Chesley Metcalf Johnston (November 8, 1870 â October 23, 1942) was an American college football coach. He was the first head football coach at Maine State CollegeâÂÂnow known as the University of MaineâÂÂwhere he coached in 1892 and compiled a 0âÂÂ2 record.
Johnston attended Maine State College but did not graduate. He then attended Tufts University and graduated in 1895 from the College of Letters with a bachelor of civil engineering degree. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega (ÃÂäé) fraternity. In 1893, The Boston Globe announced that Johnston, who "played on the Tufts eleven last year," was engaged to coach the "M. S. C." football players "who are already doing excellent work". Following his graduation, Johnston pursued a career as a construction engineer. He died on October 23, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of liver cancer, at the age of 72.