Henry Grigsley Poague (May 24, 1889 – November 14, 1953) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach. He was the 11th head football coach at the

Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...

(VMI) in

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, serving for the 1913 season, and compiling a record of 7–1–2.Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records

Head coaching record

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