Reuben William "Rube" Bechtel (? – 1955) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Baldwin–Wallace College—now known as Baldwin Wallace University—from 1922 to 1923 and at Albion College from 1924 to 1926, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–17–4. Bechtel was also the head basketball coach at Baldwin–Wallace from 1922 to 1924 and Albion from 1924 to 1927, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 56–28.

R. W. Bechtel
Biographical details
Died1955
Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1916Wittenberg
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923Baldwin–Wallace
1924–1926Albion
Basketball
1922–1924Baldwin–Wallace
1924–1927Albion
Head coaching record
Overall22–17–4 (football)
56–28 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
1 MIAA (1927)

Bechtel graduated in 1917 from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. He died in 1955, in Milwaukie, Oregon.[1][2]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922 Baldwin–Wallace 4–3–1
1923 Baldwin–Wallace 5–2–1
Baldwin–Wallace: 9–5–2
Albion (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1926)
1924 Albion 6–3 4–1 2nd
1925 Albion 3–4–2 3–1–1 2nd
1926 Albion 4–5 1–3 T–4th
Albion: 13–12–2 8–5–1
Total: 22–17–4

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  1. ^ "Former Albion Director Dies in Milwaukie, Ore". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. July 19, 1955. p. 20. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Deaths And Funerals". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. Bowling Green, Ohio. July 18, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
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