Walter Taylor (American football)

Walter Taylor
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1872-07-05)July 5, 1872 Norfolk, Virginia
Died	August 1, 1960(1960-08-01) (aged 88) Norfolk, Virginia
Alma mater	Virginia Military Institute
Playing career
1891	VMI
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891	VMI
Head coaching record
Overall	3–0–1

Walter Herron Taylor, III (July 5, 1872 – August 1, 1960) was the first head football coach on record for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets located in Lexington, Virginia and he held that position for the 1891 season. His career coaching record at VMI was 3 wins, 0 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 25th at VMI in total wins and first at VMI in winning percentage.^[1] He was the son of banker, lawyer, soldier, politician, author, and railroad executive Walter H. Taylor, who was also an aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee.^[2]

VMI did compete in one football game in 1871, but no records were kept on the coach. The one-game season was a 2-4 loss to Washington and Lee University.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall
Virginia Military Institute (Independent) (1891)
1891	VMI	3–0–1
Total:		3–0–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

External links

Walter Taylor at the College Football Data Warehouse

VMI Keydets head football coaches

Unknown (1873)
No team (1874–1890)
Walter Taylor (1891)
No coach (1892–1894)
George W. Bryant (1895–1896)
R. N. Groner (1897)
Sam Boyle (1898–1899)
Sam Walker (1900–1902)
Bill Roper (1903–1904)
Ira Johnson (1905–1906)
Charles Roller (1907–1908)
William C. Gloth (1909–1910)
Alpha Brumage (1911–1912)
Henry Poague (1913)
Frank Gorton (1914–1916)
Earl Abell (1917)
Earl Abell & Mose Goodman (1918)
Red Fleming (1919)
Blandy Clarkson (1920–1926)
W. C. Raftery (1927–1936)
Pooley Hubert (1937–1946)
Arthur Morton (1947–1948)
Tom Nugent (1949–1952)
John McKenna (1953–1965)
Vito Ragazzo (1966–1970)
Bob Thalman (1971–1984)
Eddie Williamson (1985–1988)
Jim Shuck (1989–1993)
Bill Stewart (1994–1996)
Ted Cain (1997–1998)
Donny White # (1998)
Cal McCombs (1999–2005)
Jim Reid (2006–2007)
Sparky Woods (2008–2014)
Scott Wachenheim (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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