Andrew Gill (coach)
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Andrew Gill was a head football
coach and head basketball
coach at the University of Kentucky
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His tenure as football coach was 1918 to 1919, when he compiled a 5-5-1 record. His 1918 team won two games (at Indiana University
, 24-7, and at Georgetown College, 21-3) and lost one (at Vanderbilt University
, 33-0). A subsequent game against Centre College
and the remainder of the season were canceled due to the 1918 flu pandemic. Gill's 1919 team was 3-4-1, with wins against Georgetown, Sewanee and Tennessee
and losses to Indiana, Ohio State, Cincinnati and Centre College, while tying Vanderbilt 0-0.
Gill coached the Kentucky basketball team in 1919, finishing with a 6-8 record.
Gill attended Indiana University
.
College football
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coach and head basketball
College basketball
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coach at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
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His tenure as football coach was 1918 to 1919, when he compiled a 5-5-1 record. His 1918 team won two games (at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, 24-7, and at Georgetown College, 21-3) and lost one (at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
, 33-0). A subsequent game against Centre College
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
and the remainder of the season were canceled due to the 1918 flu pandemic. Gill's 1919 team was 3-4-1, with wins against Georgetown, Sewanee and Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
and losses to Indiana, Ohio State, Cincinnati and Centre College, while tying Vanderbilt 0-0.
Gill coached the Kentucky basketball team in 1919, finishing with a 6-8 record.
Gill attended Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
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