| TEAMS | AWARDS | MEDIA | CULTURE | STAFF | BOOKS | STATS | TRADING CARDS | IMAGES |
| Robert Acton | |
 Acton at Harvard, c. 1894 | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1865 Kinsale, Ireland |
| Died | November 24, 1900 (aged 35) New York, New York |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–7–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships SIAA (1897) | |
Robert Acton (c. 1865 – November 24, 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 | 4th | |||||
| 1897 | Vanderbilt | 6–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1898 | Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 1–2 | 8th | |||||
| Vanderbilt: | 10–7–3 | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–7–3 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Recent Deaths - Dr. Robert Acton". Boston Evening Transcript. November 23, 1900. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=19001123&id=v8U-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bVoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3220,2889494.
- ↑ Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, Volume 11. pp. 524. https://books.google.com/books?id=SP8SAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA524&lpg=PA524&dq=%22robert+acton%22+harvard+vanderbilt&source=bl&ots=zMyAhdQZIK&sig=N2vHEQNkNWt5p1U2SSKvbMam5ZM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DcYBVLHRO5C_sQS5xoCYBA&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ [1]
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