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American football player and coach
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Birth:
10 February 1870
Death:
17 October 1919
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Biography
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John Abner Penton (February 10, 1870 – October 17, 1919) and American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Clemson University for one season in 1898, compiling a record of 3–1. Penton attended the University of Virginia and Auburn University. He played football as a guard at Auburn in 1897. He was captain of the 1894 and 1895 Virginia teams.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Clemson | 3–1 | 1–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Clemson: | 3–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–1 | ||||||||