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American football player and coach (1889–1953)

Henry Poague
Biographical details
Poague pictured in The Bomb 1910, VMI yearbook
Born	(1889-05-24)May 24, 1889 Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Died	November 14, 1953(1953-11-14) (aged 64) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1906–1908	VMI

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1913	VMI

Head coaching record
Overall	7–1–2

Henry Grigsley Poague (May 24, 1889 – November 14, 1953) was an American football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, serving for the 1913 season, and compiling a record of 7–1–2.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
VMI Keydets (Independent) (1913)
1913	VMI	7–1–2
VMI:		7–1–2
Total:		7–1–2

References

Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

v t e VMI Keydets head football coaches
Unknown (1873) No team (1874–1890) Walter Taylor (1891) No coach (1892–1894) George W. Bryant (1895–1896) R. N. Groner (1897) Sam Boyle (1898–1899) Sam Walker (1900–1902) Bill Roper (1903–1904) Ira Johnson (1905–1906) Charles Roller (1907–1908) William C. Gloth (1909–1910) Alpha Brumage (1911–1912) Henry Poague (1913) Frank Gorton (1914–1916) Earl Abell (1917) Earl Abell & Mose Goodman (1918) Red Fleming (1919) Blandy Clarkson (1920–1926) W. C. Raftery (1927–1936) Pooley Hubert (1937–1946) Arthur Morton (1947–1948) Tom Nugent (1949–1952) John McKenna (1953–1965) Vito Ragazzo (1966–1970) Bob Thalman (1971–1984) Eddie Williamson (1985–1988) Jim Shuck (1989–1993) Bill Stewart (1994–1996) Ted Cain (1997–1998) Donny White # (1998) Cal McCombs (1999–2005) Jim Reid (2006–2007) Sparky Woods (2008–2014) Scott Wachenheim (2015–2022) Danny Rocco (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

VMI Keydets head football coaches

Unknown (1873)
No team (1874–1890)
Walter Taylor (1891)
No coach (1892–1894)
George W. Bryant (1895–1896)
R. N. Groner (1897)
Sam Boyle (1898–1899)
Sam Walker (1900–1902)
Bill Roper (1903–1904)
Ira Johnson (1905–1906)
Charles Roller (1907–1908)
William C. Gloth (1909–1910)
Alpha Brumage (1911–1912)
Henry Poague (1913)
Frank Gorton (1914–1916)
Earl Abell (1917)
Earl Abell & Mose Goodman (1918)
Red Fleming (1919)
Blandy Clarkson (1920–1926)
W. C. Raftery (1927–1936)
Pooley Hubert (1937–1946)
Arthur Morton (1947–1948)
Tom Nugent (1949–1952)
John McKenna (1953–1965)
Vito Ragazzo (1966–1970)
Bob Thalman (1971–1984)
Eddie Williamson (1985–1988)
Jim Shuck (1989–1993)
Bill Stewart (1994–1996)
Ted Cain (1997–1998)
Donny White # (1998)
Cal McCombs (1999–2005)
Jim Reid (2006–2007)
Sparky Woods (2008–2014)
Scott Wachenheim (2015–2022)
Danny Rocco (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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