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American football player and coach (1871–1954)

W. P. Finney
Biographical details
Finney during his time at Purdue
Born	(1871-04-14)April 14, 1871 Dana, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 6, 1954(1954-03-06) (aged 82) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Purdue University (1893) University of Chicago
Playing career
1890–1893	Purdue
?	Chicago

Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1893	Iowa Agricultural
1894	Kentucky State College

Head coaching record
Overall	5–4

William Porter Finney (April 14, 1871 – March 6, 1954) was an American college football player and coach. He was second head football coach at Iowa Agricultural College—now known as the Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, serving for one season, in 1893, and compiled a record of 0–3. Finney also coached Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—in 1894, tallying a mark of 5–1.

Finney attended Purdue University, where he played on the football team from 1890 to 1893. He was the captain of the 1893 team and also won multiple letters in the sport.

Finney later relocated to California, where he was employed as a railway engineer.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Iowa Agricultural Cardinals (Independent) (1893)
1893	Iowa Agricultural	0–3
Iowa Agricultural:		0–3
Kentucky State College Blue and White (Independent) (1894)
1894	Kentucky State College	5–1
Kentucky State College:		5–1
Total:		5–4

References

"The Indianapolis News from Indianapolis, Indiana · Page 19".
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Ross, Earle Dudley (January 1, 1942). "A history of the Iowa state college of agriculture and mechanic arts". Iowa state college press – via Google Books.
""The Bomb": Iowa Agricultural College Yearbook for the Class of 1895".
Iowa State Coaching Records Archived June 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
"Year-By-Year Results". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
"Purdue Football All-Time Letterwinners". Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
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External links

W. P. Finney at Find a Grave

v t e Iowa State Cyclones head football coaches
Ira C. Brownlie (1892) W. P. Finney (1893) Bert German & Pop Warner (1894–1898) Joe Meyers & Pop Warner (1899) C. E. Woodruff (1900) Edgar M. Clinton (1901) A. W. Ristine (1902–1906) Clyde Williams (1907–1912) Homer C. Hubbard (1913–1914) Charles Mayser (1915–1919) Norman C. Paine (1920) Maury Kent (1921) Sam Willaman (1922–1925) C. Noel Workman (1926–1930) George F. Veenker (1931–1936) James J. Yeager (1937–1940) Ray Donels (1941–1942) Mike Michalske (1942–1946) Abe Stuber (1947–1953) Vince DiFrancesca (1954–1956) Jim Myers (1957) Clay Stapleton (1958–1967) Johnny Majors (1968–1972) Earle Bruce (1973–1978) Donnie Duncan (1979–1982) Jim Criner (1983–1986) Chuck Banker # (1986) Jim Walden (1987–1994) Dan McCarney (1995–2006) Gene Chizik (2007–2008) Paul Rhoads (2009–2015) Matt Campbell (2016– ) # denotes interim head coach

Iowa State Cyclones head football coaches

Ira C. Brownlie (1892)
W. P. Finney (1893)
Bert German & Pop Warner (1894–1898)
Joe Meyers & Pop Warner (1899)
C. E. Woodruff (1900)
Edgar M. Clinton (1901)
A. W. Ristine (1902–1906)
Clyde Williams (1907–1912)
Homer C. Hubbard (1913–1914)
Charles Mayser (1915–1919)
Norman C. Paine (1920)
Maury Kent (1921)
Sam Willaman (1922–1925)
C. Noel Workman (1926–1930)
George F. Veenker (1931–1936)
James J. Yeager (1937–1940)
Ray Donels (1941–1942)
Mike Michalske (1942–1946)
Abe Stuber (1947–1953)
Vince DiFrancesca (1954–1956)
Jim Myers (1957)
Clay Stapleton (1958–1967)
Johnny Majors (1968–1972)
Earle Bruce (1973–1978)
Donnie Duncan (1979–1982)
Jim Criner (1983–1986)
Chuck Banker # (1986)
Jim Walden (1987–1994)
Dan McCarney (1995–2006)
Gene Chizik (2007–2008)
Paul Rhoads (2009–2015)
Matt Campbell (2016– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Kentucky Wildcats head football coaches
A. M. Miller (1892) John A. Thompson (1893) W. P. Finney (1894) Charles B. Mason (1895) Dudley Short (1896) Lyman Eaton (1897) W. R. Bass (1898–1899) William H. Kiler (1900–1901) E. William McLeod (1902) Jack Wright (1903) Fred Schacht (1904–1905) J. White Guyn (1906–1908) Edwin Sweetland (1909–1910) Prentiss Douglass (1911) Edwin Sweetland (1912) Alpha Brumage (1913–1914) John J. Tigert (1915–1916) Stanley A. Boles (1917) Thomas Andrew Gill (1918–1919) William Juneau (1920–1922) Jack Winn (1923) Fred J. Murphy (1924–1926) Harry Gamage (1927–1933) Chet A. Wynne (1934–1937) Albert D. Kirwan (1938–1942) No team (1943) Albert D. Kirwan (1944) Bernie Shively (1945) Bear Bryant (1946–1953) Blanton Collier (1954–1961) Charlie Bradshaw (1962–1968) John Ray (1969–1972) Fran Curci (1973–1981) Jerry Claiborne (1982–1989) Bill Curry (1990–1996) Hal Mumme (1997–2000) Guy Morriss (2001–2002) Rich Brooks (2003–2009) Joker Phillips (2010–2012) Mark Stoops (2013– )

Kentucky Wildcats head football coaches

A. M. Miller (1892)
John A. Thompson (1893)
W. P. Finney (1894)
Charles B. Mason (1895)
Dudley Short (1896)
Lyman Eaton (1897)
W. R. Bass (1898–1899)
William H. Kiler (1900–1901)
E. William McLeod (1902)
Jack Wright (1903)
Fred Schacht (1904–1905)
J. White Guyn (1906–1908)
Edwin Sweetland (1909–1910)
Prentiss Douglass (1911)
Edwin Sweetland (1912)
Alpha Brumage (1913–1914)
John J. Tigert (1915–1916)
Stanley A. Boles (1917)
Thomas Andrew Gill (1918–1919)
William Juneau (1920–1922)
Jack Winn (1923)
Fred J. Murphy (1924–1926)
Harry Gamage (1927–1933)
Chet A. Wynne (1934–1937)
Albert D. Kirwan (1938–1942)
No team (1943)
Albert D. Kirwan (1944)
Bernie Shively (1945)
Bear Bryant (1946–1953)
Blanton Collier (1954–1961)
Charlie Bradshaw (1962–1968)
John Ray (1969–1972)
Fran Curci (1973–1981)
Jerry Claiborne (1982–1989)
Bill Curry (1990–1996)
Hal Mumme (1997–2000)
Guy Morriss (2001–2002)
Rich Brooks (2003–2009)
Joker Phillips (2010–2012)
Mark Stoops (2013– )

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