Andy Smith (American football)
Smith pictured in Debris 1914, Purdue yearbook
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 10, 1883 Du Bois, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 8, 1926 (aged 42) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1901–1902 | Penn State |
| 1903–1904 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1905–1908 | Penn (assistant) |
| 1909–1912 | Penn |
| 1913–1915 | Purdue |
| 1916–1925 | California |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 116–32–13 |
| Bowls | 1–0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 National (1920–1922) 5 PCC (1918, 1920–1923) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile) |
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Andrew Latham "Andy" Smith (September 10, 1883 – January 8, 1926) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania (1909–1912), Purdue University (1913–1915), and the University of California, Berkeley (1916–1925), compiling a career college football record of 116–32–13. As head coach of the California Golden Bears football program, Smith guided his "Wonder Teams" to a record of 74–16–7, captured five Pacific Coast Conference titles, and three national championships. Smith was the winningest football coach in school history until he was surpassed by Jeff Tedford in 2011. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
Andrew Latham Smith was born in Dubois, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1883. As a freshman he played for Penn State as a fullback. He shined at his position, both fearless and dominating on the field. In two years he was convinced to transfer to Pennsylvania, then a superior program. There, in his senior season of 1904, he was named first-team All America for the national champion Quakers. After college, he entered the workforce with a degree in chemistry.
However, he returned to Penn in 1905 as the coach of the freshmen team and in 1909, when he was 26, he became the head coach of Penn. During the next four years he led Penn with a record of 30 wins, 10 losses and 3 ties. Following this success he switched to Purdue where during the next four years he went 12–6–3.
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