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American football player and coach (1897–1986)

Mel Merritt
Biographical details
Born	(1897-11-11)November 11, 1897 Middleton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 22, 1986(1986-08-22) (aged 88) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1919	Dartmouth

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1928	Allegheny
1929	Dartmouth (assistant)

Head coaching record
Overall	8–15–2

Melville Pettengill Merritt (November 11, 1897 – August 22, 1986) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania for three seasons, from 1926 until 1928. His coaching record at Allegheny was 8–15–2.

References

New York (N.Y.). University Club; University Club, New York City (1946). Annual of the University Club. University Club. ISSN 1040-1806. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
"The Hartford Courant article archive - Dick Chapman Lone Connecticut Golfer To Survive In New England Amateur". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
McNeill, R.S. (1985). Cain Connections. R.S. McNeill. ISSN 0899-1375. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
DeLassus, David. "Allegheny Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.

v t e Allegheny Gators head football coaches
No coach (1893–1894) No team (1895) No coach (1896) Charles N. Crosby (1897) William Martin Smallwood (1898) Alonzo G. Brown (1899) Fred E. Heckel (1900) Edward N. Eisenberg (1901) V. P. Whelan (1902) Walter E. Bachman (1903) Branch Rickey (1904–1905) Charles B. Lewis (1906) Herbert Sheetz (1907–1908) E. J. Stewart (1909–1911) David L. Dunlap (1912) Charles Hammett (1913–1917) Carl A. Gilbert (1918) Charles Hammett (1919) Clarence Applegran (1920) Herb McCracken (1921–1923) Tom Davies (1924–1925) Mel Merritt (1926–1928) Harry W. Crum (1929–1931) Waldo S. Tippin (1932–1934) Karl J. Lawrence (1935–1940) Alfred C. Werner (1941–1942) No team (1943–1945) Bob Garbark (1946) Bill Daddio (1947–1951) David C. Henderson (1952–1953) William R. Moore (1954–1957) John R. Chuckran (1958–1969) Sam T. Timer (1970–1983) Bob Wolfe (1984–1985) Peter Vaas (1986–1989) Ken O'Keefe (1990–1997) Blair Hrovat (1998–2001) Mark Matlak (2002–2015) B. J. Hammer (2016–2018) Rich Nagy (2019) No team (2020) Rich Nagy (2021–2022) Braden Layer (2023– )

Allegheny Gators head football coaches

No coach (1893–1894)
No team (1895)
No coach (1896)
Charles N. Crosby (1897)
William Martin Smallwood (1898)
Alonzo G. Brown (1899)
Fred E. Heckel (1900)
Edward N. Eisenberg (1901)
V. P. Whelan (1902)
Walter E. Bachman (1903)
Branch Rickey (1904–1905)
Charles B. Lewis (1906)
Herbert Sheetz (1907–1908)
E. J. Stewart (1909–1911)
David L. Dunlap (1912)
Charles Hammett (1913–1917)
Carl A. Gilbert (1918)
Charles Hammett (1919)
Clarence Applegran (1920)
Herb McCracken (1921–1923)
Tom Davies (1924–1925)
Mel Merritt (1926–1928)
Harry W. Crum (1929–1931)
Waldo S. Tippin (1932–1934)
Karl J. Lawrence (1935–1940)
Alfred C. Werner (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bob Garbark (1946)
Bill Daddio (1947–1951)
David C. Henderson (1952–1953)
William R. Moore (1954–1957)
John R. Chuckran (1958–1969)
Sam T. Timer (1970–1983)
Bob Wolfe (1984–1985)
Peter Vaas (1986–1989)
Ken O'Keefe (1990–1997)
Blair Hrovat (1998–2001)
Mark Matlak (2002–2015)
B. J. Hammer (2016–2018)
Rich Nagy (2019)
No team (2020)
Rich Nagy (2021–2022)
Braden Layer (2023– )

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