Lewis Yeager

Lewis Armstrong Yeager,^[1] first name sometimes spelled Louis (September 10, 1878 – December 10, 1906) was an American college football player and coach and lawyer. He was the seventh head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, serving for two seasons, in 1899 and 1901, compiling a record of 5–5. Yeager also played football at West Virginia as a fullback from 1896 to 1899, and was captain of the 1898 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.

Lewis Yeager

Yeager pictured in The Monticola, West Virginia yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1878-09-10)September 10, 1878 Marlinton, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1906(1906-12-10) (aged 28) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1896–1899	West Virginia
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1899	West Virginia
1901	West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall	5–5

Yeager practiced law in Morgantown from 1901 until his death in 1906. He died on December 10, 1906, of heart disease, following a brief illness.^[2][3] He is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown.^[4]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1899)
1899	West Virginia	2–3
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1901)
1901	West Virginia	3–2
West Virginia:		5–5
Total:		5–5