Carl Snavely

Carl Gray "The Grey Fox" Snavely (July 30, 1894 – July 12, 1975) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University (1927–1933), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1934–1935, 1945–1952), Cornell University (1936–1944), and Washington University in St. Louis (1953–1958), compiling a career college football record of 180–96–16. Snavely was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1965.

Carl Snavely

Snavely from 1951 Yackety Yack, North Carolina yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1894-07-30)July 30, 1894 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	July 12, 1975(1975-07-12) (aged 80) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1911–1914	Lebanon Valley
Baseball
c. 1914	Lebanon Valley
1914	York White Roses / Lancaster Red Roses
1915	Chambersburg Maroons
Position(s)	First baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921	Marietta (backfield)
1922–1926	Bellefonte Academy (PA)
1927–1933	Bucknell
1934–1935	North Carolina
1936–1944	Cornell
1945–1952	North Carolina
1953–1958	Washington University
Basketball
1921–1922	Marietta
Baseball
1922	Marietta
1928–1934	Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall	180–96–16 (college football) 4–14 (college basketball) 34–61 (college baseball) 40–2–3 (high school football)
Bowls	0–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (1939) 2 SoCon (1946, 1949)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1965 (profile)

Snavley was the head football coach at Bellefonte Academy in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania from 1922 to 1926, tallying a mark of 40–2–3 in five seasons. From 1927 to 1933, Snavely served as the head football coach at Bucknell, where he compiled a 42–16–8 record. From 1934 to 1935, and from 1945 to 1952, he served as the head football coach at North Carolina, where he compiled a 59–35–5 record. He was a proponent of the single wing offense. From 1936 to 1944, he served as the head football coach at Cornell, where he compiled a 46–26–3 record. He was a 1915 graduate of Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania, where he played four years on the football team. He was a 1976 inductee into their athletic Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
Bucknell (Independent) (1927–1933)
1927	Bucknell	6–3–1
1928	Bucknell	5–2–3
1929	Bucknell	8–2
1930	Bucknell	6–3
1931	Bucknell	6–0–3
1932	Bucknell	4–4–1
1933	Bucknell	7–2
Bucknell:		42–16–8
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1934–1935)
1934	North Carolina	7–1–1	2–0–1	2nd
1935	North Carolina	8–1	4–1	2nd
Cornell Big Red (Independent) (1936–1944)
1936	Cornell	3–5
1937	Cornell	5–2–1
1938	Cornell	5–1–1				12
1939	Cornell	8–0				4
1940	Cornell	6–2				15
1941	Cornell	5–3
1942	Cornell	3–5–1
1943	Cornell	6–4
1944	Cornell	5–4
Cornell:		46–26–3
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1945–1952)
1945	North Carolina	5–5	2–2	7th
1946	North Carolina	8–2–1	4–0–1	1st	L Sugar	9
1947	North Carolina	8–2	4–1	2nd		9
1948	North Carolina	9–1–1	4–0–1	2nd	L Sugar	3
1949	North Carolina	7–4	5–0	1st	L Cotton	16
1950	North Carolina	3–5–2	3–2–1	2nd
1951	North Carolina	2–8	2–3	T–10th
1952	North Carolina	2–6	1–2	T–9th
North Carolina:		59–35–5	25–21–4
Washington University Bears (NCAA College Division independent) (1953–1958)
1953	Washington University	7–2
1954	Washington University	6–3
1955	Washington University	5–4
1956	Washington University	6–3
1957	Washington University	5–3
1958	Washington University	4–4
Washington University:		33–19
Total:		180–96–16
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• Carl Snavely at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Carl Snavely at Find a Grave