| Intro | American football player and coach, politician |
| Was |
Politician Sports coach |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Politics Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 March 1874 |
| Death |
14 July 1949 (aged 75 years) |
Ralph Day Nichols (March 1, 1874 – July 14, 1949) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Washington from 1895 to 1896 and again in 1898, compiling a record of 7–4–1.
Nichols later served in the Washington Senate (1907 – c. 1915) and on the Seattle City Council. From 1917 to 1919, he was president pro tempore of the Senate.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington (Independent) (1895–1896) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Washington | 4–0–1 | |||||||
| 1896 | Washington | 2–3 | |||||||
| Washington (Independent) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Washington | 1–1 | |||||||
| Washington: | 7–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–4–1 | ||||||||