Carl Anderson (American football)

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Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson (football).jpg
Anderson pictured in The Lasso 1952, Howard Payne yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1898-09-09)September 9, 1898
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. [1]
DiedApril 30, 1978(1978-04-30) (aged 79)
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Playing career
1921–1923 Centre
1924–1925 Centenary
1926 Geneva
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1927–1928 Western Kentucky State Normal (assistant)
1929 Western Kentucky State Normal
1930 Kansas State (freshmen)
1934–1937 Western Kentucky State Teachers
1938–1945 Indiana (backfield)
1946–1950 Centre
1951–1952 Howard Payne
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1951 Centre
1951–1953 Howard Payne
Head coaching record
Overall45–42–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Texas Conference (1951)

Carl Rudolph Frederick "Swede" Anderson IV (September 9, 1898 – April 30, 1978) was an American college football coach at Western Kentucky University and Howard Payne University. Anderson graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1924, [2] where he played in the backfield with legendary alumnus Bo McMillin. Anderson then followed McMillin to Centenary College of Louisiana and Geneva College. [3] Anderson then served one year as the head football coach at Western Kentucky, [4] before moving to Kansas State as its freshman team coach in 1930. [3] Anderson returned to Western Kentucky as its head coach from 1934 to 1937. [4] He was the backfield coach under McMillin at Indiana from 1938 to 1945. [5] He then returned to his alma mater, Centre College, where he coached the Praying Colonels until 1950. [6] The following season, Anderson became the seventh head football coach at the Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas and held that position from 1951 to 1952. His coaching record at Howard Payne was 7–10. [4] Anderson died in 1978 of a heart attack, in Oceanside, California. [7]

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Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Western Kentucky State Normal Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1929)
1929 Western Kentucky State Normal 7–33–3T–16th
Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1934–1937)
1934 Western Kentucky State Teachers 4–2–24–1–1T–6th
1935 Western Kentucky State Teachers 7–35–213th
1936 Western Kentucky State Teachers 6–33–2T–14
1937 Western Kentucky State Teachers 7–1–13–0–1T–3rd
Western Kentucky State Teachers:24–9–318–8–2
Centre Colonels (Independent)(1946–1950)
1946 Centre0–7
1947 Centre2–5–1
1948 Centre4–4
1949 Centre2–6
1950 Centre6–1–1
Centre:14–23–2
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Conference)(1951–1952)
1951 Howard Payne 4–43–1T–1st
1952 Howard Payne3–61–3T–3rd
Howard Payne:7–104–4
Total:45–42–5
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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