Frank D. Arms
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 11, 1872 Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1913 (aged 41) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Illinois (1893) |
| Playing career | |
| 1891–1892 | Illinois |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1895 | Wabash |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–3 |
Franklin David Arms (March 11, 1872 – August 8, 1913) was an American football coach. He was the tenth head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for the 1895 season and compiling a record of 6–3.[1]
A native of Chicago, Arms was elected manager of the 1892 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.[2] Arms later worked as an architect, and lived in Sioux City, Iowa. He died on August 8, 1913, in Chicago.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash (Independent) (1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Wabash | 6–3 | |||||||
| Wabash: | 6–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Wabash College coaching records Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Elected "Professor of Kicking"". The Effingham Democrat. Effingham, Illinois. January 29, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved November 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Jottings About Town". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. August 10, 1913. p. 16. Retrieved November 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .