Tommy Scaffe
Thomas Clarkson Scaffe (April 19, 1896 – September 26, 1970) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland from 1925 to 1926 and Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina from 1927 to 1933.[1] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1896 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 1970 (aged 74) |
| Playing career | |
| 1916–1918 | Navy |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919–1923 | Navy (line) |
| 1925–1926 | St. John's (MD) |
| 1927–1933 | Wofford |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1933 | Wofford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–46–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-American (1918) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Johnnies (Independent) (1925–1926) | |||||||||
| 1925 | St. John's | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | St. John's | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| St. John's: | 4–8–2 | ||||||||
| Wofford Terriers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1933) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Wofford | 2–4–3 | 2–1–2 | 8th | |||||
| 1928 | Wofford | 7–2–1 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1929 | Wofford | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–19th | |||||
| 1930 | Wofford | 2–9 | 1–3 | T–22nd | |||||
| 1931 | Wofford | 4–5 | 3–4 | 16th | |||||
| 1932 | Wofford | 3–6–1 | 1–3–1 | T–19th | |||||
| 1933 | Wofford | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–23rd | |||||
| Wofford: | 24–38–5 | 15–20–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–46–7 | ||||||||
References
- Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- "Burial detail: Scaffe, Thomas C". ANC Explorer. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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