Henry Poague
 Poague pictured in The Bomb 1910, VMI yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1889 Lexington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1953 (aged 64) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1906–19010 | VMI |
| Position(s) | Back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1911–1912 | VMI |
| 1913 | VMI |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1913–1914 | VMI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–1–2 |
Henry Grigsley Poague (May 24, 1889 – November 14, 1953) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He was the 11th head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, serving for the 1913 season, and compiling a record of 7–1–2.
Poague played football at VMI as a back from 1906 in 1910. He was an assistant football coach at VMI for two seasons before he was promoted to head football coach and athletic director in 1913.[1] Poague died on November 15, 1953, in Dallas. He was buried at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Lexington.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMI Keydets (Independent) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | VMI | 7–1–2 | |||||||
| VMI: | 7–1–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–1–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Football Prospects at V. M. I. Are Good". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 12, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Deaths in City and Other Parts of State; Henry Poague". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. November 17, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved July 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2024 VMI Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Military Institute. p. 50. Retrieved July 25, 2025.