| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1898 Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 1974 (aged 76) Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1925 | Western Maryland |
| 1926–1927 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1928–1932 | New River State |
| Football | |
| 1922–1923 | Western Maryland |
| 1926–1928 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1928–1933 | New River State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–38–11 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 WVAC (1929) | |
David Kenneth Shroyer (February 1, 1898 – July 6, 1974) was an American college football and college basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, from 1922 to 1925, at Franklin & Marshall College from 1926 to 1927, and at New River State College—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—from 1928 to 1932.
Coaching career
Franklin & Marshall
Schroyer was the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He held that position for the 1926 and 1927 seasons. His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 1–15–2.
New River State
Shroyer was the head football coach at New River State College—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—in Montgomery, West Virginia for five season, from 1928 to 1932, compiling a record of 24–9–5.[2]
Later life
Schroyer later became the president of Beckley College at Beckley, West Virginia. He retired from the school in 1967.[3] He died there in 1974 after a short illness.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Maryland Green Terror (Independent) (1922–1925) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Western Maryland | 3–6–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Western Maryland | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Western Maryland | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Western Maryland | 7–2 | |||||||
| Western Maryland: | 21–14–4 | ||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1926–1927) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Franklin & Marshall | 0–8–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | Franklin & Marshall | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| Franklin & Marshall: | 1–15–2 | ||||||||
| New River State Golden Bears (West Virginia Athletic Conference) (1928–1933) | |||||||||
| 1928 | New River State | 5–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1929 | New River State | 6–1–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | New River State | 5–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1931 | New River State | 5–2–1 | 1–0 | NA | |||||
| 1932 | New River State | 3–3–1 | 1–1 | NA | |||||
| New River State: | 24–9–5 | 15–2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 46–38–11 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Shroyer Among Three Mentors Losing Post". Charleston Daily Mail. Charleston, West Virginia. August 3, 1933. p. 20. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Toothman, F. R. (1991). Wild, Wonderful Winners: Great Football Coaches of West Virginia. Vandalia Book Company. ISBN 9780961754549. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Ken Shroyer Dead At 76". Post-Herald and Register. Beckley, West Virginia. July 7, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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