{{Short description|Canadian football coach (1920–2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person | name = Chan Caldwell | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|1|6|mf=y}} | birth_place = Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2000|6|14|1920|1|6}} | death_place = | team = | number = | status = | position1 = Wide receiver | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | college = Tennessee | coaching_years1 = 1955 | coaching_team1 = Ottawa Rough Riders | career_highlights = }} '''Charles Andrew Caldwell''' (January 6, 1920 – June 14, 2000) was an American professional football coach who served as the head coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1955. He played college football at Tennessee.

==Early life and education== Caldwell was born on January 6, 1920, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He played college football at Tennessee. He played two seasons of college football. In 1946, he had four catches for 37 yards.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Chan Caldwell College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/chan-caldwell-1.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1947 he had four catches for 48 yards.<ref name="auto" />

==Coaching career== In 1955, Caldwell was the head coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chan Caldwell football coaching records |url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/c-caldwcha001 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=StatsCrew.com |language=en}}</ref> He had a record of 3–9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chan Caldwell Coaching Records |url=https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?coach_id=caldwcha001 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=StatsCrew.com}}</ref>

==Head coaching record== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason |- !Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Result |- !OTT||1955 ||3||9||0||.250|| 4th in IRFU || – || – || Missed Playoffs |- ! colspan="2"|'''Total''' ||'''3'''||'''9'''||'''0'''||'''.250'''||'''0 IRFU<br/>Championships'''|| '''–''' || '''–''' || |}

==Death== Caldwell died on June 14, 2000, at the age of 80.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

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