Walter H. Watkins
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| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 23, 1878 Meridian, Mississippi |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Memphis, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (1900) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1896–1899 | Princeton |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900–1901 | Alabama Polytechnic |
| 1901–1902 | Vanderbilt |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–5–2 |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SIAA (1900, 1901) | |
Walter Hudson "Billy" Watkins (February 23, 1878 – April 6, 1937)[1][2] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Auburn University from 1900 to 1901, compiling a record of 6–3–1. He also coached the Vanderbilt Commodores for two seasons from 1901 to 1902, compiling a record of 14–2–1. Watkins attended Princeton University where he was a prominent member of the baseball team and first substitute on the football team. He later worked as an attorney.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Auburn Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1900–1901) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Auburn | 4–0 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1901 | Auburn | 2–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 9th | |||||
| Auburn: | 6–3–1 | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1901–1902) | |||||||||
| 1901 | Vanderbilt | 6–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1902 | Vanderbilt | 8–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Vanderbilt: | 14–2–1 | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–5–2 | ||||||||
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