R. G. Acton
 Acton at Harvard, c. 1894 | |
| Date of birth | c. 1865 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Kinsale, co.cork, Ireland |
| Date of death | November 24, 1900 (aged 35) |
| Place of death | New York City, New York |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1896–1898 | Vanderbilt |
| As player | |
| 1893–1895 | Harvard |
| 1896–1898 | Vanderbilt |
| Career highlights and awards | |
SIAA title (1897) | |
Robert G. Acton (1864/1865 – 24 November 1900) was an American football player and coach. He was a left guard at Harvard from 1893 to 1895. He also served on Harvard's rowing team.[1] He served as the fifth head football coach at Vanderbilt University.[2] Acton coached the Vanderbilt Commodores for three seasons from 1896 to 1898, compiling a record of 10–7–3. He died of an overdose of morphine in 1900.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1896–1898) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Vanderbilt | 3–2–2 | 3–0–1 | ||||||
| 1897 | Vanderbilt | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1898 | Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Vanderbilt: | 10–7–3 | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–7–3 | ||||||||
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References
- ^ "Recent Deaths - Dr. Robert Acton". Boston Evening Transcript. November 23, 1900.
- ^ Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, Volume 11. p. 524.
- ^ [1]