Charles Elmer Woodruff was an American reverend, educator and college football and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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in 1896 and Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as

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—in Ames, Iowa in 1900. Woodruff was also the head baseball coach at Iowa State in 1901.

Education

Woodruff graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Arts in 1886 and was later a divinity student at the

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Coaching career

Alma

Woodruff was the head football coach at

for one season, in 1896, compiling a record of 2–0–1.

Iowa State

In 1900,

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hired Woodruff as a "director of

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and instructor in

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." Woodruff served as the fifth head coach for the Iowa State football team during the 1900 season. His coaching record at Iowa state was 2–5–1.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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