Charles Whelan

For the Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, see Charles Elbert Whelan.

Charles Whelan
Personal details
Born	c. 1879
Died	May 29, 1945 (aged 66) Cohasset, Massachusetts

Charles Whelan (c. 1879 – May 29, 1945) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Tufts College—now Tufts University—for three stints (1903–1907, 1912–1917, and 1919) and at Boston University from 1921 to 1925, compiling a career college football record of 54–68–7. Whelan also coached track at Harvard University. He died after a brief illness in 1945.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Tufts Jumbos (Independent) (1903–1907)
1903	Tufts	5–8
1904	Tufts	2–9–1
1905	Tufts	5–3
1906	Tufts	6–2
1907	Tufts	3–4–1
Tufts Jumbos (Independent) (1912–1917)
1912	Tufts	5–4
1913	Tufts	7–1
1914	Tufts	5–3
1915	Tufts	5–1–2
1916	Tufts	5–3
1917	Tufts	3–3
Tufts Jumbos (Independent) (1919)
1919	Tufts	2–5
Tufts:		43–46–4
Boston University Terriers (Independent) (1921–1925)
1921	Boston University	6–2
1922	Boston University	2–4–3
1923	Boston University	1–6
1924	Boston University	1–5
1925	Boston University	1–5
Boston University:		11–22–3
Total:		54–68–7
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.