Samuel Alexander Boyle Jr. (November 28, 1876 – October 30, 1923) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the

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(1898–1899),

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(1899), and

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(1900), compiling a career coaching record of 14–12–1.

Playing career

Boyle played

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for the

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and was declared a first-team All-American in 1897.

Coaching career

Penn State

Boyle was the head coach at

in 1899. His record at Penn State was 4–6–1. His squad was outscored 104 to 176 that season.

Dickinson

After one year at Penn State, Boyle became the second head football coach (or at least, the second coach on record) for the Dickinson College Red Devils in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1900 season. His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 5 wins, 4 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 20th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and eighth at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage. In his one year as head coach, Boyle oversaw the largest defeat in college football history when Dickinson College defeated Haverford Grammar School 227 to 0 (it was common for college teams to play other organized teams outside of the collegiate ranks at the time).

Other athletic work

Boyle continued to work around sports as an athletic official. He also worked as a

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Death

Boyle died on October 30, 1923, at his home in

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, after suffering from

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for more than five years.

Head coaching record

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