Ira Pratt ( â ?) was an American college football coach and music professor. He served as the first head football coach for at Kansas State Agricultural College, now Kansas State University. He held the position for one season in 1896, compiling a record of 0âÂÂ1âÂÂ1. Pratt was also a professor of music at Kansas State, and later served as head of the department of music at the school and then dean of the school of music at Washburn University.