Salem Goodale
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 16, 1871 Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 1931 (aged 59) Millbrae, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Lake Forest College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1890–1891 | Baker |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–2–1 |
Salem Wales Goodale (September 16, 1871 – August 22, 1931) was an American college football coach and physician. He was the head football coach at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, serving from 1890 to 1891, and compiling a record of 6–2–1. Goodale was the first victorious head college football coach in Kansas. He was the head coach at Baker for the first college football game played in the state of Kansas. On November 22, 1890, his team beat the Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 22–9.
Goodale later practiced as a physician in San Francisco, and was a poineering resident of Millbrae, California. He died on August 22, 1931.