Evans Woollen

Evans Woollen (November 28, 1864 – May 20, 1942) was an American lawyer, banker, political figure, and college football coach.

Evans Woollen

Biographical details
Born	(1864-11-28)November 28, 1864 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S
Died	May 20, 1942(1942-05-20) (aged 77) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1886	Wabash
1889	Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall	2–2–1

Education, coaching career, and banking career

Woollen graduated from Yale University in 1886 with a bachelor's degree and received a master's degree from Yale in 1889.

In 1886 he taught the first Wabash College football team how to play the game.^[1] In 1889 he served as head coach at Indiana University. His career college football record is 2–2–1.^{[citation needed]}

In 1912, Woollen founded the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company.

Political career

Woolen ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1896 and the United States Senate in 1926. Woollen was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the United States presidential election of 1928,^[2] in which he won only his own state of Indiana and failed to capture the nomination.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Wabash (Independent) (1886)
1886	Wabash	2–0–1
Wabash:		2–0–1
Indiana Hoosiers (Independent) (1889)
1889	Indiana	0–2
Indiana:		0–2
Total:		2–2–1