William Layton "Fox" Stanton (May 20, 1874 – November 28, 1946) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pomona College from 1908 to 1915, at Occidental College in 1916 and again from 1918 to 1920, and at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1921 to 1941. Stanton also coached a United States Army team from Fort Lewis in the 1918 Rose Bowl. died at the age of 72 on November 28, 1946, in Olympia, Washington.[1]

Fox Stanton
Biographical details
Born(1874-05-20)May 20, 1874
New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 1946(1946-11-28) (aged 72)
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
1892Drexel
1894–1896Pennington
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1908–1915Pomona
1916Occidental
1917Camp Lewis
1918–1920Occidental
1921–1941Caltech
Head coaching record
Overall116–133–18
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 SCC (1916, 1923, 1930–1931)

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Pomona Sagehens (Independent) (1908–1914)
1908 Pomona 2–4–1
1909 Pomona 6–1–1
1910 Pomona 6–0–1
1911 Pomona 7–0
1912 Pomona 4–2
1913 Pomona 5–1–2
1914 Pomona 8–1
Pomona Sagehens (Southern California Conference) (1915)
1915 Pomona 3–4
Pomona: 41–13–5
Occidental Tigers (Southern California Conference) (1916)
1916 Occidental 6–0–1 3–0–1 T–1st
Camp Lewis (Independent) (1917)
1917 Camp Lewis 5–2–1 L Rose
Camp Lewis: 5–2–1
Occidental Tigers (Southern California Conference) (1918–1920)
1918 Occidental 3–4
1919 Occidental 3–4 3–1 2nd
1920 Occidental 4–3 3–2 T–2nd
Occidental: 16–11–1
Caltech Beavers (Southern California Conference) (1921–1933)
1921 Caltech 3–3–1 2–2–1 4th
1922 Caltech 3–3 3–2 3rd
1923 Caltech 5–4 4–1 T–1st
1924 Caltech 3–6 1–4 5th
1925 Caltech 2–6–1 1–2–1 4th
1921 Caltech 4–3–1 3–2 T–4th
1927 Caltech 2–5–1 2–3–1 T–4th
1928 Caltech 5–3–1 4–1–1 T–2nd
1929 Caltech 3–6 3–3 T–4th
1930 Caltech 5–3–1 4–0 1st
1931 Caltech 6–2–1 5–1 1st
1932 Caltech 2–7 2–5 7th
1933 Caltech 2–7 2–5 7th
Caltech Beavers (Independent) (1934–1937)
1934 Caltech 1–7
1935 Caltech 1–7
1936 Caltech 0–6–1
1937 Caltech 0–6–2
Caltech Beavers (Southern California Conference) (1938–1941)
1938 Caltech 1–7 0–3 T–6th
1939 Caltech 2–6 0–4 5th
1940 Caltech 2–5–1 0–4 5th
1941 Caltech 2–5 1–3 4th
Caltech: 54–107–11 37–45–4
Total: 116–133–18
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "'Fox' Stanton, Noted Football Coach Dies". The San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino, California. Associated Press. November 30, 1946. p. 15. Retrieved October 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com  .
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