Marshall Tyler

Marshall Tyler

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	June 12, 1873[1] Staffordville, Connecticut
Died	December 16, 1942 (aged 69)[2] Wakefield, Rhode Island
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898–1901, 03–08	Rhode Island

Marshall Henry Tyler (June 12, 1873 – December 16, 1942) was the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams football team in the early twentieth century. He compiled a 25–22–10 record. He was first hired in 1898 as headmaster the two-year preparatory high school program of the college. This preparatory school was continued for ten years until 1908, when Tyler moved on to chair the college's Mathematics Department. He was mathematics professor at the college until his death in 1942, and Tyler Hall on the University of Rhode Island campus in Kingston was named in his honor.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Rank^#
Rhode Island Rams (Independent) (1898–1901, 1903–1908)
1898	Rhode Island	5–0
1899	Rhode Island	2–3–1
1900	Rhode Island	2–2–3
1901	Rhode Island	0–2
1903	Rhode Island	2–4–1
1904	Rhode Island	3–3–1
1905	Rhode Island	3–3–1
1906	Rhode Island	1–2–1
1907	Rhode Island	3–1–2
1908	Rhode Island	4–2
Total:		25–22–10
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

1. Amherst College biographical record, 1951: biographical record of the ... - Amherst College - Google Books. Retrieved 2012-08-30 – via Google Books.
2. Phi Kappa Phi journal - Phi Kappa Phi - Google Books. Retrieved 2012-08-30 – via Google Books.
3. "University of Rhode Island History and Timeline". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 17 April 2015.