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Tommy Scaffe

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Tommy Scaffe
Biographical details
Born(1896-04-19)April 19, 1896
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 1970(1970-09-26) (aged 74)
Playing career
1916–1918Navy
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1923Navy (line)
1925–1926St. John's (MD)
1927–1933Wofford
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1933Wofford
Head coaching record
Overall28–46–7
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

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]

Head coaching record

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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

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  1. ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Burial detail: Scaffe, Thomas C". ANC Explorer. Retrieved April 21, 2023.