colgate
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917–1918	VMI
1919–1920	Sewanee
1923–1924	Mississippi A&M
1925–1927	Colgate (assistant)
1928	Colgate
1929–1930	Virginia
Basketball
1917–1919	VMI
Head coaching record
Overall	38–34–6 (football) 14–12 (basketball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American, 1915
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile)

Earl C. "Tuffy" Abell (May 29, 1892 – May 26, 1956) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a tackle at Colgate University. He later returned to Colgate as an assistant coach in 1925, and took over the head coaching job in 1928. He spent the 1929 and 1930 football seasons as head coach of the University of Virginia Cavaliers football team. He attended Portage High School in Portage, Wisconsin. Abell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as player in 1973.

Coaching career

Virginia Military Institute

Abell was the 13th head football coach for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets located in Lexington, Virginia and he held that position for the 1917 season. His career coaching record at VMI was 4 wins, 4 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 24th at VMI in total wins and 16th at VMI in winning percentage.

Colgate

Abell was the 22nd head football coach for the Colgate University Raiders located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County, New York and he held that position for the 1928 season. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 6 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 17th at Colgate in terms of total wins and tenth at Colgate in terms of winning percentage.

Personal life

Born in Portage, Wisconsin, Abell attended Colgate University, where he became a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Abell was married and had three children. He worked for the American Can Company upon retiring from coaching. He died of a heart attack on May 26, 1956.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1917–1918)
1917	VMI	4–4–1
1918	VMI	3–3
VMI:		7–7–1
Sewanee Tigers (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919	Sewanee	3–6
1920	Sewanee	4–3–1
Sewanee:		7–9–1
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Conference) (1923–1924)
1923	Mississippi A&M	5–2–2	2–1–2	T–9th
1924	Mississippi A&M	5–4	3–2	T–6th
Mississippi A&M:		10–6–2	5–3–2
Colgate Raiders (Independent) (1928–present)
1928	Colgate	6–3
Colgate:		6–3
Virginia Cavaliers (Southern Conference) (1929–1930)
1929	Virginia	4–3–2	1–3–2	16th
1930	Virginia	4–6	2–5	17th
Virginia:		8–9–2	3–8–2
Total:		38–34–6

Note: In the 1918 season, Abell served as a co-coach alongside Mose Goodman.

Basketball

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1917–1919)
1917–18	VMI	6–6
1918–19	VMI	8–6
VMI:		14–12
Total:		14–12

External links

• Earl Abell at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Earl Abell at the College Football Data Warehouse