- Melvin J. Binford
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Melvin J. "Mel" Binford Sport(s) College football Biographical details Born February 8, 1903 Died September 12, 1984 Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1930-1935
1944-1945McPherson
Wichita StateHead coaching record Overall 11-6-1 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Melvin J. "Mel" Binford (February 8, 1903[1] - September 12, 1984) was an American football coach in the United States.
Binford was the head college football coach for the McPherson Bulldogs located in McPherson, Kansas. He held that position for 6 seasons, from 1930 until 1935. His coaching record at McPherson was 23 wins, 26 losses and 4 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #3 at McPherson in total wins and #11 at the school in winning percentage (.472).[2]
Binford[3] was the 17th head college football coach for the Wichita State University Shockers located in Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1944 until 1945. His overall coaching record at Wichita State was 11 wins, 6 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him 15th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and seventh at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage.[4]
Binford "re-started" the program after a one-year hiatus (1943) when the school did not field a team.[5]
Coaching results
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Rank# Wichita State (NCAA) (Independent) (1944–1945) 1944 Wichita State 5-2-1 1945 Wichita State 6-4-0 Wichita State: 11-6-1 Total: 11-6-1 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. References
- ^ "PSU Alumni Obituaries, A-E". Leonard H. Axe Library, Pittsburg State University. 8 June 2009. http://library.pittstate.edu/univarchives/obits/obits_ae.html. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010". McPherson College Athletics. http://www.macbulldogs.com/custompages/Media%20Guides/2010%20McPherson%20College%20Football%20Media%20Guide%20(web).pdf. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ "Binford, Melvin.". El Dorado Times. September 13, 1984.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Wichita State University coaching results
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Wichita State University historical data
McPherson Bulldogs head football coaches Wichita State Shockers head football coaches T. H. Morrison (1897) • No coach (1898) • Harry Hess (1899–1901) • Guy Peverly (1902) • No coach (1903) • A. F. Holste (1904) • Willis Bates (1905–1908) • Roy K. Thomas (1909–1911) • E. V. Long (1912–1913) • Harry Buck (1914–1915) • Lamar Hoover (1916–1917) • Coach Banbury (1918) • Kenneth Cassidy (1919) • Wilmer D. Elfrink (1920) • Lamar Hoover (1921–1922) • Sam H. Hill (1923–1924) • Leonard J. Umnus (1925–1927) • Sam H. Hill (1928–1929) • Albert J. Gebert (1930–1941) • Ralph Graham (1942) • No team (1943) • Melvin J. Binford (1944–1945) • Ralph Graham (1946–1947) • Jim Trimble (1948–1950) • Robert S. Carlson (1951–1952) • Jack Mitchell (1953–1954) • Pete Tillman (1955–1956) • Woody Woodard (1957–1959) • Hank Foldberg (1960–1961) • Marcelino Huerta (1962–1964) • George Karras (1965–1966) • Boyd Converse (1967) • Eddie Kriwiel (1968) • Ben Wilson (1969–1970) • Bob Seaman (1971–1973) • Jim Wright (1974–1978) • Willie Jeffries (1979–1983) • Ron Chismar (1984–1986)
Wichita State Shockers men's basketball head coaches Willis Bates (1905–1908) • No coach (1908–1909) • Roy Thomas (1909–1912) • E. V. Long (1912–1913) • Willis Bates (1913–1914) • Harry Buck (1914–1916) • Lamar Hoover (1916–1918) • No coach (1918–1919) • Kenneth Cassidy (1919–1920) • Wilmer D. Elfrink (1920–1921) • Lamar Hoover (1921–1923) • Sam H. Hill (1923–1925) • Leonard J. Umnus (1925–1928) • Gene Johnson (1928–1933) • Team suspended (1933–1934) • Lindsay Austin (1934–1935) • Bill Hennigh (1935–1941) • Jack Starrett (1941–1942) • Melvin J. Binford (1942–1943) • No team (1943–1944) • Melvin J. Binford (1944–1948) • Ken Gunning (1948–1951) • Ralph Miller (1951–1964) • Gary Thompson (1964–1971) • Harry Miller (1971–1978) • Gene Smithson (1978–1986) • Eddie Fogler (1986–1989) • Mike Cohen (1989–1992) • Scott Thompson (1992–1996) • Randy Smithson (1996–2000) • Mark Turgeon (2000–2007) • Gregg Marshall (2007–)
Categories:- 1903 births
- 1984 deaths
- McPherson Bulldogs football coaches
- Wichita State Shockers football coaches
- Wichita State Shockers men's basketball coaches
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1940s stubs
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