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 Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...

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 The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state ...

—in 1894, tallying a mark of 5–1. Finney attended

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and mone ...

, 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.

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* 1871 births 1954 deaths 19th-century players of American football American railway civil engineers American football tackles Iowa State Cyclones football coaches Kentucky Wildcats football coaches Purdue Boilermakers football players People from Vermillion County, Indiana {{1890s-collegefootball-coach-stub