| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1881-03-04)March 4, 1881 Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 1949(1949-10-09) (aged 68) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ursinus (1904) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1908–1913 | Trinity (CT) |
| 1917–1920 | Amherst |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–20–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2Little Three (1919–1920) | |
Raymond Garfield Gettell (March 4, 1881 – October 9, 1949) was anAmerican football coach andpolitical science professor.[1] He served as the head football coach atTrinity College inHartford, Connecticut from 1908 to 1913 and atAmherst College from 1917 to 1920, compiling a careercollege football coaching record of 51–20–6; he also served as professor of political science from 1914 to 1923.[2][3] His wife, Nelene Groff Gettell (née Knapp), taught atAmherst High School from 1921 to 1923;[4][5] the 1923Yearbook was dedicated to her.[6] The Gettells moved toBerkeley, California in 1923 so that Gettell could assume the head of the political science department at theUniversity of California, which he held until his death.[7]
Raymond and Nelene Gettell were the parents of economist and college administratorRichard Glenn Gettell.[8]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Bantams(Independent)(1908–1913) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Trinity | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | Trinity | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| 1910 | Trinity | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | Trinity | 6–0–2 | |||||||
| 1912 | Trinity | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1913 | Trinity | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 34–10–6 | ||||||||
| Amherst(Little Three)(1917–1920) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Amherst | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1918 | Amherst | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1919 | Amherst | 6–2 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1920 | Amherst | 5–3 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Amherst: | 17–10 | 4–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–20–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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