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This article is about the American football coach and player. For the Oregon politician, see Chuck Riley (Oregon politician).
Chuck Riley Sport(s) American football Biographical details Born c. 1906 Place of birth Indianapolis, Indiana Playing career 1927 Notre Dame Position(s) Quarterback, punt returner Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1930
1931–1933Loyola Los Angeles (assistant)
New MexicoHead coaching record Overall 7–13–3 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Charles C. Riley, also known as "Charlie" (born c. 1906, date of death unknown) was an American football player and coach. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Riley was the starting quarterback and punt returner for most of the 1927 season at the University of Notre Dame. He is mostly remembered for his last game with the team—a controversial 7–6 victory at USC before the largest crowd ever to witness a football game at that time (estimated to be 120,000 in attendance).
While clinging to the one-point lead late in the game, Riley fielded a USC punt at his own goal line and appeared to fumble it out of the end zone, which would have given the Trojans a safety and an 8–7 lead. But the play was ruled a muff, and therefore a touchback. Notre Dame would hang on for the win.
In 1930, Riley was hired by fellow Notre Dame alum Tom Lieb to be his assistant football coach at Loyola Los Angeles. One year later, Riley became the head football coach for the University of New Mexico and remained there for three years, but posted a disappointing record of 7–13–3.
References
- Schoor, Gene. 100 Years of Notre Dame Football. New York: Morrow and Co. (1987). p. 56–58
- MercuryNews.com, "New Mexico Coaching and Team History". http://sportstats.mercurynews.com/default.asp?c=bayareaca&page=cfoot/teams/direct557.htm.
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