Chet A. Wynne
Wynne pictured in Univ. of Kentucky yearbook, 1936
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 23, 1898 Long Island, Kansas |
| Died | July 1967 (aged 68) Oak Park, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1919–1921 | Notre Dame |
| 1922 | Rochester Jeffersons |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1923–1929 | Creighton |
| 1930–1933 | Auburn |
| 1934–1937 | Kentucky |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1933 | Auburn |
| 1933–1938 | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–59–8 |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NCC (1925, 1927) 1 SoCon (1932) |
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Chester Allen "Chet" Wynne (November 23, 1898 – July 1967) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Creighton University (1923–1929), Auburn University (1930–1933), and the University of Kentucky (1934–1937), compiling a career college football record of 74–59–8. Wynne was born in Long Island, Kansas. He played fullback at the University of Notre Dame from 1919 to 1921 and professionally for the Rochester Jeffersons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. At Auburn, Wynne tallied a 22–15–2 record, including a 9–0–1 mark in 1932, when his team won the Southern Conference title. He then coached at the Kentucky where he compiled a 20–19 record. At Kentucky, he also served as athletic director from 1933 to 1938.[1][2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Creighton Bluejays (North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1927) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Creighton | 5–5 | 1–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1924 | Creighton | 6–1–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1925 | Creighton | 6–3–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1926 | Creighton | 4–4–1 | 2–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1927 | Creighton | 6–1–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Creighton | 3–5–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Creighton | 2–6 | 0–3 | 5th | |||||
| Creighton: | 32–25–6 | 13–8–2 | |||||||
| Auburn Tigers (Southern Conference) (1930–1932) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Auburn | 3–7 | 1–6 | 21st | |||||
| 1931 | Auburn | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1932 | Auburn | 9–0–1 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Auburn | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–6th | |||||
| Auburn: | 22–15–2 | 12–11–1 | |||||||
| Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (1934–1937) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Kentucky | 5–5 | 1–3 | 9th | |||||
| 1935 | Kentucky | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1936 | Kentucky | 6–4 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1937 | Kentucky | 4–6 | 0–5 | 12th | |||||
| Kentucky: | 20–19 | 5–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 74–59–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References
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- Chet A. Wynne at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Chet A. Wynne at NFL.com
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