Melvin J. Binford
 Binford from the 1948 Parnassus | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1903 |
| Died | September 12, 1984 (aged 81) St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1925 | Pittsburg State |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | Pittsburg State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1935 | McPherson |
| 1944–1945 | Wichita |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1939 | Oklahoma City |
| 1942–1948 | Wichita |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1937–1939 | Oklahoma City |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–32–5 (football) 111–90 (basketball) |
Melvin J. Binford (February 8, 1903 – September 12, 1984)[1] was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator.
Coaching career
McPherson
Binford was the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas, serving for six seasons, from 1930 until 1935, and compiling a record of 23–26–4.[2]
Wichita State
Binford was the 17th head football coach at the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as Wichita State University, serving for two seasons, from 1944 to 1945, and compiling a record of 11–6–1.[3] Binford "re-started" the program after a one-year hiatus (1943) when the school did not field a team.[4]
Binford was more successful as Wichita's fourteenth head basketball coach. He assumed the head coaching job for the 1942–43 season, then restarted the program after it was suspended for the 1943–44 season during World War II. He coached the Shockers' basketball team for a total of five seasons, building a record of 60–50.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1935) | |||||||||
| 1930 | McPherson | 1–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1931 | McPherson | 2–6–1 | 1–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1932 | McPherson | 3–6 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | McPherson | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1934 | McPherson | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | McPherson | 4–3–2 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| McPherson: | 23–26–4 | 9–13–4 | |||||||
| Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Wichita | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Wichita Shockers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Wichita | 6–4 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Wichita: | 11–6–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–32–5 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "PSU Alumni Obituaries, A-E". Leonard H. Axe Library, Pittsburg State University. June 8, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Wichita State University coaching results
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Wichita State University historical data
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