George C. Rogers

George Rogers
Biographical details
Sport(s)	College football
Born	(1889-10-09)October 9, 1889 Charleston, South Carolina
Died	October 22, 1964(1964-10-22) (aged 75) Charleston, South Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1913–1915	The Citadel
1919	The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall	14-16-3

George Calvin Rogers, Sr. was the sixth head college football coach for The Citadel Bulldogs located in Charleston, South Carolina and he held that position for four seasons, from 1913 until 1919. His career coaching record at The Citadel was 14 wins, 16 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him 12th at The Citadel in total wins and 14th at The Citadel in winning percentage.^[1] He also served as head baseball coach in 1914 and 1915 and resumed the position from 1921 through 1924.

Rogers graduated from The Citadel in 1910, serving as team captain in football, baseball and track, and earning a total of 12 varsity letters.^[2] He also coached at the Georgia Military Academy and at high schools in Charleston.^[3]

Rogers later served as superintendent of the Charleston public school system, from 1946 until retiring in June 1955.^[4]^[5]

Rogers died at his home in 1964.^[6]

Head coaching record

Baseball

Season	Team	Overall
The Citadel (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914	The Citadel	7–5
1915	The Citadel	5–4
The Citadel:		12–9
The Citadel (Independent) (1921–1924)
1921	The Citadel	2–7
1922	The Citadel	6–6
1923	The Citadel	3–8
1924	The Citadel	3–6
The Citadel:		14–27
Total:		26–36
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ Citadel Coaching Records
↑ "Hall of Famers". The Citadel Football Association. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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↑ "Former Dog Grid Coach Dies at 75", Florence Morning News, Friday, October 23, 1964, Florence, South Carolina, United States Of America

External links

The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches

Syd Smith (1905)
Ralph Foster (1906–1908)
Sam Costen (1909–1910)
Louis LeTellier (1911–1912)
George C. Rogers (1913–1915)
Harvey O'Brien (1916–1918)
George C. Rogers (1919)
Harvey O'Brien (1920–1921)
Carl Prause (1922–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
Bo Rowland (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952)
John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
John Sauer (1955–1956)
Eddie Teague (1957–1965)
Red Parker (1966–1972)
Bobby Ross (1973–1977)
Art Baker (1978–1982)
Tom Moore (1983–1986)
Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995)
Don Powers (1996–2000)
Ellis Johnson (2001–2003)
John Zernhelt (2004)
Kevin Higgins (2005–2013)
Mike Houston (2014–2015)
Brent Thompson (2016– )

The Citadel Bulldogs head baseball coaches

Not available (1899–1904)
Mr. Gunner (1905)
Not available (1906)
J. W. Moore (1907)
O. B. "Rip" Simmons (1908)
Babe Brothers (1909)
George A. Schmick (1910)
"Barney" Legge (1911)
Ralph McLaurin (1912)
Not available (1913)
George C. Rogers (1914–1915)
Thomas S. McMillan (1916)
Harvey O'Brien (1917–1918)
Thomas S. McMillan (1919)
Ed Sabre (1920)
George C. Rogers (1921–1924)
"Bull Dog" Drummond (1925)
H. L. "Matty" Matthews (1926–1930)
Jimmy Floyd (1931)
No team (1932–1934)
Tatum Gressette (1935)
Herman "Red" Smith (1936)
H. L. "Matty" Matthews (1937–1938)
Not available (1939–1940)
No team (1941–1946)
Dusty Rhodes (1947)
Bunzy O'Neal (1948)
Jeff Clark (1949)
Jim Bailey (1950)
Jeff Clark (1951)
John D. McMillan (1952–1953)
Fred Montsdeoca (1954–1956)
Mack Erwin (1957–1960)
Jim Newsome (1961–1964)
Chal Port (1965–1991)
Fred Jordan (1992– )

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