Ralph S. Kent

Ralph Sherlock Kent (August 2, 1878 – April 3, 1949) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Auburn University for the first five games of the 1902 season, compiling a record of 2–2–1. Kent returned to Cornell to finish up law school after coaching at Auburn. He later become a prominent lawyer in the Buffalo area.^[5] He married Alice Kyle.

Ralph S. Kent

Kent pictured in The Class Book 1902, Cornell University
Biographical details
Born	(1878-08-02)August 2, 1878[1] Genoa, Ohio, U.S.[2]
Died	April 3, 1949(1949-04-03) (aged 70)[3] Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
1901	Cornell[4]
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902	Auburn
Head coaching record
Overall	2–2–1

Kent died of heart disease in 1949 at the age of 70.^[6]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Auburn Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902)
1902	Auburn	2–2–1[n 1]	2–2–1[n 1]	[n 1]
Auburn:		2–2–1	2–2–1
Total:		2–2–1

Notes

1. M. S. Harvey coached the last two games of the season.