Arthur Garrett "Butch" Scanlan (August 16, 1890 – July 8, 1945) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1918 to 1920, compiling a record of 7–12–1. Scanlon played college football at the University of Chicago from 1912 to 1913. After leaving Purdue, he coached football at Hyde Park High School in Chicago. He died of a heart attack on July 8, 1945, in Chicago.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1918–1920) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Purdue | 3–3 | 1–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1919 | Purdue | 2–4–1 | 0–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1920 | Purdue | 2–5 | 0–4 | T–9th | |||||
| Purdue: | 7–12–1 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–12–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Ex-Purdue Coach Dies Suddenly". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. July 12, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved July 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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