W. W. Hughes was an American football player and coach former head coach of the Florida State

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program from 1902 to 1903. He was the first person to coach a collegiate football at

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, then known as Florida State College. Over two years, Hughes compiled a record of 5–3–1. Hughes was a player for Vanderbilt University, and was a Latin professor at Florida State College. Upon his arrival at the college, he volunteered to coach the school's first football team. He was succeeded in 1904 by Jack Forsythe.

Head coaching record

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* Year of birth missing Year of death missing Florida State Seminoles football coaches Vanderbilt Commodores football players {{1900s-collegefootball-coach-stub