Robert E. Vaughan

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Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Robert E. "Pete" Vaughan (December 29, 1888 – February 18, 1969) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served was head football coach at Wabash College for 27 seasons, from 1919 to 1945, compiling a record of 118–85–24.

In 1922, he also coached Wabash to the championship of the first national intercollegiate basketball tournament ever held. Prior to coaching Wabash, he spent four seasons (1912–1916) coaching the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team, leading them to a record of 21–32.

Vaughan attended Crawfordsville High School and the University of Notre Dame. He played college football alongside Knute Rockne, who became the head coach of the Fighting Irish.[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wabash Little Giants (Independent) (1919–1924)
1919 Wabash 4–3–2
1920 Wabash 3–4
1921 Wabash 7–2
1922 Wabash 7–3
1923 Wabash 4–3–2
1924 Wabash 5–4
Wabash Little Giants (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1925–1945)
1925 Wabash 5–3–1
1926 Wabash 5–4
1927 Wabash 7–2
1928 Wabash 4–4–1
1929 Wabash 4–5
1930 Wabash 3–6
1931 Wabash 3–5–1
1932 Wabash 4–2–2
1933 Wabash 4–2–1 4–2–1 5th
1934 Wabash 4–2–2 4–1–2 T–3rd
1935 Wabash 6–1–1 6–1–1 3rd
1936 Wabash 7–1 6–1 3rd
1937 Wabash 3–3–2 3–2–2 8th
1938 Wabash 1–6–1 1–5–1 T–12th
1939 Wabash 3–5–1 2–3–1 9th
1940 Wabash 4–4–1 4–2 T–6th
1941 Wabash 5–3–1 4–2 T–3rd
1942 Wabash 4–2–1 4–1 T–3rd
1943 Wabash 4–2–2
1944 Wabash 6–1–1
1945 Wabash 2–3–1 1–1–1 T–5th
Wabash: 118–85–24
Total: 118–85–24

Basketball

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  1. Robert Vaughn then called Pete, Was actually credited for coining the term "The Fighting Irish". It was during a Michigan Notre Dame game and Notre Dame was behind. Pete jumped up and yelled fight boys, you're Irish! The newspaper picked it up the next day. His grand niece, Kelly Riggs Chillarege also attended St.Mary's/Notre Dame when Joe Montana led, "The fighting Irish".Little Giants Template:Webarchive, Dear Old Wabash, Wabash College, December 19, 2008.

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