Jordan C. Wells (October 20, 1861 – February 8, 1946) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University for one season in 1892, compiling a record of 0–8–1. He was the third head coach of the Syracuse football team and failed to win a single game. Wells attended

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the col ...

, where he played football, serving as the team's captain in 1886.

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* 1861 births 1946 deaths 19th-century players of American football Syracuse Orange football coaches Wesleyan Cardinals football players Newfoundland Colony people Emigrants from pre-Confederation Newfoundland to the United States {{1890s-collegefootball-coach-stub