Elvan George
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1912 Cumby, Texas |
| Died | June 21, 1974 (aged 61) Ada, Oklahoma |
| Playing career | |
| 1932–1934 | East Central State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1935–1936 | Coalgate HS (OK) |
| 1937–1939 | Ada HS (OK) (assistant) |
| 1940–1958 | Ada HS (OK) |
| 1959–1971 | East Central |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 92–42–5 (college) 174–52–9 (high school) |
| Bowls | 1–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 OCC (1964–1967) | |
Elvan M. George (September 1, 1912 – June 21, 1974) was an American football coach. He is known for coaching East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma from 1959 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as head coach at Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma where his teams won six state championships—1951, 1952, and 1954 to 1957. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Oklahoma sports history.[1]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Tigers (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1959–1971) | |||||||||
| 1959 | East Central | 8–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Christmas Festival Bowl | ||||
| 1960 | East Central | 7–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | W Rice Bowl | ||||
| 1961 | East Central | 5–5 | 3–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1962 | East Central | 9–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L All-Sports Bowl | ||||
| 1963 | East Central | 8–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1964 | East Central | 9–2–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | L All-Sports Bowl | ||||
| 1965 | East Central | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | East Central | 7–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1967 | East Central | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1968 | East Central | 7–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1969 | East Central | 6–4–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1970 | East Central | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1971 | East Central | 3–7 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| East Central: | 92–42–5 | 62–24–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 92–42–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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