Truman F. Wilbanks

Truman F. Wilbanks

Biographical details
Born	(1891-09-27)September 27, 1891 Jena, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 29, 1967(1967-12-29) (aged 76) Mer Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater	Centenary (B.A., 1916)
Playing career
1917	LSU
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
?–1935	Homer HS (LA)
1931–1936	Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall	19–32–2 (college)

Truman Franklin Wilbanks (September 27, 1891 – December 29, 1967) was an American football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then known as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute) from 1931 to 1936.

Wilbanks was born on September 27, 1891, in Jena, Louisiana, to Henry Gregg Wilbanks and Liza Bradford Wilbanks. He attended school in Jena. A 1916 graduate of Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, Wilbanks played for the LSU Tigers football team, earning a letter in 1917 as a halfback. He and his wife, Ruth Kessinger, both taught at high schools in Homer and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Wilbanks died on December 29, 1967, in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, following a long illness.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1936)
1931	Southwestern Louisiana	1–6–1	1–4	T–24th
1932	Southwestern Louisiana	3–4	1–3	T–19th
1933	Southwestern Louisiana	6–3	3–2	T–11th
1934	Southwestern Louisiana	5–4	2–3	T–20th
1935	Southwestern Louisiana	2–8	1–4	T–26th
1936	Southwestern Louisiana	2–7–1	0–4–1	T–29th
Southwestern Louisiana:		19–32–2	8–20–1
Total:		19–32–2

External links

• Truman F. Wilbanks at Find a Grave