Art Acker

Arthur Lewis Acker (July 17, 1891 – December 24, 1990) was an American football, basketball, baseball, track and field, tennis, and boxing coach. He served as the head football coach at Chico State College—renamed from Chico State Teachers College in 1935 and now known as California State University, Chico—from 1923 to 1937, compiling a record of 53–59–8. Acker was also the head basketball coach at Chico State from 1924 to 1947, tallying a mark of 339–205.

Art Acker
Biographical details
Born(1891-07-17)July 17, 1891
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1990(1990-12-24) (aged 99)
California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1915Millikin
Basketball
c. 1915Millikin
Track and field
c. 1915Millikin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917–1918Owensboro HS (KY)
1919Stanford (freshmen)
1920–1922Preston School of Industry
1923–1937Chico State
Basketball
1923–1947Chico State
Baseball
1923–1927Chico State
Head coaching record
Overall53–59–8 (college football)
339–205 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 CCC (1924–1926)

Acker graduated from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois in 1917. At Millikin, he played football and basketball and ran track. Acker began his coaching career in 1917 when he was hired as head football coach at Owensboro High School in Owensboro, Kentucky.[1] He coached the freshmen team at Stanford University in 1919 and 1920. Acker came to Chico State in 1923 after coach for three years at Preston School of Industry in Ione, California.[2][3][4]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Chico State Wildcats (California Coast Conference) (1923–1928)
1923 Chico State 5–2–22–1T–3rd
1924 Chico State 7–22–01st
1925 Chico State 7–15–01st
1926 Chico State 5–2–15–0–11st
1927 Chico State 6–25–12nd
1928 Chico State 2–61–48th
Chico State Wildcats (Far Western Conference) (1929–1937)
1929 Chico State 3–51–3T–4th
1930 Chico State 3–40–2T–5th
1931 Chico State 3–4–12–1–1T–1st
1930 Chico State 3–52–13rd
1933 Chico State 2–61–35th
1934 Chico State 4–3–12–1–13rd
1935 Chico State 2–5–10–45th
1936 Chico State 1–6–10–45th
1937 Chico State 0–6–10–45th
Chico State: 53–59–828–29–3
Total:53–59–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Demonstration On Saturday For 39 Young Men". The Twice-a-Week Messenger. Owensboro, Kentucky. October 6, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Art Acker To Coach Chico Teachers' Football Teams". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. August 29, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Art Acker: Sports Tradition For 38 Years at Chick State". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. September 10, 1966. p. 53. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Art Acker: Sports Tradition For 38 Years at Chick State (continued)". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. September 10, 1966. p. 54. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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