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Floyd Wagstaff

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Floyd Wagstaff
Biographical details
Born(1911-01-08)January 8, 1911
Shelby County, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 2000(2000-02-05) (aged 89)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1935–1936Stephen F. Austin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937–1941Kilgore HS (TX) (assistant)
1942–1944Kilgore HS (TX)
1945Tyler HS (TX) (assistant)
1947–1962Tyler
Basketball
1937–1938Kilgore JHS (TX)
1941–?Kilgore HS (TX)
1945–1946Tyler HS (TX)
1946–1975Tyler
Baseball
1946Tyler HS (TX)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–?Kilgore HS (TX)
1963–1984Tyler
Head coaching record
Overall130–36 (junior college football)
743–225 (junior college basketball)
17–10–1 (high school football)
Bowls3–3 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 SJCC (1947, 1949)
4 Big Six JC (1950–1953)
3 TEC (1958, 1960–1961)

Basketball
2 NJCAA Division I (1949, 1951)

Floyd Solomon Wagstaff (January 8, 1911 – February 5, 2000) was an American football and basketball coach and athletics administrator. He coached Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas from 1946 to 1975 and served as athletic director until retiring in 1984. He led the Apaches to national basketball championships in 1949 and 1951, and a record 11 NJCAA national tournament appearances. Wagstaff compiled 743–225 record as Tyler's basketball coach.

Wagstaff went to Kilgore, Texas in 1937 as coach of the junior high school. He became an assistant coach at Kilgore High School the following year. In January 1941, Wagstaff was appointed head basketball coach and athletic director at Kilgore High School.[1] He was the head football coach at Kilgore High School from 1942 to 1944. Wagstaff resigned from his post at Kilgore High School in 1945 to become head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Tyler High School.[2] He was also the head baseball coach at Tyler High School in the spring of 1946 before leaving to become head basketball coach at Tyler Junior College that fall.[3] Wagstaff was the first head football coach at Tyler Junior College, serving from 1947 to 1962. He was promoted to athletic director in 1963 and succeeded as head football coach by Babe Hallmark.[4]

Wagstaff died on February 5, 2000, at a hospital in Tyler.[5][6] He is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Stephen F. Austin University Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

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Junior college football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Tyler Apaches (Southwestern Junior College Conference) (1947–1949)
1947 Tyler 10–1 7–0 1st L Texas Rose Bowl
1948 Tyler 7–3 5–2 T–2nd
1949 Tyler 11–1 6–1 T–1st W Texas Rose Bowl
Tyler Apaches (Big Six Junior College Conference) (1950–1953)
1950 Tyler 9–2 4–1 1st W Texas Rose Bowl
1951 Tyler 10–1 3–0 1st L Junior Rose Bowl
1952 Tyler 9–2 4–0 1st
1953 Tyler 10–1 2–0 1st
Tyler Apaches (Longhorn Conference) (1954–1956)
1954 Tyler 6–3–2 1–2–1 3rd
1955 Tyler 5–4–1 1–3 4th
1956 Tyler 0–3–1 5th
Tyler Apaches (Independent) (1957)
1957 Tyler 8–2 W Hospitality Bowl
Tyler Apaches (Texas Eastern Conference) (1958–1962)
1958 Tyler 9–2 2–1 T–1st L NJCAA championship game
1959 Tyler 4–4–1 0–3 4th
1960 Tyler 12–1 8–0 1st L Junior Rose Bowl
1961 Tyler 8–1 7–1 1st
1962 Tyler 6–5 3–3 2nd
Tyler: 53–20–2
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ Munson, 'Cauley (January 22, 1941). "St. John, Wagstaff To Coach Kilgore Bulldogs". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. p. 6. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Coach Resigns". Big Spring Herald. Big Spring, Texas. Associated Press. July 24, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Floyd Wagstaff Is Named Tyler College Coach". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. March 15, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Wagstaff Promoted". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. June 13, 1963. p. 10A. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Floyd Wagstaff dead at age 89". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. February 7, 2000. p. 5. Retrieved June 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Coach Floyd Wagstaff". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. February 7, 2000. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved June 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.