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Royal Roderick "Scottie" Campbell (August 31, 1886 – December 31, 1951) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Detroit—now the University of Detroit Mercy—from 1911 to 1912, at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois from 1913 to 1914, and at Alma College from 1921 to 1935, compiling a career college football record of 75–60–12. Campbell was also the head basketball coach at Detroit (1909–1913, 1916–1919), Knox (1913–1915), and Alma (1921–1935), tallying a career college basketball mark of 218–120.

Campbell played college football at Alma in 1908 and 1909. His Scottish descent inspired school's fight name, "Scots", which was adopted during his tenure as coach. Campbell spent his later years in Detroit. He suffered a stroke on December 24, 1951, and was taken to Highland Park General Hospital in Highland Park, Michigan, where he died on December 31 of that year.[1]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Detroit Tigers (Independent) (1911–1912)
1911 Detroit 4–4
1912 Detroit 5–2–1
Detroit: 9–6–1
Knox Old Siwash (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1913–1914)
1913 Knox 2–3–2
1914 Knox 4–3
Knox: 6–6–2
Alma Maroon and Cream / Scots (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1935)
1921 Alma 2–6–1 1–4 6th
1922 Alma 5–3–1 4–1 2nd
1923 Alma 6–2–1 5–0 1st
1924 Alma 3–5 3–2 3rd
1925 Alma 4–4 2–3 T–4th
1926 Alma 6–2 4–0 1st
1927 Alma 7–1–1 5–0 1st
1928 Alma 3–4 3–2 3rd
1929 Alma 6–1 5–0 1st
1930 Alma 5–3 4–1 T–1st
1931 Alma 3–3–1 3–1–1 2nd
1932 Alma 1–6 0–4 5th
1933 Alma 0–4–2 0–2–2 T–4th
1934 Alma 1–4–2 1–1–2 3rd
1935 Alma 8–0 4–0 1st
Alma: 60–48–9 44–21–5
Total: 75–60–12
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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